Apollo Global Management's headquarters at the Solow Building in Manhattan, New York (Wikimedia Commons)
Yahoo and AOL now join Apollo's vast empire as one of the biggest names in its portfolio. And that's saying something since Apollo also owns Chuck E Cheese, Claire's, CEVA Logistics, McGraw-Hill Education and Norwegian Cruise Line. How did the company manage to score so many high-profile investments? It's all down to their leadership and ownership.
Who owns Apollo?
Apollo is owned and operated by its managing partners Leon Black, Joshua Harris and Marc Rowan, along with its shareholders. The company also has over 400 investment professionals located at its offices in New York, New Delhi, Los Angeles, San Diego, London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Madrid, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Mumbai. The most important name here is Leon Black, who was forced to step down from his role as CEO and Chairman of the Board after links with Jeffery Epstein.