About
Leslee Cowen is a Managing Director in Corporate Securities at Fortress Investment Group, where she works on special situations and public and private transactions across the capital structure. Before joining Fortress in 2002, she worked at the Baupost Group on distressed debt and equity acquisitions and non-performing loan portfolios, and earlier held roles at The Argentum Group and The Blackstone Group. She holds a B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Experience
- Fortress Investment GroupManaging Director and Partnercurrent2002 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- The Baupost GroupAnalyst1998 — 2002
- BlackstoneAnalyst1994 — 1996New York, United States
Skills & more
Private CreditHedge Funds11Valuation10Asset Management6Equities5Due Diligence5Investments3Fixed Income3Financial Modeling3Capital Markets1Corporate Finance1Portfolio Management1
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Distressed DebtSpecial Situations InvestingFrom Leslee's professional profile.
Colleagues at Fortress Investment Group
Aaron Blanchette
Global Co-Head of Corporate Credit at Fortress Investment Group
Ahsan Aijaz
Global Head of Net Lease at Fortress Investment Group
Akio Yamashita
Co-Head of Asia, Co-Head of Japan Real Estate at Fortress Investment Group
Alex Gillette
Global Co-Head of Corporate Strategy at Fortress Investment Group
Andrew Walsh
Chief Compliance Officer at Fortress Investment Group
Andy Frank
Global Head of Origination at Fortress Investment Group
Assunta Gaglione-Austin
Chief Information and Technology Officer at Fortress Investment Group
Bob Warden
Global Co-Head of Private Equity at Fortress Investment Group
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Leslee Cowen?
- Leslee Cowen is a Managing Director in Corporate Securities at Fortress Investment Group, where she works on special situations and public and private transactions across the capital structure. Before joining Fortress in 2002, she worked at the Baupost Group on distressed debt and equity acquisitions and non-performing loan portfolios, and earlier held roles at The Argentum Group and The Blackstone Group. She holds a B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Where does Leslee Cowen work?
- Leslee Cowen is Managing Director, Corporate Securities at Fortress Investment Group.
- Where did Leslee Cowen go to school?
- Leslee Cowen studied at The Wharton School (BS, Finance, Accounting, Multinational Management).
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