 Subsequently, Fortress offered to grant the defendants a royalty-free licence for its technology for use in COVID-19 tests, while still maintaining the lawsuit focusing on activities unrelated to COVID-19.Fortress Investment Group was the primary lender to Millennium Development Group for building the C$875 million athlete's village for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Southeast False Creek, Vancouver, British Columbia.Financial instability in September 2008 saw Fortress Investment Group reportedly at the brink of bankruptcy.