{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"144657","rtpr_id":"nGNX1xqHYZ-20260916","ticker":"APO","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["APO"],"title":"Apollo Provides $585 Million Financing to The Executive Centre","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-16T01:00:00.100Z","article_body":"NEW YORK and HONG KONG, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo (NYSE: APO)\ntoday announced that Apollo-managed funds, affiliates, and other long-term\ninvestors provided a $585 million financing to The Executive Centre (\"TEC\"),\none of Asia's leading providers of premium flexible office space, with more\nthan 30 years of operating experience and a portfolio of over 260 centres\nacross 38 cities in 15 markets across APAC and the Middle East. Proceeds will\nbe primarily used to refinance existing debt and positions TEC for further\nexpansion to meet sustained demand for premium flexible office spaces in the\nregion.\n\n“We are excited to deliver a tailored solution to The Executive Centre that\nsupports their business needs and long-term strategic objectives,\" said Celia\nYan, Partner and Co-Head of APAC Credit & Hybrid at Apollo. \"Bespoke hybrid\nsolutions require deep cross-collaboration and the ability to understand both\ninvestors and management teams alike, and we are pleased to be TEC's partner\nof choice for this transaction.\"\n\n\"TEC has spent three decades building a trusted platform for multinational\nclients who need the flexibility to scale across Asia. Apollo's ability to\ndeliver a solution signals confidence and addresses both our refinancing\nobjectives and growth ambitions, reflecting the long-term, partnership-driven\napproach we were looking for,\" a spokesperson for The Executive Centre stated.\n\nThe investment builds on Apollo’s track record of hybrid capital solutions\nin Asia including transactions with JSW Cement, Global Schools Group, Hero\nFinCorp, HMI/PanAsia Health, Molycop and Charles Monat Associates.\n\nA&O Shearman acted as legal counsel to Apollo. Clifford Chance acted as legal\ncounsel and Rippledot Capital as financial advisor to The Executive Centre.\n\nAbout Apollo\nApollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset\nmanagement business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every\npoint along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private\nequity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully\nintegrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and\nprovided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through\nAthene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients\nachieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products\nand acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and\nknowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest\nin, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and\nachieve positive outcomes. As of June 30, 2026, Apollo had approximately $1.05\ntrillion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit\nwww.apollo.com.\n\nContacts\n\nNoah Gunn\nGlobal Head of Investor Relations\n+1 (212) 822-0540\nIR@apollo.com\n\nJoanna Rose\nGlobal Head of Corporate Communications\n+1 (212) 822-0491\nCommunications@apollo.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/24205df4-cb1e-4a5f-89c1-5ebcc2e59b81)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX1xqHYZ-20260916","title":"Apollo Provides $585 Million Financing to The Executive Centre","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"APO","created":"2026-09-16T01:00:00.100Z","tickers":["APO"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"NEW YORK and HONG KONG, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo (NYSE: APO)\ntoday announced that Apollo-managed funds, affiliates, and other long-term\ninvestors provided a $585 million financing to The Executive Centre (\"TEC\"),\none of Asia's leading providers of premium flexible office space, with more\nthan 30 years of operating experience and a portfolio of over 260 centres\nacross 38 cities in 15 markets across APAC and the Middle East. Proceeds will\nbe primarily used to refinance existing debt and positions TEC for further\nexpansion to meet sustained demand for premium flexible office spaces in the\nregion.\n\n“We are excited to deliver a tailored solution to The Executive Centre that\nsupports their business needs and long-term strategic objectives,\" said Celia\nYan, Partner and Co-Head of APAC Credit & Hybrid at Apollo. \"Bespoke hybrid\nsolutions require deep cross-collaboration and the ability to understand both\ninvestors and management teams alike, and we are pleased to be TEC's partner\nof choice for this transaction.\"\n\n\"TEC has spent three decades building a trusted platform for multinational\nclients who need the flexibility to scale across Asia. Apollo's ability to\ndeliver a solution signals confidence and addresses both our refinancing\nobjectives and growth ambitions, reflecting the long-term, partnership-driven\napproach we were looking for,\" a spokesperson for The Executive Centre stated.