Apollo names new origination chief
Apollo has named Chris Edson (pictured) as global head of origination, as the firm prioritises the vertical integration of its global business.
Edson is a 16-year veteran of Apollo and is a member of the firm’s leadership team. He has held a variety of roles at the firm across the debt, equity and hybrid investment divisions. Most recently, he was co-head of global FIG at Apollo.
Edson also worked on the build out of Apollo’s 16 origination platforms.
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In his new role, he will focus on enhancing Apollo’s integrated origination ecosystem across corporate, sponsor and platform verticals globally.
“Origination is a firmwide effort and top priority as we seek to execute on our long-term growth strategy, and we are excited for Chris to take on this new role and build an even more unified, streamlined sourcing engine across the firm,” said Apollo co-president Jim Zelter.
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“With differentiated capabilities across our three origination channels and a robust transaction pipeline, we believe we are well positioned to achieve our targets under Chris’ leadership while continuing to deliver bespoke capital solutions of scale for corporates and institutions.”
Apollo recently reported record debt origination volumes of $92bn (£69.81bn) in aggregate across the firm and its affiliated platforms during the first half of 2024. For the 12-month period ended 30 June 2024, Apollo reported $146bn of debt origination.
The firm has stated that origination is integral to its strategy to “seek excess spreads in private investment grade credit to serve its retirement services businesses and other ratings-sensitive liabilities.”
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