Fortress
Fortress Investment Group is a leading global investment manager founded in 1998 and headquartered in New York City, with a comprehensive alternative investment platform spanning private equity, credit, real estate, and liquid hedge fund strategies. The firm manages approximately $45 billion in assets across its diversified investment businesses, serving a sophisticated global client base of institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. Fortress is majority-owned by SoftBank Group Corp. following its 2017 acquisition, though the firm continues to operate independently under its existing management team, maintaining its established investment culture and process.
Fortress operates through four primary investment businesses: Private Equity, which pursues control and debt investments in distressed and undervalued companies and assets; Credit, which invests across performing, stressed, distressed, and structured credit; Real Estate, which focuses on opportunistic and value-add real estate investments globally; and Liquid Markets, which manages discretionary macro and quantitative trading strategies. The firm is particularly recognized for its expertise in credit and real estate investing, having navigated multiple economic cycles with a focus on capital protection and opportunistic return generation. Fortress's credit strategies encompass a wide range of instruments including senior loans, bonds, structured products, and direct lending.
Fortress Investment Group has established a strong reputation for sophisticated, research-driven investing across its alternative investment platforms, with a track record spanning more than 25 years in the industry. The firm has been an innovator in bringing alternative investment strategies to market through registered fund structures, including business development companies and other publicly accessible vehicles. Fortress's depth of investment talent, breadth of alternative investment capabilities, and global market presence make it a highly regarded partner for institutional allocators seeking differentiated, multi-strategy alternative exposure through a single, integrated investment organization.