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Ski bumsThis past summer, New York-based Fortress Investment Group purchased Intrawest, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based ski resort owner, while a Japanese conglomerate put its Alaskan resort on the block. Has the time come for a ski resort play? By Aaron Lovell.
- Fortress buys Intrawest for $2.8bn
The New York-based firm will acquire the publicly traded owner of ski resort Whistler Blackcomb, a host for the 2010 Olympics.
- Turnaround for Archie Norman
Archie Norman, former grocer, politician and corporate turnaround specialist, set up a new investment company, Aurigo Management, last month. Robert Venes speaks to Norman about his latest venture.
- Warburg Pincus moves into senior housing
The global private equity giant has paid $150 million for Brandywine Senior Care.
- Cashing in on the baby boomers
Private equity investors are seeing big opportunities in the shifting demographics of the US, but challenges—and bad memories—remain. By Paul Fruchbom.
- Where has all the distressed gone?
At the 2006 European Private Equity Real Estate Forum in London this week, participants discussed the future of the distressed space. By Aaron Lovell
- The song is mine
Michael Jackson’s Beatles catalogue has once again come to his rescue—this time keeping him out of bankruptcy and foreclosure by New York hedge fund Fortress. By Aaron Lovell.
- Militant private equity
Bill Owen, the latest military-political figure to leave Washington for the world of alternative assets, is joining AEA Holdings to head up the firm’s growing Asia platform. By Aaron Lovell.
- Merkel to meet Kravis in New York
Germany’s recently appointed chancellor Angela Merkel is to meet a group of leading executives this week including KKR’s Henry Kravis.
- Thriller
Pop singer Michael Jackson’s financial troubles have become a spectator sport the world over, as distressed investor Fortress moves towards foreclosing on the King of Pop’s outstanding debt – and his stake in the valuable Beatles’ catalogue. By Aaron Lovell.