Focus on Apollo Global Management, a leading US alternative investment firm and its official website domain

Apollo Global Management is an alternative investment management firm founded in New York in 1990. The founding team includes Leon Black, John Hannan, Mark Rowan, and Joshua Harris. Headquartered in New York, it primarily provides alternative investment management services, covering three main sectors: credit, private equity, and real estate, with business operations spanning retail, technology, and other industries.

Branch offices are located in Los Angeles, London, Singapore, and other locations, and the company is actively expanding into the Asian market. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011. As of 2023, its assets under management were approximately $16 billion, and as of the second quarter of 2025, its assets under management reached $840 billion.

The founding team comes from Drexel Burnham Lambert, where they initially laid the foundation by achieving a 47% annualized return through the acquisition of Executive Life Insurance's junk bond projects. It manages six funds, including distressed asset holding investments and traditional leveraged buyout strategies, two of which are publicly listed on Nasdaq and the Netherlands Board of Trade. Through the acquisition of Athena Insurance, the company has built a perpetual capital platform, managing over $246 billion in insurance float. Key notable investments include a five-fold return on its 2008 investment in LyondellBasell, the 2021 acquisition of Yahoo! Global, and a $5 billion investment in Intel in 2025. The company has consistently been listed in the Fortune 500, ranking 356th in 2023.

Apollo Global Management is a U.S.-based investment management company founded in 1990 by Leon Black, Josh Harris, and Mark Ron. It primarily invests in credit, private equity, and real assets. As of December 31, 2020, the company managed $455.5 billion in assets, of which $328.6 billion was invested in credit (including mezzanine capital, hedge funds, distressed loans, and mortgages), $80.7 billion in private equity, and $46.2 billion in real estate, including real estate and infrastructure.

The company invests on behalf of pension funds, endowment funds, sovereign wealth funds, and other institutional and individual investors. Since its inception in 1990, Apollo-managed private equity funds have delivered a 24% internal rate of return (IRR) to investors.

Company Name: Apollo Global Management.

Official Domain: apollo.com.

Domain Created: January 30, 1997.

Country: United States.

Headquarters Location: New York City, USA.

Founded: 1990.

Founders: Leon Black, Josh Harris, and Mark Ron.