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Fortress portfolio companies Mammoth Freighters and Aspire MRO have made significant progress over the past 18 months. The companies’ teams have now completed the installation on a fifth Boeing 777 of a new cargo door – the world’s largest side cargo door – marking another key milestone in the modification of 777 aircraft from passenger to freight carriers. At facilities located in Fort Worth, TX, and Manchester, UK, Mammoth and Aspire currently have seven aircraft at various stages of modification. 

Fortress’s direct lending strategies committed $2.4 billion in the first half of 2025 in approximately 30 transactions – on which Fortress was agent and/or lead lender on more than 80% by value. "Our first-half lending activity continued a trend of year-over-year growth for us. Despite a challenging new issue market, we have benefitted from ongoing expansion of our origination efforts across a diversity of geographies, industries and relationships with sponsors, financial advisors and management teams. At the same time, we are pleased with the consistent quality of the new additions to our portfolios which is a testament to the relative value of the core middle market we have enjoyed lending to for more than 20 years," said Aaron Blanchette, Global Co-Head of Corporate Credit.   "Our ability to consistently win lead roles on transactions positions us well for continued growth in our franchise. As we look ahead to the remainder of the year, we see the potential for an uptick in demand for financing as companies and sponsors continue to seek ways to deliver on their strategic initiatives," added Brian Stewart, Global Co-Head of Corporate Credit.   Swipe for highlights.

Loungers ltd has just opened its 300th location in the UK – the latest example of store count growth that Chairman Alex Reilley and CEO Nick Collins were seeking to deliver when the company became a Fortress portfolio company earlier this year.

Fortress portfolio company VICE Media has announced that VICE Studios will make a $500 million investment over the next five years in scripted and unscripted TV, streaming, and digital content to bring more of VICE’s authentic storytelling to crime, music, sports, and comedy. The investment is the latest growth initiative from VICE Media, building on the recent appointments of Adam Stotsky as CEO and Amy Powell as President of VICE Studios, a new distribution agreement with ITV Studios, and acquisitions of Cuba Pictures and London Alley.

Funds managed by Fortress affiliates are providing $150 million in financing to SDRE for the construction of new, affordable housing in San Diego. The financing will help alleviate what the San Diego County government identified as the root cause of San Diego’s housing shortage: housing development not keeping pace with population growth.   Learn more about the financing: https://lnkd.in/e3nr3khf

Fortress is pleased to welcome Ti Kazaryan to its team. As Head of US Southern Pacific Sales for the Fortress Private Wealth Solutions business, Ti will lead our distribution efforts with wirehouses, registered investment advisors (RIAs), and private banks across the southern west coast. “We’re delighted to grow our team with the appointment of Ti,” said Nils Wilson, Global Co-Head of Private Wealth Solutions. “Ti’s experience aligns exceptionally well with Fortress’s existing platform, our expansion plans and our culture,” added Adam Bobker, Global Co-Head of Private Wealth Solutions. Read more about Ti’s appointment: https://lnkd.in/eaKZj8ss

