James Richardson Corporation Pty Ltd
East Melbourne single family office of the Evelyn Danos family, with arms for listed and private equity and credit, early-stage ventures and commercial property.
USEFUL FOR Fund managers raising capital · Founders · Co-investors
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Danos
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Tobacco, wine and spirits distribution and furniture importing built by founder David Mandie from 1953
- HEADQUARTERS
- Melbourne, Australia
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Real Estate & PropTech
- GEOGRAPHY
- AustraliaUnited StatesIsraelNew Zealand
- STAGES
- Pre-SeedSeed
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsVenture capitalReal estatePublic equitiesPrivate credit
Overview
The James Richardson Group is a diversified single family office for the Evelyn Danos family, based in East Melbourne. Its roots go back to founder David Mandie, who in 1953 bought the James Richardson liquor wholesale business and later moved into furniture importing. James Richardson Investments manages a global portfolio of public and private equity and credit (Australia, USA, Israel, New Zealand); James Richardson Ventures (JR/VC) invests in early-stage technology directly and through funds; James Richardson Property holds and develops Australian commercial real estate; James Richardson Furniture is an operating business.
Investment thesis
Seeks risk-adjusted returns with consistent capital growth and secure income, using a flexible mandate across the capital stack; the ventures arm focuses on early-stage technologies.
People
- Matthew DanosManaging Director, James Richardson Investments · source
- Andrew DanosManaging Director, James Richardson Ventures; Director, JR/AUS.IL · source
- Evelyn DanosChairman, James Richardson Group · source
- Milton LasnitzkiDirector & CEO, James Richardson Group · source
- Alan LasnitzkiChief Financial Officer, James Richardson Group · source
- Zoe SolomonGeneral Counsel, James Richardson Group · source
- James AldredGeneral Manager, James Richardson Property · source
- Georgia DanosCreative & Brand Director, James Richardson Furniture · source
Frequently asked questions
James Richardson Corporation Pty Ltd is a single family office based in Melbourne, Australia.
James Richardson Corporation Pty Ltd invests on behalf of the Danos family (Tobacco, wine and spirits distribution and furniture importing built by founder David Mandie from 1953).
James Richardson Corporation Pty Ltd invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, venture capital, real estate, public equities and private credit.
James Richardson Corporation Pty Ltd invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Real Estate & PropTech.
Key people at James Richardson Corporation Pty Ltd include Evelyn Danos (Chairman, James Richardson Group), Milton Lasnitzki (Director & CEO, James Richardson Group), Matthew Danos (Managing Director, James Richardson Investments) and Andrew Danos (Managing Director, James Richardson Ventures; Director, JR/AUS.IL).
No. James Richardson Corporation Pty Ltd invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.