Credit | Apollo in the Media
October 09, 2025
Tristram Leach on Why Apollo Is More Excited Than Ever About the European Financing Opportunity
The interview originally aired on Bloomberg TV on August 14, 2025
Tristram Leach joined CNBC to discuss the urgent investment needs across Europe and how Apollo is playing an active role in financing the CapEx supercycle that’s central to the continent’s long-term competitiveness.
“We have capital that's uniquely well suited — long-dated, sophisticated, patient capital.”
Tristram Leach, Partner and Co-head of European Credit at Apollo Global Management
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