Fortress Investment Group

New York-based alternative investment firm, Fortress Investment Group, meets its capital raising target for its first Asia real estate fund, the yen-denominated Fortress Japan Opportunity Fund.

The New York-based alternative investment firm, Fortress Investment Group, has confirmed that it has reached the fundraising target of its debut Asia real estate investment fund.

The co-founder of Fortress Investment Group admitted to Oregon's investment council his firm’s most recent fund was challenged.

The Oregon Investment Council has asked Wesley Edens, principal and co-chairman of Fortress Investment Group, to review the firm’s fee structures.

The founder and co-chairman of Fortress Investment Group believes heavier regulation of private equity is both inevitable and positive.

Fortress Investment Group, which bought more than $250m of Michael Jackson's debt in 2003, has no remaining investments related to the pop star, according to sources. Private equity had played a role in helping Jackson avoid bankruptcy in the past few years.

The founder of a notable New York law firm has been accused of impersonating an Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan official, reportedly in an attempt to defraud Fortress Investment Group. Dreier had reportedly been in talks with a division of Fortress Investment Group about a $50m investment in an unnamed company.

Fortress Investment Group has closed on third party commitments worth $5 billion for its latest two private equity funds.

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