US fund injects $539m in embattled Japanese builder Leopalace21

Fortress gets shares and reservation rights in future issuance

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Leopalace21 is reeling from revelations that thousands of apartment buildings it constructed are not in compliance with building standards. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- U.S. investment fund Fortress Investment Group will invest around $539 million to turn around the fortunes of Leopalace21, a struggling Tokyo-based property developer reeling from revelations that thousands of apartment buildings it constructed do not comply with building standards.

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