Apollo appoints Goldman Sachs partner to expand European asset-backed finance business
Apollo has appointed Philip Aldis as a partner and co-head of Europe asset-backed finance, to drive origination and expansion of its asset-backed finance business in the region.
Aldis was previously at Goldman Sachs for more than 13 years, most recently as a partner and head of international mortgages and FICC structured investing. He left the firm in September.
In his last role at Goldman Sachs Aldis helped drive growth across the firm’s international mortgages businesses, evolving its portfolio of products and capabilities, and expanding its client franchise in EMEA and Asia Pacific.
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He was also instrumental in creating and building the firm’s mortgage lending business across both regions, as well as several large mortgage intermediation transactions.
Aldis provided oversight for the senior management function responsible for European flow credit, EMEA structured credit trading, commodities structured finance and lending.
He joined Goldman Sachs in 2011 as a vice president and was named managing director in 2013 and partner in 2018.
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He served as co-chair of the Goldman Sachs International (GSI) Asset and Liability Committee and the GSI Bank Asset and Liability Committee. He was also a member of the Global Banking and Markets Investment Committee, GSI Bank Management Committee, GSI Risk Committee and the GSI Bank Risk Committee.
According to LinkedIn, prior to that he spent five years at KBC Financial Products as a senior developer and then a director and structured credit trader.
“We’re excited to welcome Phil Aldis to Apollo to help lead our European asset-backed finance business, and he brings a wealth of experience in mortgages and other asset-backed categories,” said Apollo partner, head of European principal finance and co-head of Europe asset-backed finance Skardon Baker. “Asset-backed finance is a market where we see tremendous opportunity in Europe and one that can unlock capital to support consumer finance, asset financing, and ultimately economic growth.”
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