Senior Associate – U.S. Sponsor Origination – Structuring and Execution

Position Overview

Apollo Capital Solutions (ACS) is the execution engine behind Apollo’s capital markets and syndication activity, partnering with investment teams and clients across the Apollo platform. The centralized team is designed to support seamless and effective execution on behalf of our clients and counterparties – including corporate issuers, sponsors, investors or large financial institutions, banks and insurers. You can learn more about Apollo’s ACS strategy here.

The Role

The team is seeking a Senior Associate to join our Sponsor Origination, Structuring & Execution team in the U.S. This role has been created to support increased sponsor activity, opportunistic transactions, and new product platforms. The Senior Associate will play a critical role in executing day-to-day tasks and ensuring a seamless deal process.

Primary Responsibilities

• Assist in structuring loan terms, including helping to negotiate credit agreements, preparing grid responses, and working with both external and internal counsel to ensure proper communication
• Assist in providing views on deals, including capital structure, financing views, and exploring the art of the possible
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams – including underwriting, investment committee, syndications, and credit to help find potential solutions for sponsor clients
• Stay up to date on key terms and assist in analyzing market trends and competitive positioning
• Help prepare summaries on deal terms and synthesize any issues for the team to present to the committee  
• Ensure proper communication amongst operations, legal, and loan closers to ensure proper execution
• Build strong relationships with our sponsor clients and support origination efforts

Qualifications & Experience

• 2-4 years of experience in leveraged finance, loan capital markets, and/or direct lending
• Deep knowledge of market terms as they relate to BSL and/or direct lending loans/structures
• Experience with credit agreement negotiations and experience with grids and the like
• Ability to assist in structuring and negotiations of grids, commitment letters, and broader credit documentation
• High degree of intellectual curiosity and strong attention to detail
• Experience with M&A sponsor processes
• Familiarity with sponsor clients, specifically in debt capital markets, is preferable

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.

Our Purpose & Core Values

Our clients rely on our investment acumen to help secure their future. We must never lose our focus and determination to be the best investors and most trusted partners on their behalf. We strive to be:

• The leading provider of retirement income solutions to institutions, companies, and individuals.
• The leading provider of capital solutions to companies. Our breadth and scale enable us to deliver capital for even the largest projects – and our small firm mindset ensures we will be a thoughtful and dedicated partner to these organizations. We are committed to helping them build stronger businesses.
• A leading contributor to addressing some of the biggest issues facing the world today – such as energy transition, accelerating the adoption of new technologies, and social impact – where innovative approaches to investing can make a positive difference.

We are building a unique firm of extraordinary colleagues who:

• Outperform expectations
• Challenge Convention
• Champion Opportunity
• Lead responsibly
• Drive collaboration

As One Apollo team, we believe that doing great work and having fun go hand in hand, and we are proud of what we can achieve together.

Our Benefits

Apollo relies on its people to keep it a leader in alternative investment management, and the firm’s benefit programs are crafted to offer meaningful coverage for both you and your family.

Pay Range

$200,000

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates) is committed to championing opportunity.

The firm and its affiliates comply with applicable discrimination and equal opportunities legislation in all of its jurisdictions and do not discriminate in employment or recruitment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

The contents of the qualifications and experience section of this job description are a guideline only. If an applicant can otherwise demonstrate their suitability for the role they will be considered.

The base salary range for this position is listed above. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus based on personal, team, and Firm performance. Compensation ranges are based on several factors including job function, level, and geographic location. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, and may vary from the amounts listed here.