UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 13F
Form 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: March 31, 2009
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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 May 15, 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: 7
Form13F Information Table Entry Total: 91
Form13F Information Table Value Total: $661,856 (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 28-10162 FIG Advisors LLC
8 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
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACQU COR *W EXP 06/18/201 007556111 11 1856250 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1856250 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 101137 21750002 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 21750002 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 16856 3625000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 3625000 0 0
AIRCASTLE LTD COM G0129K104 19465 4185875 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 4185875 0 0
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 1354 161200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 161200 0 0
ALCOA INC COM 013817101 7046 838800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 838800 0 0
ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC COM 017361106 6905 298000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 298000 0 0
ALTERNATIVE ASSET MGMT ACQU *W EXP 08/01/201 02149U119 12 1210250 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1210250 0 0
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD SPONSORED ADR 035128206 3836 104334 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 104334 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 272 8400 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 8400 0 0
BARRICK GOLD CORP COM 067901108 1229 37900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 37900 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 215163 42606469 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 42606469 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 631 125000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 125000 0 0
BROOKDALE SR LIVING INC COM 112463104 50142 9929000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 7 9929000 0 0
CAPITOL ACQUISITION CORP DEL *W EXP 11/08/201 14055E112 71 750000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 750000 0 0
CHINA HLDGS ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/16/201 16942N114 34 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
CSX CORP COM 126408103 2515 97300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 97300 0 0
DANA HOLDING CORP COM 235825205 448 972625 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 972625 0 0
DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING IN COM 25271C102 1947 30975 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30975 0 0
DRYSHIPS INC SHS Y2109Q101 422 83000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 83000 0 0
DRYSHIPS INC SHS Y2109Q101 2123 417000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 417000 0 0
ENTERPRISE ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/07/201 29365R116 12 500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 500000 0 0
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO COM 35671D857 3472 91100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 91100 0 0
FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPER & GO COM 35671D857 3483 91400 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 91400 0 0
GENERAL CABLE CORP DEL NEW COM 369300108 542 27350 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 27350 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 4122 415100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 415100 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO COM 369604103 20703 2084900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 2084900 0 0
GENERAL GROWTH PPTYS INC COM 370021107 22 30900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 30900 0 0
GENERAL MLS INC COM 370334104 2978 59700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 59700 0 0
GENERAL MTRS CORP DEB SR CONV B 370442733 740 291291 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 291291 0 0
GENESIS LEASE LTD ADR 37183T107 626 225200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 225200 0 0
GLOBAL BRANDS ACQUISITION CO *W EXP 12/06/201 378982110 52 1500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1500000 0 0
GLOBAL CONSUMER ACQST CORP *W EXP 11/27/201 378983118 83 575500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 575500 0 0
GOLD FIELDS LTD NEW SPONSORED ADR 38059T106 2290 202000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 202000 0 0
GOLDEN POND HEALTHCARE INC *W EXP 11/06/201 38116J117 30 750000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 750000 0 0
GRAFTECH INTL LTD COM 384313102 3264 529800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 529800 0 0
GREAT PLAINS ENERGY INC COM 391164100 12056 895000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 895000 0 0
IDEATION ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/19/201 451665111 27 250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 250000 0 0
ISHARES TR DJ BROKER-DEAL 464288794 1050 52600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 52600 0 0
ISHARES TR FTSE XNHUA IDX 464287184 260 9100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 9100 0 0
ISHARES TR IBOXX INV CPBD 464287242 499 5300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 5300 0 0
ISHARES TR MSCI EMERG MKT 464287234 11299 440000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 440000 0 0
KBL HEALTHCARE ACQUIS CORP I *W EXP 07/18/201 48241N115 46 658100 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 658100 0 0
LENNAR CORP CL A 526057104 1525 203000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 203000 0 0
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HLDGS CO *W EXP 12/12/201 53015Y115 96 336900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 336900 0 0
MBF HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION C *W EXP 04/16/201 552650111 1 587500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 587500 0 0
MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 2759 33200 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 33200 0 0
MONSANTO CO NEW COM 61166W101 13861 166800 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 166800 0 0
MOSAIC CO COM 61945A107 210 5000 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 5000 0 0
MOSAIC CO COM 61945A107 1070 25500 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 25500 0 0
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUIS CORP *W EXP 06/25/201 Y62159119 238 1250000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1250000 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 667 1025729 SH DEFINED 1 1025729 0 0
NEWCASTLE INVT CORP COM 65105M108 125 191600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 191600 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 997 40300 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 40300 0 0
NEWFIELD EXPL CO COM 651290108 5188 209700 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 209700 0 0
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP COM 655844108 776 23000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 23000 0 0
NORTHWESTERN CORP COM NEW 668074305 18158 845347 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 845347 0 0
ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION I COM 676118102 1409 415729 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 415729 0 0
OIL SVC HOLDRS TR DEPOSTRY RCPT 678002106 563 7600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 7600 0 0
PENN NATL GAMING INC COM 707569109 3800 157377 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 157377 0 0
PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM 693475105 30860 380000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 380000 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 1673 20700 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 20700 0 0
POTASH CORP SASK INC COM 73755L107 8428 104300 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 104300 0 0
PROSPECT ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 11/14/201 74347T111 37 924800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 924800 0 0
RETAIL HOLDRS TR DEP RCPT 76127U101 2212 29900 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 29900 0 0
RETAIL HOLDRS TR DEP RCPT 76127U101 11106 150100 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 150100 0 0
SAPPHIRE INDUSTRIALS CORP *W EXP 01/17/201 80306T117 130 1000000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1000000 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 9808 1127404 SH CALL DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 1127404 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-FINL 81369Y605 5220 600000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 600000 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-INDS 81369Y704 807 43800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 43800 0 0
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR SBI INT-INDS 81369Y704 3500 189900 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 189900 0 0
SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO COM 824348106 6447 150000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 150000 0 0
SPDR GOLD TRUST GOLD SHS 78463V107 451 5000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 5000 0 0
SPDR TR UNIT SER 1 78462F103 421 5300 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 5300 0 0
SPRINT NEXTEL CORP COM SER 1 852061100 124 30000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 30000 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 545 11600 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 11600 0 0
STONELEIGH PARTNERS ACQUS CO *W EXP 05/31/201 861923126 10 500000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 500000 0 0
TARGA RESOURCES PARTNERS LP COM UNIT 87611X105 1756 195781 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 195781 0 0
TREMISIS ENERGY ACQ CORP II *W EXP 12/05/201 89472N119 127 1100000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1100000 0 0
TRIAN ACQUISITION I CORP *W EXP 01/23/201 89582E116 140 798200 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 798200 0 0
TRIPLECROWN ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 10/22/201 89677G117 243 2559500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 2559500 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 226 5500 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 5500 0 0
UNION PAC CORP COM 907818108 1020 24800 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 24800 0 0
UNITED REFINING ENERGY CORP *W EXP 12/11/201 911360113 144 1600000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1600000 0 0
VICTORY ACQUISITION CORP *W EXP 04/24/201 92644D118 51 367000 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 367000 0 0
VISA INC COM CL A 92826C839 261 4700 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 4700 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW PERP PFD CNV A 949746804 19964 33440 SH DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 33440 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO NEW PERP PFD CNV A 949746804 605 1100000 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 6 1100000 0 0
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 777 64500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 5 64500 0 0
WILLIAMS COS INC DEL COM 969457100 4043 335500 SH PUT DEFINED 1 2 3 4 8 335500 0 0