Fortress originates $5.8bn in new direct lending commitments in 2025

Fortress Investment Group has reported that its direct lending strategies originated $5.8bn (£4.4bn) of new commitments in 2025 in 59 transactions, as it continued to benefit from “widening the reach” of its origination platform.

The firm acted as agent and/or lead lender on 83 per cent of commitments, according to a post on LinkedIn, with 18 per cent of commitments to existing borrowers.

Approximately 70 per cent of transactions were sponsored versus 30 per cent non-sponsored last year.

Meanwhile, Fortress said that no single industry accounted for more than 15 per cent of new commitments.

The group’s corporate credit business focuses on direct lending, liquid securities, and senior and junior capital, and invests throughout the capital structure and across industry verticals.

Over the past 20 years, Fortress has deployed approximately $100bn of lending to corporates and sponsors.

“Throughout 2025, we continued to see meaningful benefits from widening the reach of our origination platform across multiple regions and sectors,” said Brian Stewart, global co-head of corporate credit at Fortress. “We grew our relationships across traditional and non-traditional sourcing channels, including sponsors and corporate management teams, intermediaries and advisors, and other industry relationships and partnerships.”

Stewart added that the firm’s ongoing focus on the core middle-market space provided “differentiated opportunities and attractive relative value” for partners and stakeholders.

“We continued to focus on originated transactions enhancing our ability to shape terms, deepen relationships, and seek to deliver significant value to borrowers and our other partners and stakeholders,” Aaron Blanchette, global co-head of corporate credit at Fortress, said. “Looking ahead, we expect financing needs to increase as companies and sponsors pursue their strategic priorities.”