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The Apollo Approach

Anchored in our “purchase price matters” investment philosophy, we seek to generate excess returns per unit of risk across our credit ecosystem. Our proprietary platforms and corporate capabilities enable us to originate high-quality yielding assets, spanning private and public corporate credit, as well as asset-backed finance markets. We invest alongside our clients and take a responsible, knowledgeable approach while seeking to deliver positive social returns and strong financial performance.


Purchase Price Matters

Focusing on valuations when allocating capital in any market environment.


Excess Return Per Unit of Risk

Seeking to generate excess return per unit of risk across the risk/reward spectrum.


Unparalleled Alignment

Aligning interests with investors by committing side-by-side with our clients.

At-A-Glance

$502B
AUM
380+
Investment Professionals
4,000+
Issuer Relationships

 

As of August 31, 2024

Access a Variety of Credit Solutions

       

Corporate Credit and Fixed Income

Corporate Credit: Syndicated loans, high yield, bridges and backstops, event-driven, and SPACs

Corporate Fixed Income: IG bonds, high-grade alpha, emerging markets, IG privates and infrastructure

Direct Lending

Direct Lending: Large cap direct lending, middle market loans, and ABLs / revolvers

Structured Credit

Structured Credit — CLO liabilities, CLO equity & risk retention, asset-backed securitization & financing

Consumers & Residential Credit — Resi whole loans & ABS, Consumer whole loans & ABS, and Conduit CMBS

Asset Management Solutions — Secondaries, GP financing, Fund finance, and Warehouse finance

Real Estate and Other

Aviation Finance — Senior secured lending and Leasing

Commercial Real Estate Lending — 1st mortgages, Mezzanine, Net lease, CMBS, and Credit tenant leases

Insurance Solutions and Investment Strategies — Life settlements, Insurance ABS, Capital efficient fund and financing solutions

A Wide Array of Credit Funds and Strategies

Origination Platforms

We’ve built an ecosystem of origination platforms focused on asset-backed and specialty lending. These businesses span aviation, equipment and trade finance, warehouse facilities, and more. Today there are nearly 4,000 professionals working across 16 platform businesses, which originate tens of billions in assets every year for Apollo clients and third parties.

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We believe our direct origination strategy helps to deliver excess risk-adjusted returns at scale on a recurring basis.

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Apollo Academy: Learn from Experience

Learn more about how to deploy and capitalize on alternatives opportunities with a complete ecosystem of educational videos, classes, and live events—all eligible for CE credits—as well as whitepapers, articles, podcasts and much more.

Go to Apollo Academy

In-depth classes on key asset classes, portfolio construction, and more.

Learn why a multi-asset approach can make sense in credit investing.

Find out how private credit can help borrowers and the capital markets.

Keith Black, Adjunct Faculty at UMass, outlines private credit investing basics.


Explore Other Alternative Investment Solutions

Equity

With a focus on purchase price matters and underwriting diligence, our Equity platform provides creative solutions and all-weather strategies.

Real Assets

Our fully-integrated Real Assets platform spans across geographies, investing across the risk spectrum.

Retirement Solutions

We strive to empower retirees through an integrated alternative investing platform.