Mubadala in talks to buy asset manager Fortress from SoftBank

Mubadala in talks to buy asset manager Fortress from SoftBank

An employee stands in front of a Formula One race photograph at the Mubadala stand outside the Ferrari store in Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi, September 23, 2008. REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Investment Co is in talks to acquire asset manager Fortress Investment Group from Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp, according to a source familiar with the matter.