RealPage Appoints Dirk Wakeham as Chief Executive Officer

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Dirk Wakeham brings decades of leadership, SaaS and multifamily experience to lead RealPage’s next chapter of growth

RICHARDSON, Texas—RealPage®, a leading global provider of AI-enabled software platforms for the real estate industry, has appointed Dirk Wakeham as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. In conjunction with the appointment, Wakeham also joins the company’s Board of Directors.

“Returning to RealPage feels like coming home,” said newly appointed Dirk Wakeham, President and Chief Executive Officer, RealPage. “I’m honored to step into this role at such an important moment for the company and our industry. RealPage’s success has always been rooted in partnership and trust. Together, with our customers, we’ll continue creating vibrant communities that deliver great living experiences and help residents achieve financial wellness and lasting success.”

Wakeham brings extensive leadership experience as a six-time CEO and President for Software and SaaS organizations, with a strong focus in PropTech and FinTech. He previously served as Managing Director for Vista Equity Partners and was President of RealPage following its acquisition of LeasingDesk, the company he founded. His track record includes leading organizations such as Zego, Kibo, Lanyon, storEDGE, LeasingDesk, and RealPage through transformational growth.

Wakeham succeeds Dana Jones, who has served as RealPage’s President and CEO since 2021. Under Dana’s leadership, RealPage sharpened its operational discipline, strengthened its financial foundations, and accelerated innovation – expanding the company’s leadership in AI and resident experience.

Charles Goodman, Chairman of the Board of Directors, RealPage, said, “On behalf of the RealPage Board of Directors, we want to thank Dana for her tremendous contributions at RealPage. She has been a trusted leader through a period of significant transformation and growth. We wish her every success in her next chapter.”

Goodman adds, “We welcome Dirk Wakeham back to RealPage. He brings deep industry roots, proven technological leadership, and a long track record of driving scale, innovation, and value creation. I’m confident that Dirk will propel RealPage’s growth and reinforce its position as the technology partner of choice for the real estate industry.”

About RealPage, Inc.
RealPage improves the business of living for both housing providers and residents. As the leading platform for AI-powered real estate operations, we connect property owners, operators, and residents across every stage of the rental journey – creating smarter, more transparent, and more responsive experiences. Our technology unifies marketing, leasing, operations, and financials for over 24 million rental units worldwide, putting AI at the center of real estate. From automating work and turning data into actionable insights to introducing the industry’s first agentic AI workforce, we empower property teams to deliver exceptional living experiences. Through our resident experience platform, LOFT, and an integrated suite of services, RealPage helps millions of residents lease, live, and engage in their communities with greater flexibility and convenience. Backed by Thoma Bravo and recognized by Forbes, Newsweek, and EnergyStar for innovation, sustainability, and workplace culture, RealPage is headquartered in Richardson, Texas, with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. We’re building the future of real estate by connecting technology, people, and communities.

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Permira Appoints Mark Solomons as Senior Advise

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  • Appointment adds deep M&A and digital marketplace expertise to Permira’s global advisory network

London, 11 November 2025 – Permira, the global investment firm, today announced the appointment of Mark Solomons as a Senior Adviser, bringing extensive global M&A and digital marketplace expertise to support strategic M&A and value creation activity across the portfolio, with a particular focus on the Consumer sector.

Mark brings over 30 years of experience spanning finance, e-commerce and digital marketplaces, with a strong track record in board leadership roles and driving strategic transactions. He currently serves as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board at Permira-backed Catawiki, and has held senior board positions at Adevinta, OLX Brazil, Apollo Korea (Gmarket), and Distilled Media Group.

Previously, Mark served as Vice President of Corporate and Business Development and Vice President of Strategic Investments at eBay, where he led global M&A and investment activity. Before joining eBay, he spent two decades in investment banking at Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan, where he led a number of significant technology M&A transactions.