At our recent Real Estate Conference, our Japan investment teams shared insights on the investment opportunities they see today. (Japanese translation follows.) Swipe to learn more about Fortress’s Japan real estate investment strategy. “We’ve built our Japan real estate investment strategy over the past two decades – across more than 150 acquisitions totaling more than $11 billion in value, with assets in every prefecture and every market segment. As part of that strategy, we’ve acquired and grown six key operating companies to manage our real estate portfolio. When making investment decisions today, the long history and depth of our team’s experience is a differentiator – as demonstrated by our business’s consistently strong risk-adjusted returns for our investors.” – Akio Yamashita, Co-Head of Japan and Representative in Japan. 私共は過去20年にわたり、150件以上、総額110億ドル以上の買収を通じて、日本の不動産投資戦略を構築してきました。この戦略の一環として、当社は不動産ポートフォリオを管理する6つの主要事業会社を買収し、成長させてきました。今日、投資判断を下す際には、当社のチームの長い歴史と経験の深さが差別化要因となります。これは、投資家の皆様に対して一貫して強固なリスク調整後リターンを実現してきた当社の実績にも表れています。 山下明男 在日代表兼日本共同代表, フォ－トレス・インベストメント・グループ “Our residential portfolio in Japan offers quality, affordable housing to lower- and middle-income tenants in every prefecture. There are strong fundamentals supporting the growth of this sector of Japanese society such as the increasing proportion of lower-income seniors and the concurrent increase in foreign workers that are helping to balance the country’s labor shortage. Our investments are improving individual units and building infrastructure, and streamlining ongoing property management – delivering benefits for tenants and investors alike.” – Eric Golden, Co-Head of Japan. 私たちの日本における住宅ポートフォリオは、すべての都道府県で低所得者層および中所得者層の入居者に対して、質の高い手頃な住宅を提供しています。この分野の成長を支える強固な基盤として、低所得の高齢者の割合の増加や、労働力不足を補う外国人労働者の増加などが挙げられます。私たちの投資は、個々の住戸や建物のインフラを改善し、継続的な物件管理の効率化を図ることで、入居者と投資家の双方にメリットをもたらしています。 Eric Golden 日本共同代表, フォ－トレス・インベストメント・グループ

Fortress is helping Porter Airlines Inc. serve more customers across North America with a long-term sale-leaseback of four new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. "Porter’s brand, elevated all-economy service and ongoing network growth – especially to underserved markets – are helping the company secure an increased share of airline travel across Canada and the broader North America region," says Matthew Mortara, Managing Director at Fortress. "We’re delighted to support the company’s acceleration of that growth in a capital-efficient way through this transaction." "The E195-E2 plays a central role in our ability to deliver a leading customer experience for economy passengers, including the much-appreciated two-by-two configuration that eliminates middle seats," adds Julian Low, Vice President, Corporate Development at Porter Airlines. Dominick Ruggiero, Co-Head of Asset-Based Credit at Fortress, adds, "This transaction illustrates our ability to offer borrowers financing on a range of assets that have strong underlying cash flows." GOAL Aircraft Leasing worked alongside Fortress on the sale-leaseback transaction. Read more about how Fortress is helping Porter Airlines add more routes to its network: https://lnkd.in/eWGVVbxi

“During the second quarter, our US real estate credit strategy closed just shy of 30 transactions for a total value of $930 million. That brings our lending in the first half of the year to over $1.7 billion. The volume and variety of financing we’ve originated this year – across different market sectors and investment structures – speaks to the experience our team brings to the table and to the flexibility of capital we can offer,” says Spencer Garfield, Co-Head of US Real Estate Credit.   Co-Head of US Real Estate Credit Noah Shore adds, “Over the past year, we’ve expanded our strategy into core real estate credit. Being able to offer financing across the complete range of performing to non-performing assets, in every part of the capital structure, has allowed us to deepen our relationships with existing borrowers and establish many new relationships. We are very pleased with the performance of our diversified portfolio of commercial and residential credit-oriented, cash-flowing assets.”   Find out more about Fortress’s US real estate credit activity:

A message from our Managing Partners, Drew McKnight, Joshua Pack and Jack Neumark The disastrous floods that struck Central Texas over the weekend have caused heartbreaking loss for countless communities and families. Given our longstanding office in Dallas and our growing presence over the past decade, we have deep institutional and personal connections to these communities. While we take some solace in knowing that no Fortress colleague has been directly impacted, many of us have loved ones – friends, classmates, congregants, and extended family – grappling with profound loss and emotional pain from the disaster. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone impacted at this time. To help support the ongoing relief and recovery efforts, Fortress is donating $25,000 each to two local Texas organizations who are providing on-the-ground critical aid to those impacted by the floods: Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country and TEXSAR: Texas Search and Rescue. We are also committing to match up to $50,000 of our employees' donations to increase the impact of their support.   We are immensely grateful to all the first responders and volunteers who are responding to the communities, and we are inspired by the resilience and strength of the people of Texas. While we know that there is a long road ahead, we hope our collective support will help in the efforts to restore and heal.