Fortress Investment Group
Fortress Investment Group is an American investment management firm based in New York City. Fortress was founded as a private equity firm in 1998 by Wes Edens, Rob Kauffman, and Randal Nardone. When Fortress launched on the NYSE in February 2007, it was the first large private equity firm in the US to be traded publicly. In December 2017, Fortress was fully acquired by SoftBank Group, was delisted, and returned to being a privately held company. Fortress manages $44.7 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2023, on behalf of over 1,900 institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity and permanent capital investment strategies. In May 2023, Mubadala Investment Co agreed to acquire a majority stake in Fortress from Softbank for an undisclosed sum.
Company type | Private |
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Industry | Investment Management Firm: Private Equity, Credit, Liquid Markets and Traditional Asset Management |
Founded | 1998 |
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Headquarters | 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York City, U.S. |
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Products | Investment Management Firm: Private Equity, Credit Funds, Railroads, Hedge Funds and Traditional Asset Management |
AUM | US$45.7 billion (September 2022) |
Number of employees | 885 plus 199 investment professionals (September 2022) |
Parent | Mubadala Investment Company |
Website | fortress |