Burnham Group
South Melbourne family office and investment group established in 1926, run for the Pierce and Armstrong families, descendants of Aspro co-founder Alfred Nicholas.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Pierce and Armstrong (descendants of Alfred Nicholas)
- HEADQUARTERS
- Melbourne, Australia
- FOUNDED
- 1926
Investment approach
- GEOGRAPHY
- Australia
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPrivate equityReal estatePublic equitiesPrivate credit
Overview
The Burnham Group is a private family office and investment group first established in 1926, with origins in the private office of Alfred Nicholas, one of the brothers behind the Aspro analgesic. Since his death in 1937 his descendants in the Pierce and Armstrong families have built it into an investment group spanning primary production, property development and financing, fixed interest and listed and private equities, and it provides family office services to family members. Its private equity interests are overseen by Executive Director Lachlan Armstrong, who chairs its JV partner Churston Investments; philanthropy includes the Pierce Armstrong Foundation (1983).
People
Frequently asked questions
Burnham Group is a single family office based in Melbourne, Australia, founded in 1926.
Burnham Group invests on behalf of the Pierce and Armstrong (descendants of Alfred Nicholas) family.
Burnham Group invests its own capital into companies. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, private equity, real estate, public equities and private credit.
Burnham Group invests in Food & Agriculture and Real Estate & PropTech.
Key people at Burnham Group include Lachlan Armstrong (Executive Director) and Greg Thompson (Head of Finance).