Dipan Patel, Co-CEO and Co-Managing Partner at Permira, said: “We are delighted to welcome Mark as a Senior Adviser. Through our mutual investment in Adevinta with eBay, we have had the opportunity of seeing first-hand the significant value he brings as a partner, combining strategic clarity with deep operational insight. His experience in global corporate strategy will be invaluable as we continue to focus on delivering liquidity to investors through strategic M&A across the portfolio.”

Mark Solomons, Senior Adviser at Permira, added: “Permira has built an exceptional track record in partnering with world-class consumer and digital commerce businesses. I’ve worked with the Permira team for a number of years now and am excited to step into the fold officially to help management teams drive strategic growth and to support the Permira team in delivering successful transactions and outcomes at exit.”

In the past year, Permira has deepened its commitment to embedding senior strategic and operating expertise across its investment platform, spanning M&A, go-to-market transformation, data & AI, and sustainability. The firm has appointed a number of Senior Advisers and Executives-in-Residence to strengthen these capabilities, including Jason Wreath, a data and healthcare analytics leader from AWS; Jason Bordoff, a global energy and sustainability expert; George McMillan, a healthcare operations specialist; and John Turner, an Executive-in-Residence focused on go-to-market excellence.

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Welcoming Oak HC/FT’s Newest Advisors

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At Oak HC/FT, we’ve long believed that deep industry roots and experienced guidance can turn potential into impact. Today, we’re thrilled to announce the newest additions to our Advisor bench – minds who bring decades of leadership, domain insight, and hands-on execution in fintech and healthcare.

Why It Matters

In today’s rapidly evolving fintech and healthcare landscapes, product velocity and operational scale are only part of the equation. Founders must navigate shifting regulatory environments, complex reimbursement structures, and new market dynamics – all while building enduring companies from the ground up. That’s why we pair the vision of bold entrepreneurs with the experience of seasoned operators who have done it before.

Advisors at Oak HC/FT are more than sounding boards – they are former CEOs, growth-stage executives, technical leaders, and go-to-market specialists who’ve scaled unicorns, taken companies public, and led through market turbulence. Their involvement helps our portfolio teams pressure-test decisions, sidestep predictable pitfalls, and accelerate the pace of insight and execution. It’s a model rooted in partnership, and one we believe meaningfully shifts the odds in a founder’s favor.

The Oak HC/FT Advisory Team

At Oak HC/FT, advisors are collaborators, mentors, and early-stage co-pilots. We’re grateful these leaders are stepping into the role as our portfolio companies pursue their biggest ambitions. Welcome aboard!

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Forbion Appoints Joy Faucher as General Partner to Support Continued Growth in Its BioEconomy Strategy

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Joy joined Forbion in 2023 as Partner to establish and co-lead the firm’s Planetary Health Strategy

Naarden, The Netherlands – 03 November, 2025 – Forbion, a leading global life sciences venture capital firm with deep roots in Europe, is pleased to announce the promotion of Joy Faucher to General Partner within its BioEconomy Fund. Joy joined Forbion in 2023 as Partner to establish and co-lead the firm’s planetary health strategy. Since then, Joy has played a central role in building the BioEconomy Fund and its team, while sourcing and executing investments in line with the fund’s mandate. As General Partner, Joy will continue in her leadership role of shaping the BioEconomy Fund’s strategy, supporting portfolio companies, and strengthening Forbion’s investments at the nexus of biotechnology and planetary health.

Joy’s promotion marks an important milestone for the BioEconomy strategy and Forbion’s commitment to driving forward investments in planetary health. It is a testament to Joy’s performance and continued dedication to shaping the Forbion BioEconomy platform, and further underscores Forbion’s ambition to become a global leader in bioeconomy investments.

Sander Slootweg

Managing Partner

I am honoured to take on this role and continue building Forbion’s BioEconomy strategy. I look forward to working with our exceptional team and founders to drive meaningful impact for our limited partners and planetary health.”

