Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) is a global alternative asset manager and retirement services provider, founded in 1990. The company specializes in managing investments across various asset classes and providing retirement savings products through its subsidiary, Athene. Apollo's operations are divided into three main segments, offering a diverse range of financial services and investment solutions to institutional and individual clients worldwide.
- Retirement Services - Issues, reinsures, and acquires retirement savings products, including fixed annuities, while generating revenue from premiums, product charges, and net investment income.
- Asset Management - Manages funds, accounts, and investment vehicles across yield, hybrid, and equity strategies for institutional and individual investors, earning fees for investment management and capital solutions.
- Principal Investing - Focuses on proprietary investments, including Apollo's own funds and strategic opportunities, aiming to generate long-term returns across various asset classes.
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| Name | Position | External Roles | Short Bio | |
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James Belardi ExecutiveBoard | Chairman and CEO of Athene | Board member of Paulist Productions and Southern California Aquatics | Co-founder of Athene Holding Ltd. in 2009, with extensive experience in the insurance and financial services industries. | |
James Zelter ExecutiveBoard | President | Trustee of Duke University, Board member of the Robert Toigo Foundation, Partnership for New York City, The Bridge Golf Foundation, and Weill Cornell Medicine Board of Fellows | Joined Apollo in 2006, previously CIO of Apollo's credit business and Co-President of Apollo Asset Management. Extensive expertise in global credit markets and alternative investments. | |
Marc Rowan ExecutiveBoard | Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Chair of the Board of Advisors of the Wharton School, Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, Chair of UJA-Federation of New York, Board member of Athora Holding Ltd. and OpenDor Media | Co-founder of Apollo in 1990, CEO since 2021, with over 36 years of experience in private equity and financial services investing. | |
John Zito Executive | Co-President of Apollo Asset Management | None listed | Joined Apollo in 2012, currently Co-President of AAM and Head of Credit, with extensive experience in credit markets and investment management. | |
Martin Kelly Executive | Chief Financial Officer (CFO) | Trustee of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Foundation, Trustee of The Westminster School, Advisor to the Audit and Risk Committees of The Hotchkiss School | Joined Apollo in 2012, previously CFO of Apollo Asset Management and Co-COO of AGM. Extensive experience in financial operations and risk management. | |
Scott Kleinman Executive | Co-President | Board member of Athora Holding Ltd., Advisor to the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, Board of Advisors of Nature Conservancy New York | Joined Apollo in 1996, Co-President since 2018, co-leads Apollo's day-to-day operations and revenue-generating businesses. | |
Whitney Chatterjee Executive | Chief Legal Officer | None | Joined Apollo in 2024 as Chief Legal Officer. Previously a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, with over 20 years of experience in financial services and investment management law. | |
A.B. Krongard Board | Independent Director | Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee at Iridium Communications Inc., Member of the Audit Committee at Icahn Enterprises L.P. | Former Executive Director of the CIA and CEO of Alex Brown, with extensive leadership experience in corporate governance and public service. | |
David Simon Board | Independent Director | Chairman, CEO, and President of Simon Property Group; Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Kl\u00e9pierre S.A. | Chairman and CEO of Simon Property Group since 1995, with extensive experience in real estate and corporate leadership. | |
Jessica Bibliowicz Board | Independent Director | Board member of Prudential Insurance Funds, Trustee of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian, and Chair of the Board of Fellows of Weill Cornell Medicine | Former CEO and Chair of National Financial Partners, with over 30 years of experience in financial services and corporate governance. | |
Kerry Murphy Healey Board | Independent Director | Trustee of American University of Afghanistan, American University of Bahrain, and Western Governors University; Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Trilateral Commission | Former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts and President of Babson College, with a strong background in public service, academia, and corporate governance. | |
