{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"15537","rtpr_id":"nBw2PFK88a","ticker":"APO","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["APO"],"title":"Deadline Soon: Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz About Securities Fraud Lawsuit","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-04-30T16:00:00.350Z","article_body":"Deadline Soon: Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) Shareholders Who Lost\nMoney Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz About Securities Fraud\nLawsuit\n\nThe Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frankcruzlaw.com%2F&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=The+Law+Offices+of+Frank+R.+Cruz&index=1&md5=be017a59d3fa15a185788515888274c9)\nreminds investors of the upcoming May 1, 2026 deadline to participate as a\nlead plaintiff in the securities fraud class action lawsuit filed on behalf of\ninvestors who acquired Apollo Global Management, Inc. (\"Apollo\" or the\n\"Company\") (NYSE: APO\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fquote%2FAPO&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=APO&index=2&md5=6e767461b212e328e5f27c52765f4a14)\n) securities between May 10, 2021 and February 21, 2026 inclusive (the\n“Class Period”).\n\nIF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO LOST MONEY ON APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. (APO),\nCLICK HERE\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frankcruzlaw.com%2Fcases%2Fapollo-global-management-inc%2F&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=HERE&index=3&md5=84852450da0bf595cb63303b930b5bfe)\nTO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECURITIES FRAUD LAWSUIT.\n\nWhat Happened?\n\nOn February 1, 2026, The Financial Times published an article titled “Apollo\nchief Marc Rowan consulted Epstein on firm’s tax affairs.” The article\nstated that files released by the U.S. Department of Justice showed that\n“Epstein requested and received internal Apollo financial documents and\nemailed, met and called some of the firm’s most senior decision makers on\nsensitive matters.”\n\nOn this news, Apollo’s stock price fell $7.89, or 5.7%, over two consecutive\ntrading days, to close at $126.85 per share on February 3, 2026.\n\nThen, on February 17, 2026, The Financial Times published an article titled,\n“SEC urged to investigate Apollo over Epstein ties.” The article reported\nthat the American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of\nUniversity Professors “told the SEC’s enforcement director Margaret Ryan\nin a letter on Tuesday that they believed Apollo’s communications to\ninvestors ‘give an inaccurate and incomplete picture of the firm and its\npartners’ connections to Epstein.’”\n\nOn this news, Apollo’s stock price fell $6.81, or 5.4%, over two consecutive\ntrading days, to close at $118.34 per share on February 19, 2026.\n\nFinally, on February 21, 2026, CNN published an article titled, “How Wall\nStreet’s Apollo got tangled up again in the Epstein files.” The article\ncontained new information and included reporting on Apollo Global’s response\nto the letter sent by the teacher’s union. The article further quoted\nEleanor Bloxham, founder and CEO of The Value Alliance Company, which advises\nboards and executives, who said the unions have a “strong case” for\npushing for an SEC investigation.\n\nOn this news, Apollo’s stock price fell $5.99, or 5%, to close at $113.73\nper share on February 23, 2026.\n\nWhat Is The Lawsuit About?\n\nThe complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class\nPeriod, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well\nas failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business,\noperations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to\ninvestors that: (1) Apollo CEO Marc Rowan and former CEO Leon Black, among\nother leadership figures at Apollo Global, frequently communicated with\nJeffrey Epstein in the 2010s regarding Apollo’s business; (2) as a result,\nApollo’s assertion that the Company had never done business with Jeffrey\nEpstein was untrue; (3) because of the entanglement between Apollo’s leaders\nand Jeffrey Epstein, the harm to Apollo’s reputation was more than a mere\npossibility; and (4) as a result, Defendants’ positive statements about the\nCompany’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading\nand/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.\n\nIf you purchased or otherwise acquired Apollo securities between May 10, 2021\nand February 21, 2026 , the deadline to seek appointment as the lead plaintiff\nin the securities fraud class action is May 1, 2026.\n\nContact Us To Participate or Learn More:\n\nIf you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any\nquestions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with\nrespect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact us:\n\nFrank R. Cruz\n\nThe Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz,\n\n2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800,\n\nCentury City, California 90067\n\nEmail us at: info@frankcruzlaw.com \n(mailto:info@frankcruzlaw.com) \nCall us at: 310-914-5007\n\nVisit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frankcruzlaw.com&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=www.frankcruzlaw.com&index=4&md5=779b63975e4114e5446f8dcc63833e99)\n\nFollow us for updates on Twitter: twitter.com/FRC_LAW\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFRC_LAW&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=twitter.com%2FFRC_LAW&index=5&md5=0abb4dd4f47d76691c8d17053294cebe)\n\nIf you inquire by email, please include your mailing address, telephone\nnumber, and number of shares purchased.\n\nTo be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time;\nyou may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent\nmember of the class action. This press release may be considered Attorney\nAdvertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430355439/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430355439/en/)\n\nThe Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, Los Angeles\n\nFrank R. Cruz, 310-914-5007\n\nfcruz@frankcruzlaw.com \n(mailto:fcruz@frankcruzlaw.com) \nwww.frankcruzlaw.