Tony Ettinger, a founder of two of the most successful specialty finance companies, C-BASS and Sherman Financial, joined Fortress Investment Group as a Managing Director.  Fortress is a global alternative investment and asset management firm with over $23 billion of equity capital under management.  Tony is responsible for forming joint ventures with premier talent in attractive spaces.

Mr. Ettinger has created and managed innovative, profitable financial services companies and products for the last twenty four years.  His expertise has been leveraging strategic marketing, operational, and technological approaches to create value and build long term, defensible positions while, at the same time, attracting world class talent and installing sound risk management controls. Mr. Ettinger has managed businesses that range from NYSE, billion dollar public companies and thousands of employees to entrepreneurial start-ups.

From 1995-2000, Mr. Ettinger created six market leading niche credit-based companies that have generated over $1 billion of income since inception with an average ROE of greater than 35%.

 


Fortress

Fortress American Banker Article

Mr. Ettinger joined Fortress Investment Group as a Managing Director.  Fortress is a global alternative investment and asset management firm founded in 1998 with approximately $23 billion in equity capital under management.

 www.fortressinv.com 


Credit Based Capital

Credit Based Capital American Banker Article

Mr. Ettinger formed Credit Based Capital to reinvent the subprime residential and consumer loan servicing business.

www.creditbasedcapital.com


C-BASS

Mr. Ettinger is a Founder of C-BASS, the established market leader in servicing and securitizing credit sensitive residential mortgages.

www.c-bass.com 


Sherman Financial

Mr. Ettinger is a Founder of Sherman Financial, a market leading single source provider of debt recovery solutions for financial institutions, credit card companies, retailers and others.

www.shermfin.com


 Rio Bravo

Mr. Ettinger is a member of the Advisory Board of Rio Bravo, a diversified alternative investment manager in Brazil with over R$2 billion in assets under management as well as a leading investment banking firm.

www.riobravo.com.br


 The Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College

Mr. Ettinger has been a frequent Executive in Residence and lecturer at his Alma Mater, the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.  The Tuck School is a top rated graduate school of business founded in 1900.


 

 

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