SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MSD CAPITAL L P (Last) (First) (Middle) 645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NorthStar Asset Management Group Inc. [ NSAM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/10/2017
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/10/2017		J(1)		6,588,418	D	(1)	0	I	See footnotes(2)(3)(4)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MSD CAPITAL L P (Last) (First) (Middle) 645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* MSD Sparrowhawk, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Orange Marlin Investments, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DELL MICHAEL S (Last) (First) (Middle) 645 FIFTH AVENUE, 21ST FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 10, 2017, pursuant to a merger agreement among the Issuer, Colony Capital, Inc. ("Colony"), NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. ("NRF"), Colony NorthStar, Inc. ("Colony NorthStar") and certain other parties, the Issuer, Colony and NRF merged with and into Colony NorthStar. In connection with these transactions, the Reporting Persons acquired securities of Colony NorthStar. The Reporting Persons no longer beneficially own any securities of the Issuer.

2. This statement is jointly filed by and on behalf of each of MSD Capital, L.P. ("MSD Capital"), MSD Sparrowhawk, L.P. ("MSD Sparrowhawk") and Orange Marlin Invesments, L.P. ("Orange Marlin"). MSD Sparrowhawk is the record and direct beneficial owner of 1,397,832 shares of the Issuer's common stock reported herein. Orange Marlin is the record and direct beneficial owner of 5,109,044 shares of the Issuer's common stock reported herein. MSD Capital Management LLC ("MSD Capital Management") is the general partner of MSD Capital and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD Capital. Each of Glenn R. Fuhrman, John C. Phelan and Marc R. Lisker is a manager of MSD Capital Management and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD Capital Management. [footnote continued]

3. [continuation] Michael S. Dell is the controlling member of MSD Capital Management and may be deemed to beneficially own securities owned by MSD Capital Management. Each of Messrs. Dell, Fuhrman, Phelan and Lisker disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

4. Each reporting person and each of Messrs. Dell, Fuhrman, Phelan and Lisker may be deemed to be a member of a group with MSD Partners, L.P., MSD Torchlight Partners, L.P. and MSD Torchlight Partners (MM), L.P., with respect to the Issuer or securities of the Issuer for purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"). Each reporting person and each of Messrs. Dell, Fuhrman, Phelan and Lisker declares that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be construed as an admission that such person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Act or any other purpose, a member of a group with respect to the Issuer or securities of the Issuer.

Remarks:

	MSD Capital, L.P. By: MSD Capital Management LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Manager	01/12/2017
	MSD SPARROWHAWK, L.P. By: MSD Capital, L.P. Its: General Partner By: MSD Capital Management LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Manager	01/10/2017
	ORANGE MARLIN INVESTMENTS, L.P. By: MSD Capital, L.P. Its: General Partner By: MSD Capital Management LLC Its: General Partner By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Manager	01/12/2017
	MICHAEL S. DELL By: /s/ Marc R. Lisker Name: Marc R. Lisker Title: Attorney-in-Fact	01/12/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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