Mr. Aijaz is Head of Net Lease and splits his time between Dallas and London. He serves on the Leadership Committee and is a member of several investment committees.
Mr. Aijaz joined Fortress in 2011 and has been involved in primarily net lease transactions, as well as lending and private equity transactions across US and Europe. Prior to Fortress, Mr. Aijaz worked in the structured real estate group at a private equity firm in Los Angeles. Prior to that, Mr. Aijaz worked as an Investment Banker at Butler, Wick & Co. focused on private placements and M&A transactions. Mr. Aijaz began his career at McDonald & Co. as an Investment Banker. Mr. Aijaz is an ardent supporter of classical music and serves on the board for the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts and the Los Angeles Opera.
Mr. Aijaz holds a B.S. in Finance from The Ohio State University, where he also served as a research assistant in the Finance Department.
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