Citi and Apollo Form $25B Private Credit, Direct Lending Program

Citigroup and Apollo entered into an exclusive agreement for a subsidiary of Citi and certain affiliates of Apollo to form a $25 billion private credit, direct lending program initially in North America, with the potential to expand to additional geographies.

September 27, 2024 Apollo | Citi | Citigroup | Direct Lending | Direct Lending Program | Jim Zelter | private credit | Private Credit Program | Viswas Raghavan Brianna Wilson

Apollo, ATLAS SP and BNP Paribas Enter $5B Strategic Collaboration

ATLAS SP Partners, the warehouse finance and securitized products business majority owned by Apollo funds, and BNP Paribas, a global bank of the European Union, entered a strategic financing and capital markets collaboration.

September 23, 2024 Apollo | ATLAS SP Partners | BNP Paribas | Carey Lathrop | Financing and Capital Markets Collaboration | Jim Zelter | John Gallo | Olivier Osty | Strategic Collaboration Brianna Wilson

MassMutual Invests in Apollo Asset-Backed Finance Franchise

MassMutual made an investment to become a minority equity owner in ATLAS SP Partners, the. warehouse finance and securitized products business of Apollo. As part of the commitment, MassMutual also agreed to invest in Apollo’s asset-backed finance franchise.

April 25, 2024 Apollo | ATLAS SP Partners | Eric Partlan | Jim Zelter | Marc Rowan | MassMutual Phil Neuffer

Apollo Expands ATLAS SP Partners and ABF Franchise with Commitments from ADIA

Apollo’s asset-backed finance franchise and ATLAS SP Partners received cornerstone capital commitments from a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA).

June 8, 2023 Apollo | ATLAS SP Partners¸ Abu Dhabi Investment Authority | Hamad Shahwan AlDhaheri | Jim Zelter | John Zito Ian Koplin

Apollo Partners with Hostplus to Launch $1.25B Asia Pacific Credit Strategy

Apollo formed an Asia Pacific credit strategy in a strategic partnership with Hostplus. The new strategy launches with $1.25 billion in assets, following an inaugural raise that includes a $500 million anchor commitment from Hostplus alongside Apollo’s internal and affiliated insurance balance sheets.

June 23, 2022 Anthony Hermann | Apollo | David Elia | Hostplus | Jim Zelter | Matt Michelini Ian Koplin

Farr Joins Apollo as Senior Partner to Lead Capital Solutions Activities

Craig Farr joined Apollo Global Management as a senior partner to lead the firm’s capital solutions activities. In this newly created role, Farr will spearhead Apollo’s centralized origination, structuring and distribution platform.

May 18, 2021 Apollo Global Management | Carlyle | Citigroup Global Markets | Craig Farr | Howard Widra | Jim Zelter | KKR | MidCap Financial | North American Equity Capital Markets | Scott Kleinman Ian Koplin