M&A Deal Summary |
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Date | 2007-05-08 |
Target | Florida East Coast Industries |
Sector | Diversified |
Buyer(s) | Fortress |
Deal Type | Going Private |
Deal Value | 3.5B USD |
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Category | Asset Manager |
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Founded | 1998 |
PE ASSETS | 44.2B USD |
Size | Mega |
Type | Sector Agnostic |
Fortress is a public investment firm that manages hedge fund, credit, and private equity investments. Fortress' private equity practice primarily makes control-oriented investments in North American and Western European businesses with significant asset-bases and strong cash-flows. Fortress is open to investing in a wide range of sectors, however the Firm has tended towards capital intensive sectors. These include transportation, financials, senior living/healthcare, real estate, media & telecommunications, leisure and energy infrastructure. The pivate equity group also invests in publicly traded alternative investment vehicles, which Fortress refers to as 'castles' that primarily invest in real estate and real estate related debt. Fortress was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.
DEAL STATS | # |
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Overall | 21 of 44 |
Sector (Diversified) | 1 of 1 |
Type (Going Private) | 5 of 7 |
State (Florida) | 4 of 5 |
Country (United States) | 16 of 33 |
Year (2007) | 3 of 7 |
Size (of disclosed) | 4 of 21 |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2007-02-01 |
Holiday Retirement
Winter Park, Florida, United States Holiday Retirement is the largest private owner and operator of independent living communities for seniors in the United States. Holiday Retirement was founded in 1971 and is based in Winter Park, Florida. |
Buy | $6.9B |
DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
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2007-06-15 |
Alea Group Holdings Bermuda
Hamilton, Bermuda Alea is a worldwide provider of reinsurance, insurance, financial, and alternative risk products headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda. |
Buy | $460M |