Market Insight | Overheard at Apollo
March 09, 2023
Overheard @ Apollo: The Media & Entertainment Industry
Private Equity Partner Aaron Sobel shares his views on the key trends impacting media and entertainment and his outlook for the industry amid the ongoing ‘content wars’ for the first edition of Overheard @ Apollo, our series of unfiltered insights from experts across the platform.
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Apollo's Hybrid team partnered with Global Schools Group, a leading private international education company based in Singapore, on multiple financings to launch the company's international expansion and maintain its exceptional track record of academic outcomes for students.
With rates still expected to stay “higher for longer,” risk premia in public equities and public fixed income is narrow. In our view, private markets can offer options, especially in private equity secondaries, large corporate direct lending, asset-backed finance, and other areas.
