Apollo Global Management and Affiliates Continue to Grow Direct Origination Platform

Globe Newswire 18-Jul-2019 12:04 PM

NEW YORK, July 18, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo") (NYSE:APO) today announced that Apollo's Direct Origination Platform, in partnership with MidCap Financial, the Apollo-managed flagship direct origination vehicle, closed on the commitment of a large new middle market loan account, bringing the Platform's total committed capital through separate accounts managed by Apollo and MidCap Financial to $3.5 billion.

The addition of the new account, when combined with capacity from a variety of other Apollo managed vehicles, including Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:AINV), brings the total amount of capital available to the Direct Origination Platform for middle market lending to more than $8 billion. This $8 billion of capital augments the significant capacity of MidCap Financial, which currently has $12 billion in commitments on its balance sheet with significant room for growth.

"While large amounts of capital are being raised in the private credit sector overall, Apollo is able to differentiate itself from other lenders given its scale, broad product offering, depth of sponsor relationships and experience as a successful manager," said Howard Widra, Apollo's Global Head of Direct Origination. "The core team of investment professionals at Apollo and MidCap Financial have been working together for more than 17 years and today manages more than $20 billion in middle market lending commitments across eight distinct products in a variety of proprietary niches. We anticipate further growth as more institutional investors embrace Apollo's innovative approach and unique value proposition."

About Apollo

Apollo is a leading global alternative investment manager with offices in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Houston, Bethesda, London, Frankfurt, Madrid, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo. Apollo had assets under management of approximately $303 billion as of March 31, 2019 in private equity, credit and real assets funds invested across a core group of nine industries where Apollo has considerable knowledge and resources. For more information about Apollo, please visit www.apollo.com.

About Apollo Investment Corporation

Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:AINV) is a closed-end investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.  The Company invests primarily in various forms of debt investments, including secured and unsecured debt, loan investments, and/or equity in private middle-market companies.  The Company may also invest in the securities of public companies and structured products and other investments such as collateralized loan obligations and credit-linked notes.  The Company seeks to provide private financing solutions for private companies that do not have access to the more traditional providers of credit. Apollo Investment Corporation is managed by Apollo Investment Management, L.P., an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC, a leading global alternative investment manager. For more information, please visit www.apolloic.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Contact
For investors please contact:
Gary M. Stein
Head of Corporate Communications
Apollo Global Management, LLC
(212) 822-0467
gstein@apollo.com 

Ann Dai
Investor Relations Manager
Apollo Global Management, LLC
(212) 822-0678
adai@apollo.com 

For media inquiries please contact:
Charles Zehren
Rubenstein Associates, Inc. for Apollo Global Management, LLC
(212) 843-8590
czehren@rubenstein.com