Fortress Investment Group

On September 11th, Fortress co-CEO Drew McKnight will provide a keynote at The Family Office Association's 10th Annual Single Family Office Symposium at SMU Cox School of Business in Dallas, TX. Bringing together the world’s leading single family office community, The Family Office Association is a global peer network that gathers to discuss deal flow, investment approaches and ideas, and macroeconomic trends. Find out more at www.tfoatx.com/symposium.

Fortress is proud to sponsor again the 100 BLACK MEN OF STAMFORD INC’s Annual Golf Classic. The event raises funds and awareness for the non-profit organization - an affiliate of the national organization 100 Black Men of America, Inc. – whose goal is to support black youth's development and economic mobility through mentorship, education, and creating lasting, positive memories.

Congratulations to Fortress-backed SPB Hospitality on its strategic acquisition of the Amada and Village Whiskey restaurant brands. James Beard Award-winning chef Jose Garces will continue to serve as the face of the brands and the creative force behind the culinary and concept development of the restaurants, currently centered in Philadelphia, Radnor, and Atlantic City.   Speaking with FSR Magazine, SPB Hospitality CEO Josh Kern shared that he hopes to apply Garces' culinary and creative expertise across the company's portfolio of brands: "Amada is a restaurant concept that has the potential to grow exponentially, and I'm thrilled to welcome the Amada and Village Whiskey brands, as well as Chef Garces and the Ideation Hospitality team, to our growing portfolio."   The acquisition adds to SPB Hospitality’s portfolio of more than 500 fast-casual and high-end restaurants in 37 states. Since its incorporation in 2020, SPB Hospitality has successfully helped revive beloved brands like Logan's Roadhouse, Krystal Restaurants LLC, and J. Alexander's Restaurants.

Fortress co-CEOs Drew McKnight and Joshua Pack wrote an op-ed for the The Dallas Morning News to give insight into why Fortress is a founding investor in TXSE Group Inc, the parent company of the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE).   Dallas and New York are co-headquarters of Fortress. Alongside being home to more than 130 colleagues, Dallas-Fort Worth is also home to many companies backed by Fortress including Mammoth Freighters, Aspire MRO, MP Materials and First Foundation Inc.   “This is the right time, the right place and the right vision for Dallas to lead on a new front, as the home to a new breed of financial exchange — one that can deliver real commercial benefits to market participants,” wrote Drew and Josh in the article. “It is time to rally behind TXSE and other ambitious efforts that can propel our city and state to new heights and to cement our region’s place as ‘A new capital of capital.’”

Punch Pubs & Co, a Fortress portfolio company, operates around 1,240 pubs across the UK. The company was just awarded a Gold award in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Awards for the second year running: great recognition from Mind, one of the UK’s largest #mentalhealth charities. Core to Punch Pubs’ growth is its focus on helping publicans create pubs that are hubs of the community, where everyone is welcome. Punch achieves this in part through training programs that help community pub operators to learn in a classroom, a pub and a kitchen at the same time. That approach has built an exceptional network of community pubs, each with a flexible and personal approach.

Fortress has invested in Imagination Technologies, a UK-based company with a track record of innovation in graphics, compute and artificial intelligence #semiconductor technology. The investment builds on Fortress’ more than 50 #intellectualproperty (IP) investments - worth over $2 billion - that have been executed since 2013. Fortress’ portfolio of IP investments offers investors exposure to cutting-edge innovations across a variety of industries, including technology and life sciences. Imagination works with partners to develop patent protected #GPU, #CPU, AI and Ray Tracing #semiconductor intellectual property. Today, Imagination’s IP is used in over 13 billion devices around the globe, in a wide range of industries including automotive, data center and desktop, mobile, and consumer and #IoT.

The Caribbean Journal reports that tourism is booming across the Virgin Islands, helping revive the respective post-pandemic economies. Fortress is proud to play its part by financing the revitalization of the Frenchman Reef in St. Thomas, which has received glowing reviews (Conde Nast Traveler recently declared “this spot is special”) upon reopening earlier this year.

On September 25th, Fortress Managing Director Steve Stuart will be the closing keynote speaker at the 26th Real Estate Private Equity Summit in Los Angeles. The discussion, titled "Shaping the Future of Real Estate Investments," will cover global investment opportunities, uncover potential in international markets, and share strategies for navigating today's economic uncertainties.

Fortress is pleased to join the founding ownership group of the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE). From an Op-Ed by co-CEOs Drew McKnight and Joshua Pack in the Dallas Morning News: “At Fortress, while we expect that our co-headquarters in New York and our offices in other long-established world financial centers such as London and Tokyo will always be hubs of our global operations, more companies every day are considering locating, or relocating, their headquarters to Texas—and for good reason… In the 22 years since Fortress established our first office in DFW, our commitment to the region has been validated and rewarded at every turn…The time, the place and the vision are right for TXSE. It is time to push our ambitions beyond establishing a toehold for our city and state as the “Wall Street of the South.” It is time to protect and enshrine all of the advantages that have powered our ascent as a financial center of the nation and the global economy. It is time to rally behind TXSE and other ambitious efforts that can propel our city and state to new heights and to cement our region’s place as “A New Capital of Capital.”

Congratulations to the Majestic Wine team on their well-deserved recognition, reclaiming the IWC Industry Awards’ Large Multiple Retailer of the Year award. Over the last year, Majestic Wine has continued to grow its physical footprint, sales, product offerings, and reputation as a premier retailer.