Investment and Venture Capital Company

King Park, Perth, Western Australia

Harold Clough (1959)

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Founded in 1965, McRae Investments is the family-owned investment and venture capital company created by successful Australian businessman Dr. Harold Clough AO, OBE and his wife Margaret.

Harold started out working at Clough Brothers, a small building firm established by his father and his uncle in 1919. Over time, Harold would come to run the family business, winning contracts to build a number of large Western Australian based projects, including the iconic Narrows Bridge in Perth. He would eventually transform Clough Brothers into Clough Limited, the highly successful Australian engineering company.

After the sale of McRae Investments’ major asset, Clough Limited, to Murray & Roberts in 2005, Harold moved to working full time on his portfolio of assets held by McRae Investments, continuing to honour his love of business by investing and participating in a diverse range of companies and industries.

Throughout his life, Harold Clough had the unique ability to notice and affirm the best in others. His word has always been his bond and his optimism, generous personality, and willingness to invest in people has been the catalyst for much learning and many great careers. 

It is with deep sadness that we share the news that our much loved and respected founder, passed away in January 2022.

Adding value through knowledge, skills and management capabilities

With investments across a wide range of sectors, McRae Investments' investment approach is to take significant interests in high potential companies and assets where we have the ability to be active and influence strategy and direction. McRae Investments is typically represented on the Board of investee companies.

McRae Investments pursues and manages opportunities in identified strategic industries where our team can add value through our combined experience, flexible skills, commercial leadership and strategic management capabilities.

Investment interests typically range between 25% to 100%, are in developmental stage assets, are highly prospective, and require operational discipline, tolerance of complex situations and ambiguity and / or an entrepreneurial approach to extract the greatest value. Asset exit strategies include trade sale, listing on an approved stock exchange, and merger / acquisition opportunities. McRae Investments is comfortable working as an investment partner with approved partners and prides itself on being a trusted, reliable and value-adding shareholder.

Diversified Investment Portfolio

 

Harold’s love of business has seen McRae Investments pursue opportunities in a very wide range of industries and opportunities.

Current resources investments include interests in Oil & Gas (South East Asia and Australia), Iron Ore (Brazil), and Coal (Indonesia). The Company was previously invested in Nickel (Indonesia) and Gold (Brazil).

Operational investments include interests in Mining Services in Australia.

Previous investments include Resource Recovery and Waste Management and Aquaculture in Australia and in Media in Cambodia.

Biotechnology investments are in the area of neurodegenerative diseases and ophthalmology and previously in tinnitus.

Property investments in Australia include land for future urban development and for an Agri-Industry precinct. Previous investments include in industrial property, residential properties and a cattle station.

 Current portfolio companies include

 
 
 

Past portfolio companies

 

Contact us.

McRae Investments Pty Ltd

Unit 5, 85 Forrest Street, Cottesloe 6011

Western Australia

T +61 8 6382 1800

info@mcraeinvestments.com.au