Subject: Fortress moves into Chinese bad debts - Hedge Fund News January 17th, 2013
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Fortress Investment Group is buying a servicer of soured debts and distressed assets in China ahead of an expected surge in non-performing loans in the second-largest economy, according to people familiar with the transaction.
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