Holdings. Henderson Park paid 365 million ($392 million) for the hotel, a . Ms. Jolly holds a B.S.,summa cum laude,in Systems Engineering and Finance from the University of Pennsylvania (M&T Program), and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. Founded in 2008, Mount Kellett has offices in New York, Dallas, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, and Mauritius. The Sydney native studied at Harvard University and had a stint at Mount Kellett Capital Management, the investment firm founded by former SSG executives Mark McGoldrick and Jason Maynard. Before that, Ms. Mnguez worked as a Client Service Specialist on J.P. Morgan private banks Latin America team, as a Credit Analyst for KBC Bank and as a Junior Auditor for Deloitte focused on the financial services industry. of any forward-looking statement will be obtained. Mr. DeAraujo began working with ACON in 2017. Mr. Furstein received a B.A. in Accounting Information Systems and an M.S. Mr. Furstein started his career in Goldmans Financial Institutions Group, where he focused on M&A transactions and corporate finance. Andrew Axelrod, a former managing director at Mount Kellett Capital Management, is starting his own hedge fund firm with backing from billionaires Louis Moore Bacon and Julian Robertson. Mr. DeAraujo started his career at General Electric, with roles in manufacturing management, corporate audit staff and business development. Prior to joining ACON in 2008, Mr. Dickens was a Vice President at Darby Overseas Investments, an international private equity firm and affiliate of Franklin Templeton Investments. Pack attended the United States Air Force Academy and received a B.A. together teams with significant special situations experience and sector The Foundation was funded with a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Carulla Vivero, a prior ACON fund portfolio company. Mr. Schwartz serves on the Board of Directors of True Value, an ACON fund portfolio company, and has previously served on other ACON fund portfolio company boards, including Igloo Products and RMH Franchise Investments. He serves on the board of Dori Alimentos, an ACON fund portfolio company and he previously served on the board of Conexo, a prior ACON fund portfolio company. Mount Kellett Capital Management LP ("Mount Kellett") is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on global distressed, special situations and opportunistic investing. For a discussion of some of the risks He previously served on the board of Impremedia, Magic Media, Peter Piper, Radiovisa and RMH Franchise Investments among other prior ACON fund/investment vehicle portfolio companies. During the summer of 2015 Mount. Mr. Vaish also holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School. Kenneth Brotman is a Founder and Managing Partner of ACON Investments. At Mount Kellett, Mr. Harbour served in a variety of roles, including his last as a Managing Director and Co-Head of North American Corporate Investments, focusing on special . from the University of Texas School of Law. Mr. Gershenfeld received a B.S. The book is sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab. Mr. Knoell also serves on the board of Fundacin Carulla, one of Colombias most successful early childhood development and education non-profits for underprivileged children. Fortress businesses, across its private equity funds and credit funds specialize in asset-based investing, and bring to bear significant experience in investing broadly and deeply in a diverse set of asset types. Mr. Corcuera holds a B.A. In addition, Mr. Briger serves on the board of several charitable organizations, including the UCSF Foundation and Tipping Point. Prior to joining ACON in 2022, Mr. Weidemeyer was an Analyst on the Mergers & Acquisitions team at Ahold Delhaize, one of the worlds largest food retail groups. Prior to joining Arco, Mr. Hernandez was a Director in the European Mergers and Acquisitions group of UBS in London. Mr. Edens received a B.S. Outside of ACON, Mr. Brotman was a member of the Board of Directors of Foundation Carulla, one of Colombias most successful early childhood development and education non-profits for underprivileged children, and previously served as its chairman. Prior to co-founding ACON Southern Europe Advisory, Mr. Semmler was a Partner at SWC. Prior to joining Santander, Ms. Mnguez was an Associate at Valor Advisors LLC, a family office serving ultra-high net worth clients across Latin America. Previously, she served on the board of IIMAK/IIMED, a prior ACON fund portfolio company. We are proud to have approximately 67% of our U.S. employee base comprised of individuals who identify as members of an ethnic minority or as female. Summary. Mr. Dellomo holds a B.S. Mr. Bawa has also held investment banking and principal investing positions with Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, Enron Capital & Trade Resources and Banc of America Securities. NIGHT'S BLACK AGENTSDIRECTOR'S HANDBOOKkenneth hite gareth ryder-hanrahanby and night's black agentsdirector's. Following his service, he was again awarded the Distinguished Service Medal. in Economics, Management and Public Policy from Rice University and an M.B.A. from The Anderson School at UCLA. Mount Kellett is a multi-strategy private investment firm focused on Ms. Aguilar holds a B.S. Prior to co-founding ACON in 1996, Mr. Aronson was International Advisor to Goldman Sachs for Latin America. Pulley received a B.A. Prior to joining Perseus, Ms. Jolly worked at JPMorgan Partners (now known as CCMP Capital), the $15 billion direct private equity investment division of J.P. Morgan. Prior to joining Fortress in June 2002, Ms. Cowen was at the Baupost Group, where she was involved in the acquisition of public and private distressed debt and equity securities, as well as non-performing loan portfolios. Outside of ACON, Mr. Dickens served two terms as member of the board of AMEXCAP, the Mexican Association of Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds. Mount Kellett Capital Management/Fortress Investment Group Jul 2012 - Mar 20163 years 9 months Irving, TX Global head of real estate asset management. Fortresss leadership is committed to maintaining strong corporate governance policies and practices. Mr. Scielzo began his career at McKinsey. pleased to be able to do so again., Fortress has a world class Credit business, with exceptional people, Mr. Bass received both a B.S. She began her career in the audit practice at KPMG. Prior to joining ACON in 2022, Mr. Zaidi was an Associate at The Ziegler Companies Inc., where he worked on mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory and capital formation engagements for clients in the healthcare services and healthcare information technology sectors. Previously, Mr. Harbour was a Managing Director at Fortress Investment Group, which he joined as part of a strategic transaction with Mount Kellett Capital Management LP. in Economics from the University of Virginia. News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. Marcos Semmler is a Managing Partner and co-founder of ACON Southern Europe Advisory. Henderson Park said it bought Le Mridien Etoile from U.S. group Mount Kellett Capital Management and U.K.-based Cedar Capital. Elena Minguez is a Finance & Administrative Manager for ACON Southern Europe Advisory. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Virginia. Mr. Gino Dellomo is a Partner at ACON Investments. Prior to joining ACON in 2009, Mr. Corts worked as a Senior Associate with GP Investments, one of the largest Brazilian private equity firms, and as an Associate in Citigroups Latin America Investment Banking Group in their New York and Mexico City offices. Ms. Huang originally joined ACON Investments in 2017 as a Fund Accounting Manager supporting the Latin American and European fund platforms, and subsequently worked at DC Energy, a proprietary trading firm that invests in the energy and commodity markets, as an Accounting Manager. Mr. Dickens previously served on the board of Betterware de Mexico, Hidrotenencias and InverCap, each prior ACON fund portfolio companies. While at Altra, among other responsibilities, Mr. Polo actively participated in the acquisition of a leading port and logistics service provider in Colombia and monitored a multinational business process outsourcing company on behalf of Altra. Prior to BlackRock, Ms. Thever led the North America pension and insurance distribution efforts within JPMorgan Alternative Investment Strategies. Mr. Kriger serves on the Board of Directors of the following ACON fund portfolio companies: Atlantic Sustainable Catch, Funko and Novipax. JBK has completed transactions with Fortress Investment Group, Mount Kellett Capital Management, NTT, Telx/Digital Realty Trust, Zayo, DataGryd Data Centers, Fidelity Investments/LongWharf Real Estate Partners, Cornerstone Real Estate Funds and UBS. Ms. Jolly serves on the Board of Directors of Beauty by Imagination and BioMatrix, each ACON fund portfolio companies. A. Todd Ladda is a managing director and Global Head of Credit for the Fortress Capital Formation Group, LLC, a member of FINRA, where he is responsible for capital raising and investor relationship management for the Credit Funds at Fortress Investment Group LLC. in Physics from Columbia University. in History from Brandeis University and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. management expertise of the Mount Kellett and Fortress teams across the Prior to joining ACON in 2018, Mr. Corcuera was an Associate at Rothschild & Co in the Investment Banking division based in Mexico City, where he participated in