Fortress Investment

Acquired

Alternative asset management at global scale

Fortress Investment was founded in 1998, is headquartered in New York, United States, and lists 501–1000 employees.

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
501–1000
Founded
1998
Business Model
B2B
Acquired by
SoftBankDec 2017 · $3.3B

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About

Fortress Investment Group, LLC is an American multi-manager investment firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1998 by Wesley Edens, Rob Kauffman, Randal Nardone, Pete Briger, and Michael Novogratz, Fortress manages approximately $53 billion in assets on behalf of over 2,000 institutional clients and private investors worldwide. The firm invests across corporate credit, real estate, private equity, insurance, and permanent capital strategies. Fortress was the first large private equity firm in the United States to list publicly on the NYSE (2007), was acquired by SoftBank in 2017, and in 2024 became independent again under Mubadala Investment Company and its own management team. The firm employs over 900 professionals globally.

Summary

Fortress Investment is a Financial Services company based in New York, United States, founded in 1998. It lists 501–1000 employees. Investors include SoftBank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.

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