Fortress buys Holiday Retirement N. American

Fortress Investment Group LLC and Holiday Retirement Corp. have agreed to acquire the North American operations and facilities of Holiday Retirement, which owns and manages retirement housing around the world. Citigroup Global markets Inc. and Goldman, Sachs & Co. have signed on to provide debt financing; they also are advising Fortress on the deal. The transaction does not include Holidays operations outside North America. www.holidaytouch.com