Joy Faucher

General Partner

The Forbion BioEconomy Fund now boasts five portfolio companies, reflecting strong momentum in its mission to invest in innovative biotech-enabled companies with planetary health impact. The fund’s investments span four core verticals: Food, Agriculture, Materials, and Environmental Technologies. Together, these focus areas represent Forbion’s belief that biotechnology is key to de-carbonising industry, restoring ecosystems, and driving a sustainable global economy.

 

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About Forbion

Forbion is a leading global venture capital firm with deep roots in Europe and offices in Naarden, the Netherlands, Munich, Germany, and Boston, USA. Forbion invests in innovative biotech companies, managing approximately €5 billion across multiple fund strategies covering all stages of (bio)pharmaceutical drug development. In addition to its human health focus, Forbion also invests in planetary health solutions through its BioEconomy strategy. The firm’s team of over 30 investment professionals has a strong track record, with more than 130 investments across 11 funds, resulting in numerous approved therapies and successful exits. Forbion is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and operates a joint venture with BGV for seed and early-stage investments in the Benelux and Germany regions.

 

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Blackstone Credit & Insurance Appoints Laura Coady as Global Head of CLOs and European Head of Liquid Credit Strategies

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NEW YORK – November 3, 2025 – Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that Laura Coady, formerly Head of International Securitised Markets and Global Head of CLOs at Jefferies, has joined Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) as Global Head of CLOs and European Head of Liquid Credit Strategies (LCS).

Based in London, Coady will oversee BXCI’s CLO activity globally, including CLO formation and investing, and lead the liquid credit business in Europe. BXCI’s LCS business manages $120 billion across corporate bonds, leveraged loans, CLOs and Multi-Asset Credit. Blackstone is the largest global manager of CLOs and loans, and the most active loan trader. The firm set a record for global annual CLO issuance in 2024, beating the previous record set by Blackstone in 2021.

Dan Leiter, Head of International and Global Head of Liquid Credit Strategies for BXCI, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome Laura to further strengthen our global CLO franchise and expand our liquids business across Europe. We believe our momentum in these areas will continue as clients increasingly recognize the advantages of BXCI’s scale and insights across the evolving credit landscape.”

At Jefferies, Coady helped build from scratch the infrastructure and team to create a top tier structured finance platform in Europe, including a number one ranked European CLO franchise. In 2024, she took over leadership of the US CLO business. Coady previously spent 14 years at Citi, most recently as Head of European CLO Structuring, Origination & Distribution. In 2023, she was recognized with GlobalCapital’s “Outstanding Contribution” award for her decade of leadership in the CLO market.

Laura Coady added: “I’m excited to join Dan and the BXCI team. Blackstone’s leadership in CLOs and scale across the broader credit spectrum creates enormous opportunities to serve clients in Europe and beyond.”

About Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) is one of the world’s leading credit investors. Our investments span the credit markets, including private investment grade, asset-based lending, public investment grade and high yield, sustainable resources, infrastructure debt, collateralized loan obligations, direct lending, and opportunistic credit. We seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for institutional and individual investors by offering companies the capital needed to strengthen and grow their businesses. BXCI is also a leading provider of investment management services for insurers, helping those companies better deliver for policyholders through our world-class capabilities in investment grade private credit.

Contacts
Felix Lettau
+44 75870 20020
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David Vitek
(212) 583-5291
David.Vitek@blackstone.com

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Blackstone Appoints Michele Rabà as its Head of European Private Equity

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LONDON, UK – 27 October 2025 – Blackstone (NYSE:BX) today announced that Michele Rabà will join the firm in April 2026 as Head of European Corporate Private Equity.

In this role, Mr. Rabà will oversee Blackstone’s corporate private equity activities in Europe, where it invests through its flagship private equity strategy, Blackstone Capital Partners, and its long-dated private equity strategy, Blackstone Core Equity Partners. Blackstone has been active in Europe for over 25 years and has built a leading private equity business in the region.

Mr. Rabà will assume the role held by Lionel Assant since 2012. Mr. Assant was recently elevated to serve as Global co-Chief Investment Officer of Blackstone where he works across the broader Blackstone private equity platform to shape investment decision making and strategies. Blackstone’s other private equity activities in Europe, including Tactical Opportunities and Growth, will continue to be led by Qasim Abbas and Paul Morrissey, respectively.

