Kailis Fisheries Holdings

Kailis Fisheries Holdings, formerly Kailis & France Holdings is an entity owned by a branch of Perth's Kailis family. The biggest cohort of the Kailis clan dates back to 1914, when George Peter Kailis migrated to Australia from the Greek island of Kastellorizo. He established a retail fish shop and had four sons. One son, Theo, partnered with Murray France to establish the renowned Kailis & France fishing business in 1973. That business was effectively broken up after its food services arm, by then called Vesco, was sold to private equity investors in 2004 for about $40 million.
Theo, who died in 2010, was also involved in the establishment of Austral Fisheries, which is half-owned by his family, with the other half held by Japanese company Maruha Nichiro Corp, which bought its stake in 2013. His son, also Theo, sits on the board.