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Apollo Global Management Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Asset Manager Profile

In the last 3 years, Apollo Global Management has acquired 25 companies. It has also invested in 4 others.

Apollo Global Management’s most common sectors for investment areretail (7%) and financial services (7%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include secondary buyout (25%) and going private (22%). In total, Apollo Global Management has invested in 29 US states and 16 different countries. Its largest (disclosed) acquisition occurred in 2008 when it acquired Caesars Entertainment for $30.7B.

In the last 3 years, Apollo Global Management has exited 14 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (32%). Apollo Global Management’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2021 when it sold Tech Data for $7.2B.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity214
    • M&A Buy Activity146
    • M&A Sell Activity68
  • Total Sectors Invested 48
  • Total Countries Invested 16
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 100
  • M&A Advisors 52

Apollo Global Management

9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor,
New York, New York 10019
United States
(212) 515-3200
www.agm.com

Apollo Global Management is a global alternative investment firm. The Firm segments its activity between private equity, capital markets, real estate, and publicly traded investment funds. Within private equity, Apollo targets traditional buyouts, distressed situations, as well as minority investments to help companies make acquisitions or fund other needs. Sectors of interest include chemicals, commodities, consumer/retail, distribution, transportation, financial services, business services, manufacturing, industrial, media/cable/leisure, packaging, and satellite/wireless. Apollo's geographic coverage spans Europe, North America, and Asia. Apollo manages publicly traded Apollo Investment Corporation, which provides equity and junior capital to middle-market companies, as well as Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Apollo Global Management was formed in 1990 and is based in New York City.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Consumer Products, Distribution, Environmental, Financial Services, Food, Gaming, Information Technology, Insurance, Leisure, Machinery, Media, Packaging, Plastics, Publishing, Retail, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Special Situations/Distressed, Secondary Buyout

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Nordic, Asia/Pacific, Australia/New Zealand, Central Asia/India

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (9.6/yr) # 98 19 10 8 6 5 146
vol $135.2B $13.8B $12.3B $13.3B $1.9B $8.0B $184.5B
Sell (4.4/yr) # 48 8 6 3 2 3 70
vol $14.7B $20.1B $2M $414M $2.8B $38.0B
  216

