FT – Reuters – Fortress Investment Group LLC, one of the few publicly traded managers of private equity and hedge funds, is taking action to keep two of its companies afloat, the Financial Times said, quoting people familiar with the situation.
Fortress is struggling to preserve the value of its investments in Intrawest, a ski resort company based in Canada that has $1.68 billion in debt due on October 23, and Gagfah, a German residential real estate group that is seeking to raise additional equity to comply with the terms of its debt, the paper reported on its Website.
People familiar with Fortress say there is a low probability Intrawest will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Financial Times said.
