Fortress Shareholders Approve Proposed Acquisition by SoftBank
2017年7月13日 - 5:45AM
ビジネスワイヤ(英語)
Fortress Investment Group LLC (NYSE:FIG) (“Fortress” or the
“Company”) today announced that, at its special meeting of
shareholders held earlier today, the Company’s shareholders had
voted, among other things, in favor of the proposal to adopt the
previously announced merger agreement pursuant to which certain
subsidiaries of SoftBank Group Corp. (“SoftBank”) will acquire
Fortress for approximately $3.3 billion in cash. Approximately
63.1% of Fortress’s Class A and Class B shares outstanding and
entitled to vote as of the record date (voting as a single class)
voted in favor of the proposal. Of the votes cast in respect of the
proposal, approximately 99.7% of shares voted in favor.
The transaction remains subject to certain regulatory approvals
and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is
anticipated to close in the second half of 2017, after which
Fortress will operate as an independent business within SoftBank
under the continuing leadership of Fortress Principals Pete Briger,
Wes Edens and Randy Nardone.
ABOUT FORTRESS
Fortress Investment Group LLC is a leading, highly diversified
global investment firm with $70.2 billion in assets under
management as of March 31, 2017. Founded in 1998, Fortress manages
assets on behalf of over 1,800 institutional clients and private
investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate,
private equity and traditional asset management strategies.
Fortress is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:
FIG). For more information regarding Fortress Investment Group LLC
or to be added to its e-mail distribution list, please visit
www.fortress.com.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this communication may constitute
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are
generally identified by the use of words such as “outlook,”
“believe,” “expect,” “potential,” “continue,” “may,” “will,”
“should,” “could,” “would,” “seek,” “approximately,” “predict,”
“intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “opportunity,”
“pipeline,” “comfortable,” “assume,” “remain,” “maintain,”
“sustain,” “achieve” or the negative version of those words or
other comparable words. Forward-looking statements are not
historical facts, but instead represent only Fortress’s beliefs as
of the date of this communication regarding future events, many of
which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of
Fortress’s control. Numerous factors could cause actual events to
differ from these forward-looking statements, and any such
differences could cause our actual results to differ materially
from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements. Such factors include but are not limited to the
following: (1) conditions to the closing of the merger, including
the obtaining of required regulatory approvals, may not be
satisfied; (2) the merger may involve unexpected costs, liabilities
or delays; (3) the business of Fortress may suffer as a result of
uncertainty surrounding the merger; (4) the outcome of any legal
proceedings related to the merger; (5) Fortress may be adversely
affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors,
including the net asset value of assets in certain of Fortress’s
funds; (6) the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger
agreement; (7) risks that the merger disrupts current plans and
operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as
a result of the merger; (8) other risks to consummation of the
merger, including the risk that the merger will not be consummated
within the expected time period or at all; and (9) the risks
described from time to time in Fortress’s reports filed with the
SEC under the heading “Risk Factors,” including the Annual Report
on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on
Form 8-K and in other of Fortress’s filings with the SEC. In
addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and
it is not possible for Fortress to predict or assess the impact of
every factor that may cause its actual results to differ from those
expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements.
Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any
forward-looking statements contained in this communication, and you
should not regard any forward-looking statement as a representation
by Fortress or any other person that the future plans, estimates or
expectations currently contemplated by Fortress will be achieved.
Fortress can give no assurance that the expectations of any
forward-looking statement will be obtained. Such forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this communication.
Fortress expressly disclaims any obligation to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained
herein to reflect any change in Fortress’s expectations with regard
thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on
which any statement is based.
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Fortress Investment Group LLCGordon E. Runté,
212-798-6082grunte@fortress.com
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