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.frankcruzlaw.com&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=www.frankcruzlaw.com&index=6&md5=7b983c3a50e567027dc63a33441be466)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw2PFK88a","title":"Deadline Soon: Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) Shareholders Who Lost Money Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz About Securities Fraud Lawsuit","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"APO","created":"2026-04-30T16:00:00.350Z","tickers":["APO"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Deadline Soon: Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) Shareholders Who Lost\nMoney Urged To Contact The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz About Securities Fraud\nLawsuit\n\nThe Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frankcruzlaw.com%2F&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=The+Law+Offices+of+Frank+R.+Cruz&index=1&md5=be017a59d3fa15a185788515888274c9)\nreminds investors of the upcoming May 1, 2026 deadline to participate as a\nlead plaintiff in the securities fraud class action lawsuit filed on behalf of\ninvestors who acquired Apollo Global Management, Inc. (\"Apollo\" or the\n\"Company\") (NYSE: APO\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fquote%2FAPO&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=APO&index=2&md5=6e767461b212e328e5f27c52765f4a14)\n) securities between May 10, 2021 and February 21, 2026 inclusive (the\n“Class Period”).\n\nIF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO LOST MONEY ON APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. (APO),\nCLICK HERE\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frankcruzlaw.com%2Fcases%2Fapollo-global-management-inc%2F&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=HERE&index=3&md5=84852450da0bf595cb63303b930b5bfe)\nTO PARTICIPATE IN THE SECURITIES FRAUD LAWSUIT.\n\nWhat Happened?\n\nOn February 1, 2026, The Financial Times published an article titled “Apollo\nchief Marc Rowan consulted Epstein on firm’s tax affairs.” The article\nstated that files released by the U.S. Department of Justice showed that\n“Epstein requested and received internal Apollo financial documents and\nemailed, met and called some of the firm’s most senior decision makers on\nsensitive matters.”\n\nOn this news, Apollo’s stock price fell $7.89, or 5.7%, over two consecutive\ntrading days, to close at $126.85 per share on February 3, 2026.\n\nThen, on February 17, 2026, The Financial Times published an article titled,\n“SEC urged to investigate Apollo over Epstein ties.” The article reported\nthat the American Federation of Teachers and the American Association of\nUniversity Professors “told the SEC’s enforcement director Margaret Ryan\nin a letter on Tuesday that they believed Apollo’s communications to\ninvestors ‘give an inaccurate and incomplete picture of the firm and its\npartners’ connections to Epstein.’”\n\nOn this news, Apollo’s stock price fell $6.81, or 5.4%, over two consecutive\ntrading days, to close at $118.34 per share on February 19, 2026.\n\nFinally, on February 21, 2026, CNN published an article titled, “How Wall\nStreet’s Apollo got tangled up again in the Epstein files.” The article\ncontained new information and included reporting on Apollo Global’s response\nto the letter sent by the teacher’s union. The article further quoted\nEleanor Bloxham, founder and CEO of The Value Alliance Company, which advises\nboards and executives, who said the unions have a “strong case” for\npushing for an SEC investigation.\n\nOn this news, Apollo’s stock price fell $5.99, or 5%, to close at $113.73\nper share on February 23, 2026.\n\nWhat Is The Lawsuit About?\n\nThe complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class\nPeriod, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well\nas failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business,\noperations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to\ninvestors that: (1) Apollo CEO Marc Rowan and former CEO Leon Black, among\nother leadership figures at Apollo Global, frequently communicated with\nJeffrey Epstein in the 2010s regarding Apollo’s business; (2) as a result,\nApollo’s assertion that the Company had never done business with Jeffrey\nEpstein was untrue; (3) because of the entanglement between Apollo’s leaders\nand Jeffrey Epstein, the harm to Apollo’s reputation was more than a mere\npossibility; and (4) as a result, Defendants’ positive statements about the\nCompany’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading\nand/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.\n\nIf you purchased or otherwise acquired Apollo securities between May 10, 2021\nand February 21, 2026 , the deadline to seek appointment as the lead plaintiff\nin the securities fraud class action is May 1, 2026.\n\nContact Us To Participate or Learn More:\n\nIf you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any\nquestions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with\nrespect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact us:\n\nFrank R. Cruz\n\nThe Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz,\n\n2121 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 800,\n\nCentury City, California 90067\n\nEmail us at: info@frankcruzlaw.com \n(mailto:info@frankcruzlaw.com) \nCall us at: 310-914-5007\n\nVisit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frankcruzlaw.com&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=www.frankcruzlaw.com&index=4&md5=779b63975e4114e5446f8dcc63833e99)\n\nFollow us for updates on Twitter: twitter.com/FRC_LAW\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FFRC_LAW&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=twitter.com%2FFRC_LAW&index=5&md5=0abb4dd4f47d76691c8d17053294cebe)\n\nIf you inquire by email, please include your mailing address, telephone\nnumber, and number of shares purchased.\n\nTo be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time;\nyou may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent\nmember of the class action. This press release may be considered Attorney\nAdvertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430355439/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430355439/en/)\n\nThe Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, Los Angeles\n\nFrank R. Cruz, 310-914-5007\n\nfcruz@frankcruzlaw.com \n(mailto:fcruz@frankcruzlaw.com) \nwww.frankcruzlaw.com\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.frankcruzlaw.com&esheet=54525893&newsitemid=20260430355439&lan=en-US&anchor=www.frankcruzlaw.com&index=6&md5=7b983c3a50e567027dc63a33441be466)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-04-30T16:00:00.395490948Z","server_sent_at_ms":1777564800395},"received_at":"2026-04-30T16:00:00.452Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260430355439/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"11741","press_release_id":"15537","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Financial Services","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"The Law Offices of Frank R. 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