Investment Philosophy Since our founding, our investment philosophy always was, and continues to be, predicated on the following three key themes: Through steadfast purchase price discipline and active portfolio management, collaborating with management teams and a deep bench of operating executives, the private equity funds we manage have generated strong returns across market cycles, while focusing on downside protection. The private equity funds we manage have owned more than 150 companies since Apollo’s inception, across sectors that include financial services business services consumer services chemicals natural resources consumer and retail leisure manufacturing and industrial and media, telecom and technology. Apollo relies on its industry specialization, willingness to embrace complexity, ability to adapt quickly to capitalize on market dislocations, and creative structuring expertise to capture value “on the buy.” It also aims to create value by working with its funds’ portfolio companies on operational improvements, with flexible capital structures providing downside protection.Īpollo’s private equity business benefits from its integration with the firm’s credit business, which is one of the largest alternative credit managers in the industry. Imbued with a diverse set of skills developed across market cycles, Apollo pursues many paths to value, including through opportunistic buyouts and build-ups, corporate carve-outs, and distressed investments, and often goes “against the grain” of what other investors are doing, to target investments on behalf of managed funds at deep discounts to market averages. Private equity has been a cornerstone of Apollo’s business since its founding in 1990.

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