Private Equity Fund Report ---with the case of Apollo Global Management, LLC Over the past decade, the private equity industry has been suffered from volatility and change, starting in 2006, with the largest deal-making boom and went through the worst recession two years later due to financial crisis. As an investment vehicle, hedge fund has played un important role in the current investment environment. This article will focus on a general introduction of this attracting financial instrument through a case of Apollo Global Management private equity fund to know the characteristics, functions and allocations of this fund as well as the main investment strategies that the fund employs over time, and try to analyze the the impact and implications …show more content…
Their leveraged buyouts includes consolidation through merger or follow-on acquisitions; carve-outs from larger organizations looking to shed non-core assets; situations requiring structured ownership to meet a seller’s financial goals; or situations in which the business plan involved substantial departures from past practice to maximize the value of its assets. Some of their traditional buyout investments include Compass Minerals International in 2001, CKE Restaurants Inc. in 2010, Brit Insurance Holdings in 2010 and CORE Media (formerly CKx, Inc.) in …show more content…
The main purpose in these investments is not to control but instead make important investments that typically enable them to obtain control rights similar to those that they would require in a traditional buyout. From the chart we an see that this kind of strategy didn’t represent a large portion among all the investment activities, taking up only 14% of total investment strategies. However. Apollo company is trying to make it attractive. Some of their corporate partner buyouts include Sirius Satellite Radio in 1998, Educate in 2000, AMC Entertainment in 2001, Oceania Cruises (now Prestige Cruise Holdings) in 2007 and McGraw-Hill Education in