Associate, Capital Markets

Position Overview

Apollo Capital Solutions (ACS) leverages the intellectual capital, industry expertise, and global network across Apollo’s integrated platform to deliver the full capabilities of Apollo across Debt & Equity Capital Markets and Syndication workstreams. Within ACS, Private Equity Capital Markets, our own inhouse financing arm and a registered broker dealer, plays a significant role in the structuring and financing of the firm’s investments across Private Equity, Infrastructure, Impact and Climate Transition pocket of capital, among others, working with the investment deal teams and investor clients, as well as various functional areas within and across the firm.

ACS is seeking a talented leveraged finance / capital markets specialist to join the growing platform.  This is a unique opportunity to gain experience and insight into a broad range of capital markets activities. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Partner with Apollo deal team/industry vertical professionals to determine, recommend, secure and execute optimum capital structures for each new investment and/or current portfolio company financing

• Develop timely insight into markets backdrop, including what forces are driving the markets, types of lenders in the markets, debt instruments available, etc. 

• Attend pipeline discussions and investment committee meetings to provide capital markets view on market, deal execution and relationships

• Help develop infrastructure for the team’s day to day activities and professionalise process and information tracking

• Maintain relationships with Capital Markets desks and Sponsor Coverage bankers at each bank

• Maintain relationships with large, institutional debt investors to encourage direct dialogue, alternative sources of financing and partnership opportunities

• Help manage various initiatives conducted by the broker-dealer

• Lead internal approval processes for any broker-dealer transaction

• Partner with investment professionals across Apollo to help originate transactions for other pockets of the firm through, as well as through our broker dealer/balance sheet

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in Leveraged Finance, Debt Capital Markets, and/or relevant buyside experience

• Proven track record of academic and professional success and achievement

• Entrepreneurial, business-building mindset with strong relationship-building mentality

• Strong quantitative, analytical and problem-solving skills

• Thorough understanding of financial and credit analysis, valuation and primary fundamental research and their application in investment decisions and transaction structuring

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong understanding of credit market dynamics (fundamentals, valuation, etc.) and financing execution process in lead left capacity

• Team player with a willingness and ability to work across products or geographic lines

• High level of motivation and strong attention to detail

• Ability to work in a high-paced, dynamic environment

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 to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and 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.

Come to Apollo and join a community of extraordinary people who are committed to a culture of excellence and collaboration in everything that we do. We invest in our people for the long term and are committed to supporting their development at every stage of their career.

Apollo provides equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, veteran status, sex or sexual orientation, or any other criterion or circumstance protected by applicable law, ordinance, or regulation. The above criteria are intended to be used as a guide only – candidates who do not meet all the above criteria may still be considered if they are deemed to have relevant experience/ equivalent levels of skill or knowledge to fulfil the requirements of the roe. Roles are conditional upon and subject to satisfactory reference and background screening checks, as well as all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals or certifications as required from time to time.