London – September 22, 2025 – Fortress Investment Group today announced the appointment of Rob Brindley as Managing Director in its European Client Product and Solutions Group (CPSG). In this role, Mr. Brindley will oversee relationships and fundraising with pensions and consultants across the UK. He will be based in London and report to Rob Reynolds, Head of European Institutional Business Development.
Mr. Brindley joins Fortress from the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), the UK’s largest private pension scheme, where he was an Investment Director responsible for origination, execution, and asset management of private credit assets, including managing fund and co-investment relationships. Prior to USS, he was UK Head of Strategic Asset Finance at Commerzbank AG.
“Rob’s deep understanding of the UK pension landscape – gained from his experience within the country’s largest private pension scheme – and his expertise in private credit and real estate markets will be invaluable as we expand our relationships with institutional investors across the UK and Europe,” said Mr. Reynolds. “Strengthening our European franchise is a key pillar of Fortress’s global growth strategy, and we’re thrilled to welcome Rob’s leadership to the team.”
Mr. Brindley will collaborate with Fortress’s CPSG and investment teams to enhance the firm’s position as a provider of capital solutions to institutional investors, while diversifying the cost, duration, and structure of capital raised in the years ahead.
His appointment comes amid a period of significant expansion for Fortress in the UK, Europe, and the Middle East – with Co-CEO and Managing Partner Josh Pack and Head of Europe and Co-Head of NPLs Francesco Colassanti spearheading the regional growth strategy. In 2025, the firm made several strategic leadership hires and appointments to support its growing geographic footprint and capital raising capabilities. Rob Reynolds joined in June as Head of European Institutional Business Development; in May, Giovanni Luna joined as Head of Origination, Europe, and Niccolò Biancheri was appointed as Head of Corporate Credit, Europe. Also in May, Fortress named Chuck Spetka Head of Middle East based in the firm’s new office in Abu Dhabi Global Market.
In 2024, Fortress raised approximately $11 billion in investable capital, its most successful fundraising year to date, while broadening its investor base through targeted product expansion. This included over $1 billion raised via Fortress Private Wealth Solutions, a business launched in December 2022. In April 2025, Fortress and Mubadala Investment Company announced a $1 billion strategic partnership focused on credit and special situations co-investment opportunities.
About Fortress Investment Group
Fortress Investment Group LLC is a leading, highly diversified global investment manager. Founded in 1998, Fortress manages $53 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2025, on behalf of approximately 2,000 institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity and permanent capital investment strategies. AUM refers to assets Fortress manages, including capital that Fortress has the right to call from investors, or investors are otherwise required to contribute, pursuant to their capital commitments to various funds or managed accounts.