Blackstone has the world’s largest private equity platform with $396 billion in assets under management. The firm invests globally in both established and growth businesses, combining a thematic investment approach with deep sector expertise.

In Europe, Blackstone has over $350 billion in assets overall, and it sees the opportunity to invest in more than $500 billion of assets across the region over the next decade.

Joseph Baratta, Global Head of Private Equity Strategies at ​Blackstone said: “We are thrilled to welcome Michele to Blackstone.  He is a proven investor and is universally respected in our industry. Europe is core to our private equity business, and we are excited about the opportunity to drive continued growth in the region that builds on our strong foundations and local presence.”

Mr. Rabà was previously Lead Partner, European Private Equity at Apollo, which he joined in 2010. He started his career at Goldman Sachs International in London in the Financial Institutions Group. Mr. Rabà graduated from Bocconi University with both a BA and MSc in Finance.

About Blackstone
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. Blackstone seeks to deliver compelling returns for institutional and individual investors by strengthening the companies in which the firm invests. Blackstone’s $1.2 trillion in assets under management include global investment strategies focused on real estate, private equity, credit, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, secondaries and hedge funds. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

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Peter Herweck Joins Warburg Pincus as Executive-in-Residence to Support European Technology Group

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Former CEO of Schneider Electric Brings Global Industrial and Software Leadership Experience

London, 21 October 2025 – Warburg Pincus, the pioneer of private equity global growth investing, today announced the appointment of Peter Herweck as an Executive-in-Residence, working with the firm’s European Technology group. In his role, Mr. Herweck will work with Warburg Pincus to identify and evaluate new investment opportunities across the software and technology sectors. He will also play an active role in value creation across the firm’s existing portfolio.

Mr. Herweck brings over three decades of global operating experience and deep sector expertise across industrial automation, industrial software, and energy systems. Most recently, he served as CEO of Schneider Electric, having previously been Chairman and CEO of AVEVA. Prior to that, he held multiple senior executive roles at Siemens, including Chief Strategy Officer of the Group.

“I am delighted to be joining Warburg Pincus to support the firm’s continued investment efforts in transformative technology businesses”, said Peter Herweck. “Throughout my career, I have been focused on how innovation drives efficiency, safety, and sustainability.”

“We are truly excited to partner with Peter,” said Carl von Baumbach, Principal at Warburg Pincus. “His strategic insight, deep domain knowledge and experience in scaling global technology platforms will be immensely valuable as we continue to invest behind secular technology trends and support our portfolio companies in unlocking their full potential.”

Mr. Herweck currently serves as Non-Executive Director on Teradyne’s (TER) board. He holds an MBA from Wake Forest University, completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School, and holds engineering degrees from Université de Metz (France) and HTW Saar (Germany).

Media contact:

Alice Gibb
Director, Europe Communications
Alice.gibb@warburgpincus.com
+44 207 306 3090

About Warburg Pincus

Warburg Pincus LLC is the pioneer of global growth investing. A private partnership since 1966, the firm has the flexibility and experience to focus on helping investors and management teams achieve enduring success across market cycles. Today, the firm has more than $86 billion in assets under management, and more than 220 companies in their active portfolio, diversified across stages, sectors, and geographies. Warburg Pincus has invested in more than 1,000 companies across its private equity, real estate, and capital solutions strategies.

The firm is headquartered in New York with offices in Amsterdam, Beijing, Berlin, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Luxembourg, Mumbai, Mauritius, San Francisco, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.warburgpincus.com or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Apollo Names Bert Crouch Head of Real Estate Equity

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NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced that Bert Crouch has been named Partner and Head of Real Estate Equity at Apollo. Crouch will lead Apollo’s real estate equity business, encompassing Bridge Investment Group (“Bridge”), the real estate equity platform company acquired earlier this year, as well as the firm’s existing strategies. Robert Morse, currently serving as Executive Chairman of Bridge, will transition into a Vice Chairman role at Apollo focused on origination along with corporate and client relationships. Jonathan Slager will continue in his role as CEO of Bridge, working alongside Crouch to drive growth across the real estate equity platform.

