UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: December 31, 2008
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This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement.
[ ] adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Fortress Investment Group LLC
Address: 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 46th Flr.
New York, NY 10105
13F File Number: 28-12421
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom
it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized
to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and
complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: David Brooks
Title: Secretary, VP and General Counsel
Phone: 212-798-6100
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ David Brooks New York, NY February 17, 2009
Report Type (Check only one.):
[ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 13
Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 90
Form13F Information Table Value Total: $798,053 (thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all
institutional managers with respect to which this report is filed, other
than the manager filing this report.
No. 13F File Number Name
1 28-12421 Fortress Investment Group LLC
2 28-12417 FIG Corp
3 28-12418 Fortress Operating Entity I LP
4 28-10806 FIG LLC
5 28-10807 Drawbridge Global Macro Advisors LLC
6 28-11237 Drawbridge Special Opportunities Advisors LLC
7 28-11538 Fortress Fund MM LLC
8 28-11537 Fortress Fund MM II LLC
9 28-10162 FIG Advisors LLC
10 28-12420 RIC Coinvestment Fund GP LLC
11 28-12416 Fortress Investment Fund GP Holdings LLC
12 28-12512 Fortress Fund III GP LLC
13 28-12439 Fortress Operating Entity II LP
14 28-13249 Fortress Commodities Advisors LLC
FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- ------- ------------ -------- -------- --------
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACQU COR *W EXP 06/18/201 007556111 37 1856250 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1856250 0 0
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACQU COR COM 007556103 13903 1856250 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1856250 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 103966 21750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 11 12 13 21750002 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 17328 3625000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 3625000 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 20008 4185875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 4185875 0 0
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 11260 1000000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 0 0 0
ALTERNATIVE ASSET MGMT ACQU *W EXP 08/01/201 02149U119 109 1210250 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1210250 0 0
ALTERNATIVE ASSET MGMT ACQU COM 02149U101 10629 1150300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1150300 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 2891 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 104334 0 0
ASIA SPECIAL SIT ACQST CORP SHS G0538M105 5889 650000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 650000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 98213 17600867 SH DEFINED 1 2 10 13 17600867 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 185412 33228000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 9 33228000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 698 125000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 125000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 55404 9929000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 7 9 9929000 0 0
CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP DEL *W EXP 11/08/201 14055E112 98 750000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 750000 0 0
CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/16/201 16942N114 10 990000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 990000 0 0
CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP COM 16942N106 8811 990000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 990000 0 0
COLUMBUS ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 05/18/201 198851115 2 72700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 72700 0 0
COLUMBUS ACQUISITION CORP COM 198851107 2280 300000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 300000 0 0
DANA HOLDING CORP COM 235825205 1886 1401471 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1401471 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 1826 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 13 30975 0 0
ENTERPRISE ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/07/201 29365R116 16 500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 500000 0 0
ENTERPRISE ACQUISITION CORP COM 29365R108 4586 500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 500000 0 0
GATEHOUSE MEDIA INC COM 367348109 320 1334011 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 1334011 0 0
GATEHOUSE MEDIA INC COM 367348109 37 725800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 925800 0 0
GATEHOUSE MEDIA INC COM 367348109 882 22050000 SH DEFINED 1 2 11 12 13 22050000 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 7452 460000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 460000 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC COM 370021107 40 30900 SH DEFINED 1 2 13 30900 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CORP DEB SR CONV B 370442733 172 49945 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 49945 0 0
GENESIS LEASE LTD ADR 37183T107 637 225200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 225200 0 0
GLOBAL BRANDS ACQUISITION CO *W EXP 12/06/201 378982110 76 1500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1500000 0 0
GLOBAL BRANDS ACQUISITION CO COM 378982102 9090 990200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 990200 0 0
GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP COM 378983100 8181 903000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 903000 0 0
GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP UNIT 99/99/9999 378983209 46 575500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 575500 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 2006 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 202000 0 0
GOLDEN POND HEALTHCARE INC *W EXP 11/06/201 38116J117 22 750000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 750000 0 0
GOLDEN POND HEALTHCARE INC COM 38116J109 1808 250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 250000 0 0
GRAFTECH INTL LTD COM 384313102 2996 360100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 360100 0 0
