Secondary markets

Fortress Principal and Co-Founder to Retire

By Bonnie Sinnock

Published December 24, 2012, 1:53 p.m. EST

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Fortress Investment Group on Monday said principal and director Robert Kauffman is retiring from the company, effective immediately.

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In conjunction with his retirement, the company will redeem or purchase all of his beneficially owned shares. These consisted of about 51.3 million Class A shares as of Dec. 21. The company will repurchase these shares at a price equivalent to $3.50 per share, immediately reducing its dividend-playing share count by approximately 10%. Fortress said it would fund the repurchase with a combination of cash and a 14-month note.

Kauffman co-founded the company with co-chair and director Wes Edens and interim CEO and director Randal Nandone. He held a range of leadership roles at the company, most recently overseeing at board level its long-only fixed-income business, Logan Circle Partners.

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