Crouch brings more than 20 years of real estate investment and portfolio management experience across equity and credit, with a focus on thematic, high conviction strategies across the capital structure. He joins Apollo from Invesco Real Estate, where he most recently served as Head of North America since 2020, Chief Executive Officer of Invesco Commercial Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc. since its launch in 2023, and Lead Portfolio Manager of various opportunistic and credit funds dating back to 2010. Crouch was also a member of Invesco Real Estate’s Global Executive Committee and Invesco Private Markets’ Executive Committee.

Apollo Partner and Co-Head of Equity David Sambur said, “Bert is an industry veteran with deep investment experience, leadership acumen and a strong track record of driving growth initiatives, and his hiring underscores Apollo’s commitment to support a best-in-class real estate equity business. We believe our leading platform is well-positioned in the industry, with capabilities that span equity and credit and an exceptionally talented senior team. I am confident Bert’s leadership will accelerate our ability to execute on our long-term strategy amid improving market fundamentals.”

Crouch said, “Joining Apollo at this moment represents a unique opportunity to help lead a scaled, vertically integrated real estate platform with the ability to invest across cycles and deliver for clients in both institutional and wealth channels. We see clear market opportunities emerging, particularly in sectors where Apollo has strong conviction, including housing, industrial, net lease and other key verticals. I look forward to working with the team and our investors to build on this strong foundation and drive the business’ next phase of growth.”

Morse said, “Bert is a talented real estate investor and executive who is ideally suited to drive growth in Apollo’s real estate equity business. Bringing on a leader of his caliber speaks to the strength of our combined platform as we position the business for long-term success.”

Slager said, “Bridge and Apollo share a deep commitment to performance, innovation and partnership, and with Bert’s addition, we are even better positioned to execute on our strategy, capitalize on emerging opportunities and deliver strong outcomes for our investors.”

Apollo’s real estate platform has more than $110 billion of assets under management with diversified investment strategies across real estate equity and credit. Apollo’s real estate equity franchise operates with specialized investment expertise and a nationwide operating footprint.

About Apollo

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of June 30, 2025, Apollo had approximately $840 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.

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In this press release, references to “Apollo,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer collectively to Apollo Global Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries, or as the context may otherwise require. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, discussions related to Apollo’s expectations regarding the performance of its business, its liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used in this press release, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We believe these factors include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 24, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. This press release does not constitute an offer of any Apollo fund.

Contacts

Noah Gunn
Global Head of Investor Relations
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0540
IR@apollo.com

Joanna Rose
Global Head of Corporate Communications
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0491
Communications@apollo.com

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Ratos announces Björn Borgman leaving HL Display

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Björn Borgman, CEO HL Display, has chosen to leave the company to take on the role as President and CEO for ITAB.

After ten years with HL Display, including the past five as Chief Executive Officer, Björn Borgman has announced his departure from the company. He will remain in his role until a successor assumes office, but no later than the end of April.

Ratos has initiated the recruitment process to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer for HL Display.

About HL Display
HL Display is a global leader in in-store merchandising and communication solutions, helping customers create a better shopping experience for both shoppers and store personnel. Founded in 1954, HL operates in more than 70 countries, with solutions in 350,000 stores worldwide. The company supports customers in growing sales, inspiring shoppers, improving efficiency, reducing waste and improving work in-store across three segments: food retail, branded goods suppliers, and non-food retail.

HL Display Group is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with sales offices in 24 countries covering 40 markets and distributor partners serving the remaining global markets. The company operates seven production facilities across Sweden, Poland, Germany, the UK, Canada, and China, with capabilities including plastics and metal fabrication, printing, and assembly. HL has 1,400 employees and net sales of 3,000 MSEK. HL Display has actively pursued 11 add-on acquisitions over the past four years to strengthen its market position and expand its portfolio.

