Friday, February 19, 2010

Fortress Said to Need $150 Million to Keep Resorts

Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Fortress Investment Group LLC may have to contribute at least $150 million to Intrawest ULC, the owner of the Olympics’ Alpine skiing venue it bought in 2006, to avert bankruptcy or foreclosure, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.

Intrawest’s creditors yesterday postponed an auction of the company’s assets by one week to Feb. 26. The deal, which avoids a sale of the owner of the Whistler Blackcomb skiing center during the Winter Games, doesn’t address creditors’ demands that Fortress add equity to Intrawest, said the person, who declined to be identified because talks were private.

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