David Hains (c. 1931 – 22 January 2023) was an Australian businessman, engineer, and horse breeder.
[1][2] He was the founder and once CEO of Portland House Group, Australia’s largest private investments management firm and hedge fund.
[1] Hains bred horses at his Kingston Park Stud in Merricks North, Victoria.
[7] His son Richard Hains is a hedge fund manager and author of the novel Chameleon.
[9] In May 2019, The Australian Financial Review estimated Hains' net worth as A$2.90 billion as published in the Financial Review Rich List;[10] and in January 2019 his net worth was estimated by Forbes Asia as US$1.90 billion as published in the list of Australia's 50 richest people.