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Who owns Consolidated Pastoral Company?

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Sarah Martinez

Updated on January 08, 2026

CPC is owned by Guy and Julia Hands through the Hands Family Office.

What has been bought by a British investor for at least $500 million?

Consolidated Pastoral Company
One of Australia’s largest privately owned cattle companies has been bought-out by a British investor for at least $500 million. Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) has been bought by Guy Hands and his family, along with the CPC management, completing a deal that was flagged in October 2019.

What do pastoral companies do?

noun. A commercial enterprise engaged in the large-scale breeding of livestock. ‘For the big pastoral companies with their billions in profits, tax breaks and government handouts, it’s business as usual. ‘

Who owns Newcastle Waters Station?

the Consolidated Pastoral Company
Newcastle Waters is a magnificent 10,353 sq km (1,033,100 ha) breeding property in the west Barkly region of the Northern Territory owned and operated by the Consolidated Pastoral Company. Its open plains, flood country and timbered sand hills carry 60,000 head of cattle including 20,000 commercial Brahman breeders.

What is CPC agriculture?

Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) is an Australian managed, majority foreign owned Agrifood business with an enterprise value in excess of $850 million. It owns and operates a portfolio of 15 cattle stations with a carrying capacity of 380,000 head of cattle across 4.7m hectares of land in Australia.

What are pastoral products?

Pastoralists are typically involved with herding livestock including cattle, goats, sheep, camels, yaks, llamas, buffalos, horses, donkeys and reindeer. They produce meat, milk, eggs and non-food products such as hides, fibre and wool.

What is a pastoral property?

A pastoral lease is a title issued for the lease of an area of Crown land to use for the limited purpose of grazing of stock and associated activities. It is a limited property right and does not provide the leaseholder with all the rights that attach to freehold land.

Who owns beetaloo?

Dunnicliff-Armstrong family
Beetaloo Station The property currently occupies an area of 10,500 square kilometres (4,054 sq mi) and was purchased by the Dunnicliff-Armstrong family in 2002 for A$20 million. The Station was established in the 1890s by Harry M.

Who owns Brunette Downs Station?

Australian Agricultural Company
Covering 12,212 sq. km of the Barkly Tableland, in the Northern Territory, Brunette Downs is one of Australia’s largest cattle stations and bigger than some countries. It’s one of several Barkly properties owned by the Brisbane-based beef-producing Australian Agricultural Company (AAco), which controls 77,000 sq.

What are the three types of pastoral farming?

Examples include dairy farming, raising beef cattle, and raising sheep for wool. In contrast, arable farming concentrates on crops rather than livestock. Finally, Mixed farming incorporates livestock and crops on a single farm.

When was Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Limited registered?

Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Limited was registered for the GST on 2000-07-01. Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Limited has been using the Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Ltd trading name since 2000-04-25 (it should be noted that the Australian Business Register no longer collects or updates trading names).

How many head of cattle did Consolidated Pastoral Company sell?

The sale includes just under 300,000 head of cattle, nine pastoral leases across the Northern Territory and Queensland totalling around 3.2 million hectares, and a 90 per cent stake in a feedlot business in Indonesia.

Who is Guy Hands of Consolidated Pastoral Company?

Guy Hands is a multi-millionaire founder of the British-based private equity firm Terra Firma which claims to have invested €17 billion ($A28.2 billion) in business around the world since 1994. In October last year, Guy Hands announced he would take a private interest in CPC and buy out his own firm.

When did Consolidated Pastoral Company buy Isis Downs?

The Company acquired Nockatunga Station in 1990. Consolidated placed Isis Downs on the market in 2003 following a decision by Kerry Packer to focus on beef cattle and meat processing operations.