Fortress Investment Group stories:
RailAmerica Falls After Cutting Initial Public Offering Price
Oct 13th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Oct. 13 (Bloomberg) -- RailAmerica Inc., the railroadoperator owned by Fortress Investment Group LLC, fell in itsfirst day of trading after becoming the second private equity-backed company in a month to cut its initial offering price.
RailAmerica begins trading today under symbol "RA"
Oct 13th, 2009 - Boston
NEW YORK—Shares of RailAmerica Inc., a North American railroad company that private equity firm Fortress Investment Group LLC bought in 2007, are falling on their first day of public trading. The Jacksonville...
RailAmerica falls 3.2 percent in debut
Oct 13th, 2009 - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - RailAmerica Inc (RA.N), which owns and operates short line and regional freight railroads in North America, fell 3.2 percent in its debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday following its $330 million IPO.
RailAmerica set for IPO next week
Oct 9th, 2009 - Boston
NEW YORK—RailAmerica Inc. is set to go public next week, potentially giving private-equity funds a payday, while the short-line railroad operator pays down debt and grows its business. The Jacksonville...
Fortress to Invest $450 Million in Bank With Partners
May 30th, 2009 - Bloomberg
May 30 (Bloomberg) -- Fortress Investment Group LLC,Crestview Partners LP and Lightyear Capital LLC agreed to injectas much as $150 million each into First Southern Bancorp...
Fortress Investment Group videos from YouTube:
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6:50Olympics Scandal with Fortress Investment Group FIG [HD] Economic Reality Tour Vancouver Part 2
We look into the Vancouver Olympics Village scam that was pulled on the City of Vancouver taxpayers by Fortress Investment Group a hedge fund out of New York, and look around at other economic events in Vancouver, Canada.
3:02100 Top Traders #69 (Season2) Fortress Investment Group
Brian Mckeon discusses his Investment Strategies Reviewing #69 Of his list of Top 100 Traders #69 Fortress Investment Group
1:45Huntingdon Life Sciences Michael Novogratz Home Demo 10-22-09
Michael Novogratz, President of Fortress Investment Group: Activists visited your home on Thursday evening to bring you the message that although Fortress claims to have cut ties to Huntingdon Life Sciences and Fortress claims that they're not going forward with the loan ...
3:00Fortress Buys NY Condo Project - August 10
Alternative asset manager Fortress Investment Group has bought a New York condominium development project in a foreclosure auction for $20 million.
Fortress Investment Group from WikiPedia:
Fortress Investment Group LLC (Fortress Investment Group) (NYSE: FIG) is a New York, New York-based alternative asset management firm that manages private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds, and railroad-related investments, with announced plans to move into casinos and horse racing. The company went public on February 9, 2007.
Fortress Investment Group LLC was founded as a private equity firm in 1998 by Wesley R. Edens, a former partner at BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; Robert Kauffman, a managing director of UBS; and Randal A. Nardone, also a managing director of UBS. Fortress quickly expanded into hedge funds, real estate-related investments and debt securities, run by Michael Novogratz and Pete Briger, both former partners at Goldman Sachs.
Fortress Investment Group's investments grew rapidly, with its private equity funds netting 39.7% between 1999 and 2006.
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