Merri-Lachlan Enterprises
Stewarding capital well, to the glory of God: owning world-class businesses for the long term.
Canberra · Australia
A patient, long-term owner of businesses
Merri-Lachlan Enterprises is a privately owned Australian company based in Canberra. We aim to be a careful and patient owner of good businesses, measuring our work in decades rather than quarters.
We believe capital is entrusted to us, not simply possessed. That conviction shapes how we work: with honesty, prudence and respect for the people who build and run the businesses we are involved with, and with an eye to the good those businesses can do in the wider community.
As of October 2026, Merri-Lachlan Enterprises is privately owned and patiently building.
Our vision
Glorify God by stewarding capital well: build Australia’s most successful global conglomerate, own world-class businesses, and deliver Australia’s best shareholder returns.
Capital is entrusted, not possessed.
Our purpose
Grow by buying outstanding businesses, fostering small innovative firms, and pioneering technology that serves the common good and enhances people’s lives.
Where we hope to be useful
Our interests are deliberately broad and our approach is unhurried. Broadly, we are drawn to three kinds of opportunity.
Outstanding businesses
Well-run enterprises of lasting quality, which we would be glad to own and support for the long term.
Small innovative firms
Young companies with good ideas and good people, where patient backing can help them grow and endure.
Technology for the common good
New technology that serves people well, improves daily life, and contributes to the flourishing of communities.
Get in touch
We are small today, but growing. If our mission resonates with you, we welcome enquiries from those interested in having their capital stewarded by Merri-Lachlan Enterprises, or simply in starting a conversation.
Investment enquiries are welcome from institutional investors only. Nothing on this website is an offer of financial products or financial advice.