Fortress' Joel Holsinger to Speak at GoldenNetworking.com's Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2009

New York, NY, July 18, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Joel Holsinger, Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group, will join panel on "Distressed Debt Investing" at GoldenNetworking.com's upcoming Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2009, on July 29th. He is joining more than 25 Distressed Investing practitioners who will be speakers and panelists at Distressed Investing Leaders Forum 2009 (http://www.DistressedInvestingLeadersForum.com/), an extraordinary gathering of minds that will attract more than 250 members of the Distressed Investing community and include an industry-wide networking reception, hosted by Stephen Norris, Chairman of Gulf Capital Partners and co-founder of The Carlyle Group.

Fortress Investment Group, founded in 1998, is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $26.5 billion in assets under management. Fortress is headquartered in New York and has affiliates with offices in Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Los Angeles, Munich, New Canaan, Rome, San Francisco, Shanghai, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. Fortress raises, invests and manages private equity funds and hedge funds. Fortress intends to grow its existing businesses, while continuing to create innovative products to meet the increasing demand by sophisticated investors for superior risk-adjusted investment returns. Mr. Holsinger's Hybrid Group at Fortress is currently focusing on acquiring distressed loan portfolios, as well as other real estate, debt and equity opportunities.

Prior to Fortress, Mr. Holsinger was a Partner and Portfolio Manager at Atalaya Capital Management, an alternative investment fund that focused on private debt, mezzanine and equity investments in middle market companies. While at Atalaya, he oversaw investments totaling more than $1 billion in commitments. Prior to joining Atalaya, Mr. Holsinger was a Managing Director at Navigant Consulting, Inc., where he was the head of the Hedge Fund/Lender Services Group. Additionally, he was responsible for running Sextant Corporate Finance, Navigant’s $250 million alternative investment platform. He began his career as a Credit Analyst with Citigroup.

Guests are invited to RSVP at http://www.DistressedInvestingLeadersForum.com. This forum is produced by GoldenNetworking.com, the premier networking community for businessmen, entrepreneurs, professionals and diplomats.

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