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CareerBuilder, Inc. 2025-06-24 - Bankruptcy
Chicago, Illinois · www.careerbuilder.com
PowerGrid Services LLC 2025-05-13 - Secondary Buyout
Hartselle, Alabama · www.powergridservices.com
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. 2025-05-08 - IPO
Hamilton, Bermuda · www.aspen.co
Hav Energy LNG Holding AS 2025-05-06 - Secondary Buyout
Stavanger, Norway · www.havenergy.no
OEG Energy Group Ltd. 2025-03-19 - Secondary Buyout
Aberdeen, United Kingdom · www.oeg.group
Covis Group S.a. r.l 2025-03-14 - Trade Sale
Luxembourg, Luxembourg · www.covispharma.com
Bold Production Services LLC 2025-02-12 - Secondary Buyout
Houston, Texas · www.bps-llc.com
GFL Environmental - Environmental Services Business 2025-01-07 8.0B USD Divestiture
Vaughan, Ontario
The State Group 2024-11-18 - Secondary Buyout
Franklin, Tennessee · www.stategroup.com
GI Alliance 2024-11-11 2.8B USD Trade Sale
Dallas, Texas · www.gialliance.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Tenneco, Inc. 2022-02-23 Öhlins Racing A.B. 2024-10-11 1
Northville, Michigan · www.tenneco.com Upplands Vasby, Sweden · www.ohlins.com
LifePoint Health, Inc. 2018-07-23 Everest Rehabilitation Hospitals - Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility 2024-04-16 6
Brentwood, Tennessee · www.lifepointhealth.net San Antonio, Texas
Celeros Flow Technology 2020-04-29 Cleanova 2023-05-10 1
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.celerosft.com Killarney, Ireland · www.cleanova.com
CMG Media Corp. 2019-12-17 Cox Media Group - Houston Radio Stations 2023-04-11 2
Atlanta, Georgia · www.cmg.com Houston, Texas
EmployBridge, Inc. 2021-06-03 Bluecrew, Inc. 2022-10-04 2
Duluth, Georgia · www.employbridge.com Chicago, Illinois · www.bluecrewjobs.com
Intrado Corp. 2017-05-09 Intrado - Safety Business 2022-09-16 6
Longmont, Colorado · www.intrado.com Omaha, Nebraska
LifePoint Health, Inc. 2018-07-23 Springstone, Inc. 2022-08-29 5
Brentwood, Tennessee · www.lifepointhealth.net Louisville, Kentucky · www.springstone.com
Intrado Corp. 2017-05-09 Junction Networks, Inc. 2022-07-22 5
Longmont, Colorado · www.intrado.com New York, New York · www.onsip.com
Intrado Corp. 2017-05-09 Flowroute, Inc. 2022-03-11 4
Longmont, Colorado · www.intrado.com Seattle, Washington · www.flowroute.com
US Acute Care Solutions LLC 2021-02-09 Alteon Health 2022-02-01 2
Canton, Ohio · www.usacs.com Germantown, Maryland · www.alteonhealth.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Retail 3 (4%) 5.0B (7%) 9 (6%) 29.5B (16%)
Financial Services 7 (9%) 1.3B (2%) 9 (6%) 1.3B (1%)
Energy Services and Equipment 5 (7%) - 8 (5%) -
Business Services 5 (7%) - 7 (5%) -
Healthcare Services 2 (3%) 5.6B (8%) 6 (4%) 5.6B (3%)
Gaming 2 (3%) - 5 (3%) 30.7B (17%)
Insurance 3 (4%) - 5 (3%) 1.4B (1%)
Real Estate 3 (4%) 530M (1%) 4 (3%) 9.0B (5%)
Chemicals 2 (3%) 1.0B (1%) 4 (3%) 6.6B (4%)
Manufacturing 2 (3%) 5.2B (8%) 4 (3%) 6.2B (3%)
Leisure 2 (3%) 1.1B (2%) 4 (3%) 4.0B (2%)
Consumer Products - - 4 (3%) 2.6B (1%)
Metals/Mining 2 (3%) 1.9B (3%) 4 (3%) 2.5B (1%)
Media 2 (3%) - 4 (3%) 1.6B (1%)
Oil/Gas Exploration 3 (4%) - 4 (3%) -
Transportation 3 (4%) - 4 (3%) -
Safety/Security 1 (1%) - 3 (2%) 15.0B (8%)
Distribution 2 (3%) 8.1B (12%) 3 (2%) 13.5B (7%)
Internet Software and Services 3 (4%) 7.8B (11%) 3 (2%) 7.8B (4%)
Automotive 2 (3%) 7.1B (10%) 3 (2%) 7.1B (4%)
Information Technology - - 3 (2%) 4.7B (3%)
Packaging 2 (3%) - 3 (2%) 3.3B (2%)
Education 1 (1%) - 3 (2%) 2.5B (1%)
Construction 2 (3%) 338M (< 1%) 3 (2%) 338M (< 1%)
Machinery 1 (1%) - 3 (2%) -
Communications 2 (3%) 7.5B (11%) 2 (1%) 7.5B (4%)
Aerospace 2 (3%) 5.2B (8%) 2 (1%) 5.2B (3%)
Plastics - - 2 (1%) 2.3B (1%)
Restaurants - - 2 (1%) 1.3B (1%)
Food - - 2 (1%) 410M (< 1%)
Building Materials - - 2 (1%) -
Engineering 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Forest Products 2 (3%) - 2 (1%) -
Infrastructure - - 2 (1%) -
Software - - 2 (1%) -
Staffing 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Environmental 1 (1%) 8.0B (12%) 1 (1%) 8.0B (4%)
Semiconductors 1 (1%) 2.0B (3%) 1 (1%) 2.0B (1%)
Consumer Services 1 (1%) 1.6B (2%) 1 (1%) 1.6B (1%)
Franchising - - 1 (1%) 1.0B (1%)
Airlines - - 1 (1%) -
Diversified 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Electrical Equipment - - 1 (1%) -
Life Science - - 1 (1%) -
Marine 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Marketing - - 1 (1%) -
Technology Hardware 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Test/Measurement Equipment 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 75 $69.2B 146 $184.5B