M&A, restructuring and capital raising transactions across various sectors, including retail, consumer, infrastructure and financial services. Previously, Ms. Thever served as a Director in the BlackRock Alternative Specialists group where she was a senior product and distribution specialist focused on private equity and real assets. The senior leadership of both companies have a decades-long history of working together. All Right Reserved, We are proud to have approximately 67% of our, employee base comprised of individuals who identify as members of an ethnic minority or as female. Last year, members of a committee of investors, which represents 77% of the 1.8 billion PIK loan, were funds affiliated with each of Alcentra Ltd., Fortress Investment Group/Mount Kellett Capital Management, GoldenTree Asset Management LP, HIG Capital International Advisors LLP/Bayside Capital, Sound Point Capital Management LP, and Varde . Mr. Schwartz holds a B.A., cum laude, in International Relations with a Minor in Political Science and a B.S.e, cum laude, in Finance with a Minor in Accounting from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D./M.B.A. Prior to joining Fortress in March 2002, Mr. Briger spent fifteen years at Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he became a partner in 1996. The strategic alliance between Mount Kellett and Fortress brings Mr. Ladda is also a member of the Managed Funds Association (MFA) Investor Relations and Business Development Forum Steering Committee and also a founder of the Capital Raising and IR Forum. with Honors in Industrial Engineering from Instituto Tecnolgicoy de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Fortress's expertise extends to pricing, owning, financing and overseeing the management of physical and financial assets ranging from real estate and capital assets to financial assets secured by diversified long-term cash flows. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Nardone was a partner and a member of the executive committee at the law firm of Thacher Proffitt & Wood. Mr. Brooks is also a member of the firms Management Committee and serves as the general counsel of the Credit business as well as the firm. He serves on the board of Dori Alimentos, an ACON fund portfolio company. Mr. Aronson has previously served on numerous boards of ACON fund/investment vehicle portfolio companies, including among others, Mariner Energy (NYSE:ME) and Northern Tier Energy (NYSE:NTI). Mr. Dakolias received a B.S. Ms. Redburn holds a B.S. At Mount Kellett, Mr. Harbour served in a variety of roles, including his last as a Managing Director and Co-Head of North American Corporate Investments, focusing on special . Thomas W. Pulley joined Fortress in 2007 and is the Head of the Fortress Credit Real Estate business and is also a member of the firms Management Committee. There, Ms. Bernstein focused on private equity fund formation, private equity investments and M&A. Mr. Hernandez also completed a concentration in economics and political sciences at the London School of Economics as a general course student. Prior to joining Fortress in November 2003, Mr. Bass spent eleven years at Deutsche Bank. Prior to joining Colony Capital, Ms. Isunza worked at Dalus Capital, a Mexican venture capital firm, where she was the Controller for its Mexican publicly listed vehicle known as CKD (Development Capital Certificates). Long-term investments in established or emerging category-leading businesses, partnering with management teams to unlock potential for growth and value creation. Mr. Bawa is also an observer on various ACON portfolio company boards. in Finance from Georgetown University. Do whatever you want with a Town Offices, 302 Pine St, Minturn, CO, City Government: fill, sign, print and send online instantly. commitments. In addition, Mr. Jinich served on the Board of Directors of ACON S2 Acquisition, a strategic sustainability-focused special purpose acquisition company that was publicly traded (NASDAQ: STWOU) prior to completing a business combination with ESS Inc. (NYSE: GWH). David Menges is a Controller at ACON Investments. Prior to co-founding ACON in 1996, Mr. Ginns was a Senior Investment Officer at the GEF Funds group. From 1997 to 2006, Mr. Hernandez was an investment banker for JP Morgan Chase focused on mergers and acquisitions advice for clients in Latin America, Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom and South Africa. Mr. Hurley is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Maryland. No paper. Mount Kellett is a multi-strategy private investment firm focused on global value, special situations and opportunistic investing across asset classes and industries, including real estate. in Finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park and a B.S. "We are very pleased to be partnering with Fortress. in Accounting and her B.S. Launched Fortress Real Estate Opportunities Fund II, Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLCs Initial Public Offering on the NYSE, Agreed to co-manage Mount Kellett investment funds and related accounts, Launched Liquid Markets Affiliated Manager Platform, Newcastle Investment Corp. completed spin-off of New Media Investment Group, Newcastle Investment Corp. completed spin-off of New Senior Investment Group. Mount Kellett Capital Management LP ("Mount Kellett") is a multi-strategy investment firm focused on global distressed, special situations and opportunistic investing. Mr. Nardone received a B.A. