Fortress Investment Group is an American investment management firm based in New York City. Fortress Investment Group is a leading global investment manager with approximately $70.2 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2016. Fortress applies its deep experience and specialized expertise across a range of investment strategies – private equity, credit, liquid markets and traditional fixed income on behalf of over 1,800 institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity and permanent capital investment strategies.
Fortress Investment Group was founded in 1998 as an asset-based investment management firm with a fundamental philosophy premised on its alignment of interests with the investors in its funds. Fortress raises, invests and manages private equity funds and hedge funds. Fortress intends to grow its existing businesses, while continuing to create innovative products to meet the increasing demand by sophisticated investors for superior risk-adjusted investment returns.
Fortress Investment Group is a leading, highly diversified global investment manager with approximately $49.9 billion (1) of assets under management as of September 30, 2020. Investment performance is their cornerstone as they strive to generate strong risk adjusted returns for their investors over the long term. They had approximately 845 employees and 180 investment professionals as of September 30, 2020, at their headquarters in New York and their affiliate offices around the globe.
Fortress businesses, across its private equity funds and credit funds specialize in asset-based investing, and bring to bear significant experience in investing broadly and deeply in a diverse set of asset types. Fortress’s expertise extends to pricing, owning, financing and overseeing the management of physical and financial assets ranging from real estate and capital assets to financial assets secured by diversified long-term cash flows.
