Fortress Investment Group: A Brief Narration of the Company, and What’s On the Horizon
Founded in 1998, the firm has attracted over $100 billions of capital across its various investment products. More than 130 investment professionals are based in New York, Hong Kong, Houston, London, and other international locations. Fortress prefers a disciplined, long-term approach, paying high relative to peers, without forced selling. They know which assets will outperform and which assets will lose less than their peers.
Fortress Investment Group has developed a corporate code of conduct called the FIVE OF Code of Conduct that sets forth clear standards to gain and maintain its reputation as one of the world’s most reputable firms. The firm is a primary global investment management firm with a primary business of owning and managing investment companies. The reason that many investors own the stock now is based on the fact that the common stock trades at a very substantial discount to book value. It is trading at a discount to peers based on price-to-earnings, price-to-book, and earnings-per-share.
Peter Briger, an accomplished principal, is leading Fortress’ merchant banking operations. The Fortress Investment Group team has decades of experience in selecting, structuring, and managing investments, many of which have given returns that exceed tenfold. At its core, Fortress Investments Group LLC is a diversified global investment manager with more than $67 billions of capital under management across its funds, private equity funds, and other alternative investment products.
Fortress has established a reputation for business acumen and exceptional market insight in an industry dominated by a few large conglomerates. Fortress Investment Group is an American private investment firm based in New York City that primarily invests in hedge funds, private equity, venture capital, and real estate. The organization had total assets under management of $51.7 billion.
Its affiliates manage approximately $24.2 billion in investments. Fortress Investment Group provides services to both institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Its primary investment objective is to provide risk-adjusted returns to investors through investment and debt strategies, including customized asset allocation models, alternative asset classes, collective investment vehicles, and nontraditional investments.