Ratos holding in the subsidiary HL Display is 95%.

For further information, please contact:
Katarina Grönwall, VP Communications & Sustainability
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Apollo Names Eiji Ueda Head of Asia Pacific as Firm Marks 20 Years in Region

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Appointment opens a new chapter in Apollo’s next phase of growth: expanding capital, wealth and retirement solutions across the region

TOKYO and NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo (NYSE: APO) today announced Mr. Eiji Ueda has been named a Partner and Head of Asia Pacific, succeeding Matt Michelini. Michelini, who has spearheaded Apollo’s rapid expansion across the region since his appointment in 2022, will remain in region to oversee Ueda’s transition before assuming broader leadership responsibilities with the firm next year.

Ueda joins Apollo with demonstrated investment expertise and a nuanced understanding of Asia’s evolving needs. He most recently served as Chief Investment Officer of Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), one of the largest institutional investors globally, where he led a strategic portfolio restructuring to deliver positive results through unprecedented market volatility. Previously, he spent nearly three decades with Goldman Sachs holding positions across major financial centres, including Head of Fixed Income Trading and Head of Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities (FICC) in Tokyo as well as Co-Head of Securities, Asia, based in Hong Kong. He also served as a member of Goldman’s Asia Pacific Management Committee, Firmwide Risk Committee and Chair of the Asia Pacific Risk Committee.

“Asia Pacific is key to Apollo’s next chapter of growth,” said Jim Zelter, President of Apollo. “Fundamental shifts in the region’s economies are creating a surge in demand for not just capital, but for more integrated financial solutions across capital, wealth and retirement. We believe Apollo’s full platform, including our origination ecosystem, is well-positioned to meet these needs. Ueda’s track record of innovation, disciplined risk oversight and cross-asset management will enable us to continue scaling with conviction and understanding of local markets.”

“Apollo is bringing something new to Asia: beyond global investment expertise underpinned by local sensitivity, the firm goes further to deliver wealth and retirement solutions others may find hard to build,” said Ueda. “Asia’s demographics, savings base and capital gaps present one of the most compelling growth arcs in the world. I am excited to join the team and help position Apollo as the partner of choice across that entire continuum.”

“It has been a privilege to lead Apollo’s Asia growth over the past several years,” said Matt Michelini. “Together, we have assembled an incredibly talented team, built out our core capabilities in credit, hybrid capital, wealth and retirement solutions and established strategic partnerships that are unlocking new opportunities the region needs. Ueda’s appointment signals both continuity and evolution, and I look forward to partnering with him as we enter Apollo’s next stage of growth.”

Since 2022, Apollo’s Asia Pacific business has grown from 80 to over 150 professionals, spanning the region to deliver the firm’s leading capabilities across private investment grade credit, hybrid capital, wealth, retirement and insurance. Apollo’s approach in Asia reflects its broader strategy: long-term focused, structurally flexible and built on partnership and alignment. The firm has originated over $11 billion over the past twelve months — more than ten times the amount originated in 2020. Apollo’s retirement services business Athene has grown rapidly, reinsuring close to $19 billion in policy value to date. With strategic partnerships in Australia, Japan, Greater China and Korea, the firm has matched global scale to regional opportunities in support of growing demand for private market access and reliable income solutions.

About Apollo
Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of June 30, 2025, Apollo had approximately $840 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
In this press release, references to “Apollo,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer collectively to Apollo Global Management, Inc. and its subsidiaries, or as the context may otherwise require. This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements include, but are not limited to, discussions related to Apollo’s expectations regarding the performance of its business, its liquidity and capital resources and other non-historical statements. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. When used in this press release, the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We believe these factors include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 24, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. This press release does not constitute an offer of any Apollo fund.

Contacts
Noah Gunn
Global Head of Investor Relations
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0540
IR@apollo.com

Joanna Rose
Global Head of Corporate Communications
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
(212) 822-0491
Communications@apollo.com

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