Garrison Investment Group, a specialist in debt, structured finance and real estate, is preparing to float a credit investment vehicle on the NASDAQ market.
Originally started with a $80 million private placement in December, the fund will become a Delaware corporation with the IPO. It invests in the debt of US-based middle-market companies and already holds, via a subsidiary, a portfolio of 74 investments valued at $284 million.
JP Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities are the book runners for the public offering.
Steven Stuart and Joseph Tansey founded Garrison in March 2007. Previously they were both managing directors at Fortress and partners in Fortress’ Drawbridge Special Opportunities Fund. Fortress initially provided seed capital to Garrison, which had around $1.9 billion in assets as of this March.
Messrs. Stuart and Tansey and their colleagues have been raising a $500 million distressed-debt private equity fund since last year, according to HedgeFundAlert. That is separate from the to-be-publicly traded vehicle.
Tags: Garrison Investment Group, Joseph Tansey, JP Morgan, Nasdaq, Steven Stuart, Wells Fargo Securities
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