Matheson & Company
| Industry | Trade, Finance |
|---|---|
| Founded | London, England (1848) |
| Founder | James Matheson |
| Fate | Acquired by Jardine Matheson in 1912 |
| Headquarters | , England |
Area served | Britain, India, China, Spain, East Africa etc. |
Matheson & Company was a London-based trading house closely associated with Jardine Matheson of Hong Kong and Jardine Skinner of Calcutta. It arranged finance and handled imports from those two companies of products such as tea, silk and jute. Matheson & Company also became involved in venture-capital, specializing in mining. The company was a member of the consortium that formed the Rio Tinto Company Limited. After 1912 it became a subsidiary of Jardine Matheson.