\n\nThe investment builds on Apollo’s track record of hybrid capital solutions\nin Asia including transactions with JSW Cement, Global Schools Group, Hero\nFinCorp, HMI/PanAsia Health, Molycop and Charles Monat Associates.\n\nA&O Shearman acted as legal counsel to Apollo. Clifford Chance acted as legal\ncounsel and Rippledot Capital as financial advisor to The Executive Centre.\n\nAbout Apollo\nApollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset\nmanagement business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every\npoint along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private\nequity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully\nintegrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and\nprovided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through\nAthene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients\nachieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products\nand acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and\nknowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest\nin, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and\nachieve positive outcomes. As of June 30, 2026, Apollo had approximately $1.05\ntrillion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit\nwww.apollo.com.\n\nContacts\n\nNoah Gunn\nGlobal Head of Investor Relations\n+1 (212) 822-0540\nIR@apollo.com\n\nJoanna Rose\nGlobal Head of Corporate Communications\n+1 (212) 822-0491\nCommunications@apollo.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/24205df4-cb1e-4a5f-89c1-5ebcc2e59b81)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-16T01:00:00.134046912Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789520400134},"received_at":"2026-09-16T01:00:00.190Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"133491","press_release_id":"144657","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"debt_offering","narrative":"Apollo-managed funds, affiliates, and other long-term investors provided a $585 million financing to The Executive Centre, one of Asia's leading providers of premium flexible office space with over 260 centres across 38 cities in 15 markets.\n\nProceeds will primarily refinance TEC's existing debt and position the company for further expansion to meet sustained demand for premium flexible workspace across APAC and the Middle East.\n\nThe transaction extends Apollo's hybrid-capital track record in Asia — following deals with JSW Cement, Hero FinCorp, and others — and adds fee-bearing deployment to a platform that managed approximately $1.05 trillion as of June 30, 2026.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Apollo extends its APAC private-credit origination franchise with a $585M bespoke financing to flexible-workspace operator TEC."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":585000000,"customDimensions":{"aum_as_of":"June 30, 2026","tec_cities":38,"tec_centres":260,"tec_markets":15,"use_of_proceeds":"primarily to refinance existing debt and fund TEC expansion"}},"quotedText":"We are excited to deliver a tailored solution to The Executive Centre that\nsupports their business needs and long-term strategic objectives","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Celia Yan","role":"Partner and Co-Head of APAC Credit & Hybrid at Apollo"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Apollo","ticker":"APO","relationship":"filer / lender"},{"name":"The Executive Centre (TEC)","relationship":"borrower / client"},{"name":"Athene","relationship":"Apollo's retirement services subsidiary"},{"name":"A&O Shearman","relationship":"legal counsel to Apollo"},{"name":"Clifford Chance","relationship":"legal counsel to The Executive Centre"},{"name":"Rippledot Capital","relationship":"financial advisor to The Executive Centre"},{"name":"JSW Cement","relationship":"prior Apollo Asia transaction partner (mentioned)"},{"name":"Global Schools Group","relationship":"prior Apollo Asia transaction partner (mentioned)"},{"name":"Hero FinCorp","relationship":"prior Apollo Asia transaction partner (mentioned)"},{"name":"HMI/PanAsia Health","relationship":"prior Apollo Asia transaction partner (mentioned)"},{"name":"Molycop","relationship":"prior Apollo transaction partner (mentioned)"},{"name":"Charles Monat Associates","relationship":"prior Apollo Asia transaction partner (mentioned)"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$585 million","context":"financing provided to The Executive Centre"},{"amount":"$1.05 trillion","context":"Apollo assets under management as of June 30, 2026"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"A $585M credit deployment is routine for Apollo, representing well under 0.1% of its ~$1.05 trillion AUM, with no quantified earnings or fee impact disclosed. 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