Private company

Dr. Peters

Logo: Dr. Peters Group, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

German investment firm

The Dr. Peters Group is a German investment firm that builds investment funds based on tangible assets. The company is registered in Dortmund and has been operating since 1975 in the legal form of a limited partnership. The investment targets are mobile and immobile goods of the real economy such as ships, real estate and aircraft.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1975Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersDortmund1
  • Websitewww.dr-peters.de
  • Legal formGmbH & Co. KG1
  • LEI5299000N4MDIZFQ50R763
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressStockholmer Allee 53, 44269 Dortmund, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Dortmund, HRB 225423

The Dr. Peters Group is a German investment firm that builds investment funds based on tangible assets. The company is registered in Dortmund and has been operating since 1975 in the legal form of a limited partnership. The investment targets are mobile and immobile goods of the real economy such as ships, real estate and aircraft. Dr. Peters Group is no longer active on the secondary market for life insurances which was once part of the business.2

Corporate structure

Dr. Peters is part of a group headed by JS Holding GmbH & Co. KG. 8 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • JS Holding GmbH & Co. KG Dortmund, Germany
    • Dr. Peters Dortmund, Germany
    • Dr. Peters Asset Finance GmbH & Co. KG Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany
    • Dr. Peters GmbH & Co. KG Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany
    • DS Hotelinvest Hamburg GmbH Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany
    • DS Investor GmbH Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany
    • DS Nahversorgung Invest GmbH Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany
    • DS-Rendite-Fonds GmbH & Co. siebenundvierzigste Schiffahrt KG Subsidiary · Dortmund, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

The present investment focus: aircraft funds

Since 2007, the company has been investing in the aircraft field, among others by purchasing aircraft of the type Airbus A380-800. This established the Dr. Peters Group as the pioneer in aircraft investments in Germany with 17 current aircraft investments. Forecast dividends have all been paid until now. The company has become the market leader in Germany with a total placed capital of €1.03 billion.

Subsidiaries

Dr. Peters Asset Finance GmbH & Co. KG Kapitalverwaltungsgesellschaft (KVG)

Dr. Peters GmbH & Co. Emissionshaus KG - responsible for the sales and marketing of newly conceived funds

Dr. Peters GmbH & Co. KG - responsibility is the management of fund companies not administered by the KVG

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DS Aviation GmbH & Co. KG - is responsible for acquiring aircraft and handle all contracts in the aircraft industry.

DS Skytech Ltd (UK) - is responsible for engineers and has aviation experts for technical asset management of aircraft.

DS Schifffahrt GmbH & Co. KG - is responsible for the technical and commercial asset management of the ships in the group.

DS Immobilien GmbH & Co. KG - responsible for the real estate management in the group.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dr. Peters, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Apr 9, 2025Parent Directly consolidated by JS Holding GmbH & Co. KG3
  2. 1975Founded Founded1

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