Fortis evolved into Renovo. Here's a subsequent article which mentions the old Cornell/Yorkville/YA Global debt that was supposedly foisted off on an unsuspecting BBDA CEO when he bought the BBDA shell:
BBDA CEO Brian Weber has noted that he was involved in disaster relief in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. No particular connection other than Fortis/Renovo both being apparent disaster relief scams. I'm not suggesting Weber's efforts were a scam, it's just an interesting coincidence.