Apollo

Apollo is one of the world’s leading alternative asset managers, operating an integrated asset management and retirement services platform with a 35-year history of innovation in private markets. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we strive to be the leading provider of retirement income solutions for institutions, companies and individuals to enhance outcomes and enable people to retire better. In our Asset Management business, we are focused on generating excess return per unit of risk through a variety of investment strategies across the debt and equity spectrum.

Apollo
9 W 57th Street,
New York, NY, 10019

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1990

Year founded

$749B

Credit AUM*

$189B

Equity AUM*

Michael Pagano
Partner, Global Head of Third-Party Insurance Client Management
ICG3PI@apollo.com

05/21/26

FROM ORIGINATION TO EXECUTION: HOW INTEGRATED PLATFORMS DRIVE VALUE IN ABF

Chris Edson, Partner and Global Head of Origination at Apollo, and Bret Leas, Partner and Head of Asset-Backed Finance, join host Stewart Foley, CFA, to discuss the evolution of asset-backed finance, integrated origination platforms, and the growing role of ABF within institutional portfolios.

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05/12/26

Does the Foundation Still Support the Structure? Why a Portfolio Rebalance Makes Sense Now

Strong public market headlines may be hiding weaker portfolio foundations, including thinner risk compensation, higher concentration, and less reliable stock-bond diversification. Readers will learn why private markets, manager selection, vintage timing, and portfolio alignment may matter more in today’s environment.

05/06/26

Beyond the Middle Market: Private Equity Investing for a More Demanding Regime

The traditional middle-market private equity playbook is less reliable in a higher-rate, slower-exit, and more competitive environment. Readers will learn why scale, specialization, manager selection, and intentional portfolio construction may matter more than broad middle-market exposure alone.

04/16/26

A Reset in Software — And Why Discipline Always Matters

Software has been one of private equity’s most active sectors over the past decade, supported by recurring revenue, leverage and expanding multiples. Today, that model is being reassessed. Higher interest rates and accelerating AI disruption are challenging long-held assumptions around growth durability and valuation.