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 52 (69%) 58.4B (84%) 104 (71%) 167.9B (91%)
  Texas 10 (13%) 8.0B (11%) 18 (12%) 13.6B (7%)
  California 7 (9%) 3.0B (4%) 15 (10%) 7.8B (4%)
  Pennsylvania 5 (7%) 5.2B (8%) 7 (5%) 7.3B (4%)
  North Carolina 3 (4%) - 7 (5%) 1.4B (1%)
  Illinois 2 (3%) 8.1B (12%) 7 (5%) 14.6B (8%)
  New York 3 (4%) 5.2B (8%) 6 (4%) 7.7B (4%)
  Tennessee 2 (3%) 5.6B (8%) 5 (3%) 6.6B (4%)
  Ohio 3 (4%) 1.0B (1%) 4 (3%) 1.7B (1%)
  Florida - - 4 (3%) 23.5B (13%)
  Colorado 1 (1%) 5.1B (7%) 3 (2%) 5.1B (3%)
  Connecticut 1 (1%) - 3 (2%) -
  Washington 2 (3%) 1.6B (2%) 2 (1%) 1.6B (1%)
  Arizona 2 (3%) - 2 (1%) -
  Georgia 2 (3%) - 2 (1%) -
  Michigan 1 (1%) 7.1B (10%) 2 (1%) 7.1B (4%)
  Indiana 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) 2.3B (1%)
  Maryland 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
  Nevada - - 2 (1%) 32.9B (18%)
  Louisiana 1 (1%) 7.5B (11%) 1 (1%) 7.5B (4%)
  Wisconsin 1 (1%) 1.0B (1%) 1 (1%) 1.0B (1%)
  Alabama 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
  Wyoming 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
  Virginia 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
  Oklahoma 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
  Idaho - - 1 (1%) 17.4B (9%)
  New Jersey - - 1 (1%) 8.5B (5%)
  Kansas - - 1 (1%) 410M (< 1%)
  Missouri - - 1 (1%) -
  Minnesota - - 1 (1%) -
United Kingdom 5 (7%) - 11 (8%) 1.4B (1%)
Canada 3 (4%) 8.0B (12%) 5 (3%) 8.0B (4%)
  Ontario 3 (4%) 8.0B (12%) 4 (3%) 8.0B (4%)
  Alberta - - 1 (1%) -
France 3 (4%) 530M (1%) 5 (3%) 3.9B (2%)
Italy 3 (4%) - 3 (2%) -
Netherlands 2 (3%) 2.0B (3%) 3 (2%) 2.0B (1%)
Bermuda 2 (3%) - 3 (2%) -
Australia 1 (1%) - 3 (2%) -
Switzerland - - 2 (1%) 975M (1%)
Slovenia 1 (1%) 282M (< 1%) 1 (1%) 282M (< 1%)
Estonia 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Japan 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Norway 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Spain - - 1 (1%) 68M (< 1%)
Germany - - 1 (1%) -
Luxembourg - - 1 (1%) -
Domestic 52 (69%) 58.4B (84%) 104 (71%) 167.9B (91%)
Cross-border 23 (31%) 10.8B (16%) 42 (29%) 16.5B (9%)
Total 75 $69.2B 146 $184.5B

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Secondary Buyout 20 (27%) 1.0B (2%) 36 (25%) 5.7B (3%)
Going Private 15 (20%) 39.1B (61%) 31 (21%) 132.6B (74%)
Divestiture 12 (16%) 18.0B (28%) 26 (18%) 31.4B (18%)
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 10 (13%) 5.9B (9%) 17 (12%) 7.4B (4%)
Stake Purchase 7 (9%) - 11 (8%) -
Growth Capital 6 (8%) - 10 (7%) -
Special Situations/Distressed - - 6 (4%) 1.1B (1%)
Acquisition Financing 2 (3%) - 2 (1%) -
Consolidation - - 2 (1%) -
Joint Venture 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
Recapitalization 1 (1%) - 2 (1%) -
PIPE 1 (1%) - 1 (1%) -
Total 75 $64.0B 146 $178.3B

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
IPO 18 (26%) -
Secondary Sale 17 (24%) 7.2B (19%)
Trade Sale - Public Company 11 (16%) 17.9B (47%)
Trade Sale 10 (14%) 5.6B (15%)
Merger 8 (11%) 7.2B (19%)
Bankruptcy 3 (4%) -
SPAC 2 (3%) -
Divestiture 1 (1%) 101M (< 1%)
Total 70 $38.0B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Barclays Investment Bank
 13
Credit Suisse Investment Banking
 11
Citi
 8
Legal Deals
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
 41
Vinson & Elkins
 9
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
 8

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 36 $177.3B
$100M to $1B 12 $7.1B
< $100M 1 $68M
TOTAL $184.5B
Largest Caesars Entertainment Corp. (old)
$30.7B (2008-01-01)
sell # Total
> $1B 10 $33.9B
$100M to $1B 7 $4.1B
< $100M 1 $2M
TOTAL $38.0B
Largest Tech Data Corporation
$7.2B (2021-03-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
27%
39 (27%)
Strategic(s)
18%
27 (18%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
23%
16 (23%)
Strategic(s)
43%
30 (43%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Asset Manager

Size

Mega

PE Assets

45.0B USD

Established

1990

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Marc Rowan

Co-Founder & CEO

Jim Belardi

Co-Founder & CEO, CIO

James Zelter

Co-President, Apollo Asset Management

Scott Kleinman

Co-President, Apollo Asset Management

Laurie Medley

Global Head of ESG, Legal, Compliance & Tax

FAQ

When was Apollo Global Management founded?

Apollo Global Management was founded in 1990.

What type of investor is Apollo Global Management?

Apollo Global Management is an asset manager.

Where is Apollo Global Management headquartered?

Apollo Global Management is headquartered in New York, New York.

How much capital does Apollo Global Management have under management?

Apollo Global Management has 45.0B USD under management.

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