De Beers Société Anonyme (DBsa), has three shareholders: Anglo American (45%), Central Holdings (40% - representing the Oppenheimer family) and the Government of the Republic of Botswana (15%).
It is the holding company of what is regarded as the De Beers Group or "Family of Companies".
De Beers is managed and controlled from its head office in Luxembourg. Its commercial activities are carried out by several associated subsidiaries and investments it finances in different parts of the world.
The Family of Companies is involved in most parts of the diamond value chain. This includes exploring for new deposits on four continents and industrial mining in Botswana, Canada, Namibia, South Africa and Tanzania. It also includes the marketing of diamonds in 11 major consumer markets.
The Family of Companies employs about 20,000 people around the world.