Fortress Investment Group’s Springleaf REIT, is seeking to sell around $500 million of common stock in an IPO, The Wall Street Journal reports. Springleaf will acquire its initial portfolio of residential real-estate loans and consumer loans after the offering. The recently incorporated REIT will use the proceeds for working capital purposes and repaying debt, adds Reuters. The IPO will include shares owned by existing shareholders.

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