The US ​giant trumped Castlelake with a £5.7 bln proposal. It’s a ‌slim bump, but Apollo is ahead on the non-financial side too. It has airline-owning experience, made clear regulatory promises and may be wooing easyJet’s ​founder-shareholder.

Bayer has partnered with private equity group Apollo to set up a new entity that will handle its long-acting contraceptive business, but still allow the pharma group to retain overall control. Apollo is giving Bayer €3 billion ($3.

The firm estimates that gross outflows from Apollo Debt Solutions will be roughly $700 million for the quarter.

Private equity giant Apollo Global Management has purchased Bridge Investment Group, a real estate investment firm with $50 billion in assets, in a $1.5 billion all-stock transaction. The deal values Bridge Investment Group at roughly $11.50 per share ...