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. Mr. Polo holds a B.S. Ms. Kulkarni holds a B.S. The Company can give no assurance that the expectations Vision, Spencer Spirit (Spencers Gifts and Spirit Halloween) and SAE Towers. Ms. Cowen began her career as an analyst at The Blackstone Group in the private equity and M&A groups. Ms. Bernstein is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the District of Columbia. Daniel N. Bass is the Chief Financial Officer of Fortress Investment Group LLC, and is also a member of the firms Management Committee. Mr. Jinich received a B.A.,cum laude, in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School. revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect Prior to joining ACON in 2022, Ms. Redburn was an Operations Manager at Little Ambassadors' Academy in Northern Virginia, where she was responsible for budget and office management, general school operations, external communications and supervision of teaching staff. Subscribe to see more . Ms. Cowen is also a member of the Management Committee of Fortress. JBK Capital has completed transactions with Mount Kellett Capital Management, Fortress Investment Group, NTT, Telx, Fidelity Investments/LongWharf Real Estate Partners, Cornerstone Real Estate Funds and UBS. Mr. Campanelli joined the firm in 2020 as a Treasury and Operations Manager. In addition to his responsibilities at the corporate level, Mr. Menges played a key role in building out the operations of several portfolio companies across multiple industries, including agriculture, renewable power, real estate, and infrastructure. Ms. Bernstein joined Perseus in 2006 as Vice President for Legal Affairs. Mr. Briger received a B.A. results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by from Princeton University in Political Science. headquartered in New York. The firm has reached a deal in principle with Fortress Investment Group LLC for Fortress funds to invest $200 million in Mount Kelletts funds and become a co-manager of them, Mr. McGoldrick and Fortress principal Peter Briger said Friday. based. Pack is a Managing Partner of the Credit Funds Business. with Honors in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Nacional Autnoma de Mxico (UNAM) and an MSc in Environmental Impact Assessment, Auditing and Management Systems from University of East Anglia. Mr. Llado serves on the Board of Directors of Alsur, Contenur, Formacin Alcal and Germaine de Capuccini, each ACON Southern Europe portfolio companies. Prior to that, Mr. Furstein was co-manager of the opportunistic real estate loan business of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Delgado received a B.S., summa cum laude, in Business Administration and Management Information Systems from the University of Nebraska, and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Mr. Neumark also heads the Legal Assets Group of the Credit Funds Business at Fortress Investment Group LLC and is a member of the management committee of Fortress. situations and opportunistic investing, said Peter L. Briger, Jr., Mr. Smith worked at CRIIMI MAE Inc. from 1991 to 1996. Mr. Machado worked previously at MTN Capital Partners, a private equity firm in New York as well as in the principal investments division of FUNBEP pension fund in Brazil. Mr. Dickens received a B.S. Previously, Mr. Kriger was also Senior Vice-President and Head of Global Strategy for Starwood Hotels and Resorts and Vice-President, Strategic Planning for The Walt Disney Company. Adam Kriger is an Executive Partner at ACON Investments. The latest litigation news involving the company Mount Kellett Capital Management () Pack has analyzed, structured and negotiated hundreds of lending, structured equity and real estate transactions. Our investors will benefit from the access and support of a global operational platform and the combined asset management expertise of the Mount Kellett and Fortress teams across the distressed and special situations spectrum.". change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is Santiago Delgado is an Operating Director who works directly with certain portfolio companies of funds sponsored by ACON