Great Elm Group, Inc.
Great Elm Group, Inc. is a U.S.-based alternative asset management company that builds and manages investment vehicles across credit, real estate, specialty finance, and related strategies. It also holds minority stakes in some of the vehicles it manages and uses its platform to pursue additional investment management opportunities and other capital allocation opportunities.
Fiscal year 2026 · change from previous year
Development 2021–2026
Business
Share of revenueManagement of credit-oriented vehicles and specialty finance strategies that generate fee income.
Investment management and property-related services for IOS-focused real estate vehicles.
Sale of land and build-to-suit developments after lease commencement or completion.
Project management services tied to real estate and build-to-suit development activity.
Customers
Great Elm’s direct customers are the investment vehicles and operating platforms it manages, including GECC and Monomoy UpREIT, which pay fees for asset management, administration, property management, and performance-based services. It also serves real estate development and construction counterparties through its build-to-suit and project management activities. Demand is driven by assets under management, transaction activity, and the pace of real estate development and leasing.
GECC, Monomoy UpREIT and other funds/vehicles that pay management, incentive and administration fees.
Buy build-to-suit land and development execution through MBTS and related real estate activities.
Use project management services for real estate projects and pay fees based on project size and volume.
Economic exposure to GECC and Monomoy-related entities that supports dividends and capital redeployment.
Strategy
Great Elm is trying to scale a diversified platform of long-duration and permanent-capital vehicles across credit and real estate. Management is also pursuing additional investment management opportunities and adjacent businesses that can earn attractive risk-adjusted returns on capital. The strategy depends on growing assets under management, expanding fee streams, and selectively recycling capital from minority holdings and asset sales.
Higher AUM supports recurring fees and improves operating leverage.
Real estate management and development can add fee income and asset monetization opportunities.
Minority stakes and asset sales can fund new investments and improve returns on capital.
Geography
Great Elm is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and operates primarily in the United States. Its disclosed real estate activity includes land parcels in Mississippi and Florida, while its managed vehicles and investment activities are U.S.-focused. The company’s results are therefore tied to U.S. capital markets, credit conditions, and domestic real estate transaction activity.
Risks
Great Elm’s earnings are exposed to market volatility, funding conditions, and the performance of the vehicles and assets it manages. Because the business mixes fee income, investment holdings, and real estate development, results can swing with asset sales, AUM changes, lease timing, and valuation movements. Competition for talent, capital, and mandates is intense, and cyber or systems failures could disrupt operations and client relationships.
- Dependence on managed vehicle performance and AUMImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Management and incentive fees rise or fall with assets under management and investment performance.
Exposure - Capital markets and funding riskImpact: HighLikelihood: Low
The company relies on market access and liquidity to pursue acquisitions and investments.
Exposure - Lumpy real estate monetizationImpact: High
Revenue from property sales and build-to-suit projects depends on lease timing and asset sales.
Exposure: MBTS land parcels and development projects
- Competition for mandates and personnelImpact: MediumLikelihood: Medium
Larger asset managers and financial sponsors can outbid the company for opportunities and talent.
Exposure: Investment management and construction services
- Operational and cyber riskImpact: MediumLikelihood: Medium
Systems failures or cyber incidents could interrupt transactions, data processing and client service.
Exposure
Accounting
Judgemental itemsManagement, incentive, property management and project fees may be recognized at different times depending on contract terms and performance.
Impact: Can cause uneven quarterly revenue and margin patterns
Revenue from MBTS depends on when assets are sold and when leases commence.
Impact: Creates lumpy revenue and cost recognition
Minority stakes and investment holdings are sensitive to market and valuation assumptions.
Impact: Can materially affect other income and balance sheet values
Acquisitions require purchase price allocation and may create amortizable intangibles or goodwill.
Impact: Can affect future earnings through amortization or impairment
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Last updated: 24/09/2026