Soul Patts
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates {{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template otherTemplate:Main other{{#invoke:Check for clobbered parameters|check|nested=1|template=Infobox company|cat=Template:Main other|name; company_name|logo; company_logo|logo_alt; alt|trade_name; trading_name|former_names; former_name|type; company_type|predecessors; predecessor|successors; successor|foundation; founded|founders; founder|defunct; dissolved|hq_location; location|hq_location_city; location_city|hq_location_country; location_country|num_locations; locations|areas_served; area_served|net_income; profit|net_income_year; profit_year|owners; owner |homepage; website }}{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox company with unknown parameter "_VALUE_" | ignoreblank=y | alt | area_served | areas_served | assets | assets_year | aum | brands | company_logo | company_name | company_type | defunct | dissolved | divisions | embed | equity | equity_year | fate | footnotes | headquarters | former_name | former_names | foundation | founded | founder | founders | genre | homepage | hq_location | hq_location_city | hq_location_country | incorporated | image | image_alt | image_caption | image_size | image_upright | income_year | industry | ISIN | key_people | location | location_city | location_country | locations | logo | logo_alt | logo_caption | logo_class | logo_size | logo_upright | members | members_year | module | name | native_name | native_name_lang | net_income | net_income_year | num_employees | num_employees_year | num_locations | num_locations_year | operating_income | owner | owners | parent | predecessor | predecessors | production | production_year | products | profit | profit_year | rating | ratio | revenue | revenue_year | romanized_name | services | subsid | subsidiaries | successor | successors | traded_as | trade_name | trading_name | type | website| qid | fetchwikidata | suppressfields | noicon | nocat | demo | categories }} Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited, trading as Soul Patts, is a publicly listed Australian investment company. With origins in pharmacy operations, the company has evolved to become an investment company with a diverse portfolio in various asset classes (equities, private companies, private credit, and property).
History
In 1872, Caleb Soul and his son Washington Handley opened a pharmacy store in Pitt Street, Sydney. In 1886, Lewy Pattinson opened a pharmacy in Balmain. In April 1902, Pattinson bought Soul out with the business incorporated as Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company Limited.
On 21 January 1903, the company was listed on the Sydney Stock Exchange.<ref>Who we are Washington H Soul Pattinson</ref>
In June 2021, terms were agreed to purchase Milton Corporation.<ref>Merger with Milton Corporation Limited to create a larger, more diversified and unique ASX company Washington H Soul Pattinson 22 June 2021</ref>
In June 2025, Soul Patts and Brickworks, that already held a 26% stake in Soul Patts, agreed to a $14 billion merger.<ref>Soul Patts and Brickworks agree to transformative $14b merger Soul Patts 2 June 2025</ref> The deal is subject to shareholder approval.<ref>ASX slips on tariff turmoil, Soul Patts and Brickworks soar on $14b merger ABC News 2 June 2025</ref><ref>Soul Patts ends 56-year Brickworks tie-up with $14b merger plan Australian Financial Review 2 June 2025</ref> Upon completion, Soul Patts would own 72% of the merged entity.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Investments
Current
Soul Patts' larger investments include:<ref>Annual report for year ended 30 June 2024 Soul Patts</ref>
- New Hope Group (39%)
- TPG Telecom (13%)
Former
- NBN Television<ref>Pattinson to buy NBN TV Canberra Times 1 November 1989 page 19</ref>
- Australian Pharmaceutical Industries
Chairmen
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| Ordinal | Officerholder | Term start | Term end | Time in office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Nts | Lewy Pattinson | 1903 | 1905 | Template:Age in years years | |
| Template:Nts | Thomas Hughes | 1906 | 1929 | Template:Age in years years | |
| (Template:Nts) | Lewy Pattinson | 1929 | unknown | ||
| Template:Nts | Template:Circa | ||||
| Template:Nts | William Frederick Pattinson | 1957 | 1969 | Template:Age in years years | |
| Template:Nts | Jim Millner | 1969 | 1999 | Template:Age in years years | |
| Template:Nts | Robert Millner | 1999 | incumbent | Template:Age in years years |