Investments providing advice on a range of operational issues. Previously based in New York, Mr. Campanelli primarily focused on the treasury function at multi-strategy hedge fund managers BlueMountain and BlueCrest Capital. firm, today announced they have reached an agreement for an affiliate of The developers behind the long-stalled Flushing Commons project are about to sign off on about $300 million in debt and equity financing for phase one of the massive mixed-use Queens complex.. Investment performance is our cornerstone - we strive to generate strong risk adjusted returns for our investors over the long term. Before that, Mr. Semmler was a Managing Partner at GED Capital, a Spanish mid-size private equity firm. The. Mr. Polo serves on the Board of Directors of Amfora Packaging, Biosidus, Salesland and Vitalis, each ACON fund portfolio companies. Managing Principal Ray Iwanowski Founding Principal Senior Leadership Back to top Tony Kao Managing Principal Kam Chang Head of Client Advisory Scott Freemon, CFA Head of Strategy and Risk Matt Gillis Head of Implementation Pattie Hand Chief Compliance Officer Dmitri Smolansky Head of Portfolio Management Function Heads Back to top Erik Davey Mr. Bass also is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Florida State University Foundation. Mr. Schwartz has co-led investments in or served as a board member for numerous private companies prior to joining ACON, including among others, the following businesses: Simmons, Riddell Bell Sports, 1-800 Contacts, Commonwealth Laminating, i-Robot and Harry Winston. Headquarters. Mr. Kriger joined the firm in 2017. President at Mount Kellett Capital Management LP Brooklyn, NY Brian Lippey managing Director & Head of Global Marketing at Mount Kellett Capital Mgmt New York, NY sivasubramanian kn. Mount Kellett is a distressed-asset investment specialist founded in 2008 by former Goldman Sachs star Mark "Goldfinger" McGoldrick. in Economics, summa cum laude, with a concentration in Finance from The Wharton School and a B.A.S. these forward-looking statements. Launched Fortress Credit Opportunities Fund V, Launched Fortress Japan Opportunity Fund IV, Launched Fortress Real Estate Opportunities Fund III, Priced IPO for Mosaic Acquisition Corp. in October, Appointed investment manager of the third party originated JP Funds, Launched Fortress Credit Opportunities Fund IV, Launched Fortress Japan Opportunity Fund III. in Finance from Oregon State University. private equity, credit, liquid hedge funds and traditional asset Industry Knowledge Operations Management Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Capital Markets Assets Under Management: Mount Prior to this he was the Chief Operating Officer at Limiar Capital Management, a Virginia-based investment management firm focused on global emerging markets. Partner. Mr. She also worked as a Senior Accountant at DC Investments Management, an investment and trading firm based in the DC metro area. in Accountancy, concentration in international taxation, from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Bradley received a Bachelor of Science degree degree from . Prior to joining ACON Southern Europe Advisory, Mr. Marin was an Investment Manager at SWC. Fortress Asia Macro Funds transitioned to Graticule Asset Management Asia, L.P. In that capacity, he was responsible for investing and managing private investment funds in Latin America. Prior to commencing to consult for ACON in 2021, Mr. Archila was a Corporate Finance Associate at Amfora Packaging (an ACON portfolio company), where he provided corporate finance advisory services to the group. Mr. Corts serves on the Board of Directors of Citla Energy and Grupo GMI, each ACON fund portfolio companies. Prior to joining Fortress, Mr. The firm is headquartered in New York. degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with concentrations in finance, accounting and multinational management. Prior to joining Fortress in April 2004 as the Deputy General Counsel, Mr. Brooks spent nearly eight years at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, including initial public offerings and high-yield debt issuances, and providing corporate governance advice to large public companies. Prior to joining ACON in 2020, Ms. Joo was a Senior Tax Manager at KPMG in its Business Tax Services group where she worked on a variety of clientele with a focus on private equity. Mr. Marn serves on the Board of Directors of Alsur, an ACON Southern Europe portfolio company. Route cause analysis. Prior to joining ACON in 2019, Mr. Waida was a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Mount Kellett Funds at Fortress Investment Group, which he joined from Mount Kellett Capital Management, a global multi-strategy investment management firm focused on special situations and opportunistic investing.