Analyst - ACS

Position Overview
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 AND 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. Please reach out to your Human Capital Business Partner for more detailed information on specific benefits.
Position Overview
The Apollo Capital Solutions (ACS) team is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Associate to support various aspects of the investment process through a centralized support model. This includes activities related to business strategy, capital markets, and syndication activities. The Associate will also be responsible for ad hoc projects involving business analysis, fee forecasting and tracking, research, market profiling, data analytics, repository/reference data management, pitch materials preparations, investor requests, and presentations.
Primary Responsibilties
Provide essential support role in the sourcing, underwriting, and execution of investments across multiple industries.
Business Analysis

• Track and report fees in alignment with business goals, collaborating with ACS team members and deal teams
• Perform data analytics on business P&L and tracking of progress
• Assist in long-term planning and conduct business reviews
  

Strategic Partnership Management

• Manage logistics and operations for key strategic syndication and balance sheet partnerships
• Establish and support new relationship structures and frameworks
• Facilitate seamless communication and coordination between internal teams and external partners
  

Lead Industry Research

• Lead market and strategy research initiatives affiliated with capital markets
• Responsible for understanding and producing market data including proprietary pricing comparables and industry trends
• Collect market information and compile data into usable screens by business leaders
  

Perform Data Analytics

• Perform advanced data analytics on capital structures and balance sheets including maturity walls, portco liquidity, credit and capital structure metrics, and trading levels
• Responsible for ACS data analytics around wallet share, revenue metrics, fee forecasts, bank scorecards, etc.
• Interface and collect vital counterparty information from business verticals including fees, mandates, wins/losses and relationship trends
  

Manage Repository and Reference Data

• Own and maintain central repositories of information and data including external event management and relationship intelligence and mapping
• Utilize technology tools including DealCloud and Salesforce to maintain and track deal pipelines
• Coordinate deal allocation and reporting efforts with senior members across ACS
• Drive internal processes including investor reviews, firmwide reporting pipelines, and ACS-wide communication efforts
  

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Support Documentation Processes

• Prepare supporting underwriting materials including committee memos and assist in affiliated internal processes around deal execution
• Support NDA execution and syndicate documentation for external communications
  

Prepare Internal and External Materials/Presentations

• Drive the creation and formation of market research and drafting of client materials including general pitch books, potential data requests and investor-specific materials
  

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required with a degree in finance, accounting, economics preferred
• At least 3 years of experience in credit investing, investment banking (Leveraged Finance or Sponsor Coverage backgrounds strongly preferred) or a combination of both.
• Proven track record of academic and professional success and achievement
• Strong interest in credit investing and specifically in the private credit and direct lending industries.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills a must; Strong written and verbal communication skills also required
• Nimble and flexible to balance multiple tasks simultaneously with strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
• Candidate must have the desire and ability to take initiative on tasks and responsibilities
• Collaborative and able to effectively communicate within lean investment teams as well as able to work independently
• Team player with a willingness and ability to work across products or geographic lines
• Excels in a rigorous and fast-paced team-oriented work environment
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  

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, gender/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 role. Any job offer will be conditional upon and subject to satisfactory reference and background screening checks, all necessary corporate and regulatory approvals or certifications as required from time to time, and entering into definitive contractual documentation satisfactory to Apollo.