Fortress Investment Group, LLC is a leading global investment management firm based in New York City. The company went public on February 9, 2007. As of September 30, 2014, the firm managed approximately $66.0 billion alternative assets in private equity, liquid hedge funds and credit funds. In 2014, Fortress Investment Group was named "Hedge Fund Manager of the Year" by Institutional Investor and "Management Firm of the Year" by HFMWeek. Fortress has previously been recognized by Institutional Investor as “Discretionary Macro-Focused Hedge Fund of the Year” for 2012, and “Credit-Focused Fund of the Year” for both 2011 and 2010.