Apollo Global Management

Apollo Global Management Acquires Constellis Holdings (Blackwater Successor) for Approximately $1 Billion

2016-09-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Private equity firm Apollo Global Management acquired Constellis Holdings—the entity descended from Blackwater through successive rebrandings as Xe Services, Academi, and merger with Triple Canopy—for approximately $1 billion. The acquisition represented the complete financialization of the private …

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Evan Bayh Joins Apollo Global Management and Five Corporate Boards After Senate

2011-01-03 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

Former Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN) joined private equity giant Apollo Global Management as a senior adviser and McGuireWoods as a strategic advisor immediately after leaving the Senate in January 2011. Within months, Bayh also secured positions on five corporate boards: Marathon Petroleum, Berry …

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