Who Owns Guggenheim Partners?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Guggenheim Partners. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners is a global investment and advisory financial services firm providing asset management, investment banking, capital markets, and insurance-related services to institutional and individual clients.
Guggenheim Partners appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Guggenheim Partners
Guggenheim Partners is a global investment and advisory financial services firm providing asset management, investment banking, capital markets, and insurance-related services to institutional and individual clients.
Guggenheim Partners appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Guggenheim Partners
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Employee shareholders (various current and former employees of Guggenheim Partners) Collective employee ownership stake. Guggenheim’s own disclosures, as summarized in 2024–2025 reporting, describe the firm as approximately 55% employee‑owned. Individual employee stakes (including those of senior management and founding partners) are not publicly broken out, and this aggregate figure should be treated as approximate. | Other | 55.0% | — |
Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Dallas‑based privately held holding company. Public reporting on Guggenheim’s capital structure identifies Sammons Enterprises as Guggenheim’s largest outside shareholder, with a roughly one‑third minority stake (about 33%) dating back to at least 2017–2018. Sammons continues to be described as an investor in Guggenheim in later coverage; current precise percentage is not publicly disclosed and this figure is approximate. | Corporate | 33.0% | — |
Mark Walter Co‑founder and Chief Executive Officer of Guggenheim Partners. Wealth and ownership analyses based on Guggenheim’s regulatory filings and public disclosures credit Walter with an estimated ~20% economic interest in Guggenheim Partners as of October 2025. This estimate is used in external valuations; the exact stake is not directly disclosed in the firm’s Form ADV and should be viewed as approximate. Walter’s interest is part of the broader employee‑ownership block noted above. | Individual | 20.0% | Oct 2025 |
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