Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a leading global alternative investment manager with approximately $450 billion of assets under management across credit, private equity and real estate. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, the firm has over 1,000 employees and offices across North America, Europe and Asia. Apollo’s private equity investments include traditional buyouts, recapitalizations, distressed buyouts and debt investments in real estate, corporate partner buyouts, distressed assets, corporate carve-outs, middle market, growth capital, turnaround, bridge, corporate restructuring, special situation, acquisition and industry consolidation transactions.

Apollo’s fixed income investments include income-oriented senior loans, bonds, collateralized loan obligations, structured credit, opportunistic credit, non-performing loans, distressed debt, mezzanine debt, and value oriented fixed income securities. The firm seeks to invest in a variety of sectors including chemicals, commodities, consumer and retail, oil and gas, metals, mining, agriculture, commodities, distribution and transportation, financial and business services, manufacturing and industrial, media distribution, cable, entertainment and leisure, telecom, technology, natural resources, energy, packaging and materials, and satellite and wireless industries. Apollo also makes investments outside North America, primarily in Western Europe and Asia.

Apollo employs a combination of contrarian, value, and distressed strategies to make its investments, typically ranging from $10 million to $1.5 billion. The firm also seeks to invest in companies with enterprise value between $750 million to $2.5 billion. To create its investment portfolio, Apollo conducts an in-house research and is able to acquire minority and majority positions in its portfolio companies.

Apollo has a long history of strong performance, having generated returns of over 20% for its investors since inception. The firm has achieved these returns by investing in some of the most successful companies in the world, including Caesars Entertainment, ADT, AMC Entertainment, and Harrah’s Entertainment. Apollo also has a long track record of successful investments in distressed companies, such as Nine West, Toys “R” Us, and The Weinstein Company.