Professionals

Christopher J. Caputo  -  Managing Director (New York)
Chris co-founded Fortress Group as successor to the business he established in 1998, Fortress Capital Corp., a merchant banking firm specializing in private equity investments and capital raising for private equity funds. Prior to 1998, Chris was Managing Director and Co-Head of the Private Equity Group at Bank Austria Group from 1991 to 1998. During his seven years at Bank Austria and its predecessor, Creditanstalt, Chris was instrumental in developing a private equity placement and merchant banking business. Prior to Bank Austria, Chris worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. and began his career at Bear, Stearns & Co. as an Analyst in the Corporate Finance Group. Chris received his B.A. in Economics from Colgate University and his M.B.A. from the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Bruce A. Williamson, CFA  -  Managing Director (Atlanta)
Prior to co-founding Fortress Group, Bruce was Managing Director of Williamson Advisors, an investment banking firm he founded in 1994 to offer M&A and capital advisory services to U.S. middle market companies in a broad array of industries. Prior to Williamson Advisors, Bruce was Vice President at KD Equities, a New York-based buyout fund focused on middle-market manufacturing and distribution companies. Previously, he was an Associate with L.F. Rothschild & Co. in Corporate Finance / M&A. He began his career at Bear, Stearns & Co. as an Analyst in the Financial Restructuring Group. Bruce received his A.B. degree with honors from Harvard College and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Since founding the firm, Chris Caputo and Bruce Williamson have continued to build the professional team and its resources. Today, the Managing Directors are supported on each fund raise by a highly skilled team of Analysts, Associates, Vice Presidents, and other professionals.