Lynn Swann Board | Independent Director | President of Swann, Inc.; Board member of Xylem Inc. and American Homes 4 Rent | Former Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, media personality, and USC Athletic Director, with extensive board experience in public and private companies. | |
Michael Ducey Board | Independent Director | None currently listed | Former non-executive Chairman of TPC Group and board member of multiple companies, with extensive experience in audit and governance. | |
Mitra Hormozi Board | Independent Director | Partner at Walden Macht & Haran LLP, Director of several U.S. subsidiaries of Athene Holding Ltd. | Former EVP and General Counsel of Revlon, with extensive legal and regulatory expertise. | |
Pamela Joyner Board | Independent Director | Founding Partner of Avid Partners LLC, Trustee of Dartmouth College, Art Institute of Chicago, and J. Paul Getty Trust | Over 30 years of experience in finance and corporate governance, with significant contributions to the arts and education sectors. | |
Patrick Toomey Board | Independent Director | None listed | Former U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania (2011-2023), with expertise in economic and tax policy, financial regulation, and budgetary issues. | |
Pauline Richards Board | Independent Director | COO of Trebuchet Group Holdings Limited, Director of Hamilton Insurance Group, Member of the Audit and Governance Committees of Wyndham Hotels and Resorts | Extensive finance and governance experience, with leadership roles in both public and private companies. | |
Walter (Jay) Clayton Board | Independent Chair of the Board | Board member of American Express Company, Trustee of Lehigh University, Member of FDIC Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee, Adjunct Professor at University of Pennsylvania | Former Chair of the SEC (2017-2020), brings expertise in financial stability, cybersecurity, and capital markets regulation. |
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With your origination reaching $62 billion this quarter and annualizing close to $250 billion, are there capacity constraints that prevent you from increasing your annual origination target beyond $275 billion over the next five years, and how would exceeding this target impact the allocation among third-party, Athene, and syndication channels?
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Given that the sidecar vehicle ADIP's participation in new business has been less than the historical 40–45% year-to-date, what factors are influencing this lower contribution, and how do you see this evolving in the coming years, particularly in relation to maintaining Athene's dividend at $750 million annually?
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Considering the strong returns from Athene's alternative portfolio and the recent repositioning, is the allocation shift to have approximately 80% in AAA sufficient to maintain the expected 11% normalized return going forward, and are there any remaining steps needed to align the portfolio fully?
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With other asset managers reporting margin pressures due to increased payments to distribution platforms in the wealth management build-out, why aren't you experiencing similar headwinds, and could you elaborate on your expense structure in retail distribution compared to peers?
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Retirement services outflows improved to around a 10% annualized rate this quarter, but without visibility into 2025, can you provide guidance on how liability outflows are expected to trend next year, and whether they will remain consistent with 2024 levels or exhibit significant deviations?
Research analysts who have asked questions during Apollo Global Management earnings calls.
Patrick Davitt
Autonomous Research
4 questions for APO
William Katz
TD Cowen
4 questions for APO
Alexander Blostein
Goldman Sachs
3 questions for APO
Glenn Schorr
Evercore ISI
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Kenneth Worthington
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
3 questions for APO
Michael Brown
Wells Fargo Securities
3 questions for APO
Steven Chubak
Wolfe Research
3 questions for APO
Benjamin Budish
Barclays PLC
2 questions for APO
Brennan Hawken
UBS Group AG
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Brian Bedell
Deutsche Bank
2 questions for APO
Craig Siegenthaler
Bank of America
2 questions for APO
John Barnidge
Piper Sandler
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Michael Cyprys
Morgan Stanley
2 questions for APO
Alex Blostein
Goldman Sachs
1 question for APO
Ben Budish
Barclays PLC
1 question for APO
Daniel Fannon
Jefferies Financial Group Inc.
