Market Insight | Overheard at Apollo
June 04, 2023
Overheard @ Apollo: Apollo Funds' Agreement to Acquire Arconic
Following Apollo Funds' recent $5bn agreement to acquire Arconic, Partner Gareth Turner discusses the growing demand for aluminum solutions across a wide range of industrial end markets and outlines a number of compelling sustainability benefits the material can offer versus more traditional alternatives. Listen to the latest episode of Overheard @ Apollo
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