HICKS ACQUISITION CO I INC COM 429086309 5241 574100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 574100 0 0
HIGHLANDS ACQUISITION CORP COM 430880104 3661 398000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 398000 0 0
IDEATION ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/19/201 451665111 8 250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 250000 0 0
IDEATION ACQUISITION CORP COM 451665103 1622 225000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 225000 0 0
ISHARES TR DJ US TELECOMM 464287713 520 31550 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 31550 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 8740 350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 350000 0 0
KBL HEALTHCARE ACQUIS CORP I *W EXP 07/18/201 48241N115 13 658100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 658100 0 0
KBL HEALTHCARE ACQUIS CORP I COM 48241N107 4877 658100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 658100 0 0
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO *W EXP 12/12/201 53015Y115 123 336900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 336900 0 0
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO COM 53015Y107 5586 673800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 673800 0 0
MBF HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION C *W EXP 04/16/201 552650111 30 587500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 587500 0 0
MECHEL OAO SPONSORED ADR 583840103 700 175000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 0 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 227 11700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 11700 0 0
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUIS CORP *W EXP 06/25/201 Y62159119 281 1250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1250000 0 0
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUIS CORP SHS Y62159101 10626 1250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1250000 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 862 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 161 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 191600 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 4938 250000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 250000 0 0
NORTHWESTERN CORP COM NEW 668074305 19840 845347 SH DEFINED 1 2 13 845347 0 0
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION I COM 676118102 2628 816031 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 816031 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 3365 157377 SH DEFINED 1 2 13 157377 0 0
POWERSHS DB US DOLLAR INDEX DOLL INDX BULL 73936D107 272 11000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 11000 0 0
PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/14/201 74347T111 64 924800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 924800 0 0
PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP COM 74347T103 3402 371800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 371800 0 0
SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP *W EXP 01/17/201 80306T117 166 1000000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1000000 0 0
SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP COM 80306T109 9150 1000000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1000000 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI CONS STPLS 81369Y308 533 22314 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 22314 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI HEALTHCARE 81369Y209 415 15648 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 15648 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-ENERGY 81369Y506 538 11255 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 11255 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-TECH 81369Y803 386 25050 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 25050 0 0
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC COM 832248108 22512 1600000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 0 0 0
SPDR SERIES TRUST S&P HOMEBUILD 78464A888 239 20000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 0 0 0
STONELEIGH PARTNERS ACQUS CO *W EXP 05/31/201 861923126 16 500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 500000 0 0
STONELEIGH PARTNERS ACQUS CO COM 861923100 9730 1247500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1247500 0 0
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP COM UNIT 87611X105 2276 293672 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 293672 0 0
TREMISIS ENERGY ACQ CORP II *W EXP 12/05/201 89472N119 88 1100000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1100000 0 0
TREMISIS ENERGY ACQ CORP II COM 89472N101 5917 821800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 821800 0 0
TRIAN ACQUISITION I CORP *W EXP 01/23/201 89582E116 183 798200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 798200 0 0
TRIAN ACQUISITION I CORP COM 89582E108 12458 1398200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1398200 0 0
TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 10/22/201 89677G117 176 2501700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 2501700 0 0
TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP COM 89677G109 24797 2740000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 2740000 0 0
TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP UNIT 07/12/2012 89677G208 522 57800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 57800 0 0
UAL CORP COM NEW 902549807 7658 694900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 694900 0 0
UAL CORP COM NEW 902549807 3967 360000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 0 0 0
UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP *W EXP 12/11/201 911360113 160 1600000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1600000 0 0
UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP COM 911360105 12460 1350000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1350000 0 0
VICTORY ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 04/24/201 92644D118 22 367000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 367000 0 0
VICTORY ACQUISITION CORP COM 92644D100 14540 1499000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1499000 0 0
WILLBROS GROUP INC COM 969199108 384 45350 SH DEFINED 1 2 13 45350 0 0
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 362 25000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 25000 0 0
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 5792 400000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 0 0 0
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 5792 400000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 14 400000 0 0