1 question for APO
Ken Worthington
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
1 question for APO
Kyle Voigt
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Wilma Burdis
Raymond James Financial
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Notable M&A activity and strategic investments in the past 3 years.
| Company | Year | Details |
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Barnes Group Inc. | 2024 | Apollo Global Management’s affiliates agreed to acquire Barnes Group Inc. for approximately $3.6 billion, with stockholders to receive $47.50 per share; the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2025. |
U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | 2024 | Apollo Global Management’s affiliates are set to acquire U.S. Silica at an enterprise value of about $1.85 billion in an all-cash deal, featuring an 18.7% to 33.0% premium pricing, a 45-day “go-shop” period, and an expected closing in the third quarter of 2024. |
Univar Solutions | 2023 | Apollo Global Management completed the acquisition of Univar Solutions for $8 billion, demonstrating its expertise in structuring complex deals in the chemicals industry amid market turbulence. |
Arconic | 2023 | Apollo’s private equity funds acquired Arconic for $5 billion, reinforcing their strategy of leveraging opportunities in the industrial and aluminum products sector during market dislocation. |
Credit Suisse’s Securitized Products Group | 2023 | Apollo Global Management acquired Credit Suisse’s Securitized Products Group via Atlas Securitized Products Holdings LP for a total price of $3.3 billion, including deferred payments and backed by several Apollo subsidiaries, as part of its strategy to expand its investment-grade private credit capabilities. |
Griffin Capital’s U.S. Wealth Distribution Business | 2022 | In March 2022, Apollo Global Management acquired Griffin Capital’s U.S. Wealth Distribution Business (along with its subsequent U.S. Asset Management Business phase) to expand its reach in independent broker-dealer and wirehouse distribution channels, enhancing its Global Wealth Management Solutions platform. |
Griffin Capital’s U.S. Asset Management Business | 2022 | Completed on May 3, 2022, this acquisition involved a closing consideration of about $213 million with up to $64 million in contingent consideration, and added roughly $6.5 billion to Apollo’s AUM while rebranding Griffin’s institutional funds as part of Apollo’s diversified product offering. |
Recent press releases and 8-K filings for APO.
- Apollo has appointed Eiji Ueda as Partner and Head of Asia Pacific, succeeding Matt Michelini, who will assume broader leadership responsibilities next year.
- Ueda previously served as Chief Investment Officer of Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) and held senior positions at Goldman Sachs for nearly three decades.
- Apollo's Asia Pacific business has grown from 80 to over 150 professionals since 2022 and originated over $11 billion in the past twelve months.
- As of June 30, 2025, Apollo had approximately $840 billion of assets under management.
- Derby Lane Partners launched as a new alternative investment management firm, securing up to $1.8 billion in commitments from strategic anchor partners.
- Founded by Adam Piekarski (CEO and CIO), the firm will initially focus on providing flexible capital solutions for commercial real estate credit in North America.
- Strategic anchor partners supporting the launch include BTG Pactual, Fortress Investment Group, Koch Real Estate Investments, Liberty Mutual Investments, Silver Creek Capital Management, and Stable.
- The initial senior team includes professionals previously from ACORE Capital, Madison Realty Capital, Apollo Global Management, and Blackstone.
- Meanwhile, a Bitcoin-denominated life insurance company, raised $82 million in new capital, bringing its total funding in 2025 to $122 million.
- Apollo participated in this funding round for Meanwhile, which offers Bitcoin-based savings, life insurance, annuities, and retirement products.
- Meanwhile's Bitcoin assets under management have surged over 200% in 2025, reflecting growing confidence in BTC as a long-term store of value.
- Apollo Silver Corp. has increased its non-brokered private placement offering to up to 7,437,680 Units at a price of $3.60 per Unit, aiming for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $26,775,648.
- Each Unit consists of one common share and one common share purchase warrant, with warrants exercisable at $5.50 for 24 months and subject to an acceleration provision.
- The net proceeds are intended to advance the Calico Silver Project and Cinco de Mayo Silver Project, cover ongoing property maintenance costs, and for general corporate purposes.
- The Upsized Offering will include participation by certain insiders of the Company.
- Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) has reported preliminary estimates for its alternative net investment income for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.
- The company estimates alternative net investment income to be approximately $325 million (pre-tax) for Q3 2025, which translates to an estimated 10% annualized return on alternative net investments.
- Within these alternative net investments, Athene's pooled investment vehicle is estimated to have an annualized return of 10%, while Athene's other alternative investments, including retirement services platforms, are estimated to have an 8% annualized return for the quarter.
- These preliminary financial results are subject to change as the company has not yet completed its financial closing procedures for the period, with the full quarterly earnings release scheduled for November 4, 2025.
- PK AirFinance, an affiliate of Apollo, has closed its second aircraft loan asset-backed securitization (ABS) of 2025, PK ALIFT LOAN FUNDING 7 Series 2025-2 ("PKAIR 2025-2"), which is its largest ABS transaction to date, issuing approximately $827 million of debt.
- This transaction represents PK's fourth commercial aircraft loan ABS issuance since July 2024, bringing cumulative ABS transactions to approximately $2.8 billion over the past fifteen months.
- PKAIR 2025-2 is notable as the first commercial aircraft loan ABS issuance in over 20 years to receive a 'Big Three' AAA rating, with Fitch assigning 'AAA' and 'AA' ratings to its A and B tranches, respectively.
- The issuance is secured by a portfolio of 107 senior-secured aviation loans from 42 unique obligors, with first priority liens on approximately $1.4 billion in underlying metal value.
- Apollo Silver Corp. announced a non-brokered private placement offering to raise up to $20,880,000.
- The offering consists of up to 5,800,000 units at a price of $3.60 per unit, with each unit comprising one common share and one common share purchase warrant.
- Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share at an exercise price of $5.50 for 24 months, subject to an acceleration provision if shares trade at $7.50 or greater for ten consecutive trading days.
- The net proceeds will be used to advance the Calico Silver Project, support the Cinco de Mayo Silver Project, cover ongoing property maintenance costs, and for general corporate purposes.
- Apollo (NYSE: APO) announced the launch of Apollo Sports Capital (ASC) on September 29, 2025, a new investment business providing capital solutions across the global sports and live events ecosystem.
- Al Tylis has been named Chief Executive Officer of ASC, which will primarily invest in credit and hybrid opportunities within the sports landscape, spanning franchises, leagues, venues, media, and events.
- ASC is designed as a permanent capital holding company to be a stable, long-term partner in the sector, building on Apollo's managed funds having already deployed approximately $17 billion in the broader sports space.
- Apollo is actively pursuing significant investment opportunities in Europe, focusing on investment-grade private credit to address massive capital expenditure needs in sectors such as AI, data centers, utilities, transmission lines, and defense, leveraging the region's evolving banking system and smaller capital markets compared to the U.S..
- Apollo's European retirement services business, Athora, acquired Pension Insurance Corporation Group (PIC) in July 2025, anticipating double-digit growth in the UK pension risk transfer market over the next several years and planning to enhance PIC's asset book with higher-yield, matching adjustment assets through Apollo's asset management expertise.
- Apollo's business model emphasizes its role as a principal and originator, which allows for direct capital commitment and traffic direction from inception, providing a robust advantage over pure third-party management, particularly in volatile credit environments.
- Apollo anticipates a gradual but accelerating adoption of alternatives in 401(k)s over the next 2-3 years, driven by their historical superior returns and lower volatility, positioning itself to be a key beneficiary among a limited number of firms.
- Trade Republic, with over 10 million clients and 150 billion euros in assets under management, is expanding its services from brokerage to wealth management.
- Apollo and EQT have formed a strategic partnership with Trade Republic to allow clients to invest in private markets starting from 1 euro.
- This initiative provides individual investors with access to private market investments, a class of assets that has historically outperformed public markets and was previously reserved for institutional investors.
- For the launch, Trade Republic will offer a 1% bonus on all private market investments made within the first 30 days.