Associate, Apollo Capital Solutions – DCM

Athene; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is seeking an Associate to join the DCM team within Apollo Capital Solutions, focused on covering the Apollo Equity funds (Private Equity, Hybrid Value Fund and Climate).

The role will own debt financing execution, pipeline management, and interface with deal teams, financing counterparties, and internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 3–4 years in investment banking or related capital markets roles, strong credit fundamentals, and hands-on underwriting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics or related field.
• 3–4 years in investment banking, capital markets, leveraged finance, or sponsors coverage.
• FINRA licenses (Series 7, 63, 79) preferred.
• Hands-on underwriting experience in leveraged financing and asset-backed financing.
• Strong communication and analytical skills; ability to manage multiple transactions.
• Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and Bloomberg proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage transaction pipelines end-to-end with regular reporting to senior leadership and external counterparties.
• Prepare underwriting memos, credit briefings, and approval documentation across transactions.
• Drive screening and underwriting for leveraged finance and private credit, including LBOs, leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, and asset-backed financings.
• Prepare and oversee portfolio performance reporting for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct advanced capital markets analysis and maintain databases across leveraged loan, high-yield, LBO, and private credit markets.
• Manage and deepen bank relationship coverage, acting as a primary point of contact for select counterparties.
• Lead or contribute to ad-hoc strategic projects and initiatives across the ACS platform.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Bloomberg

Financial analysis

Written/verbal communication

Deal lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics

Job description

Position Overview

Apollo is a high‑growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk‑reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three investing strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. Come to Apollo and join a community of extraordinary people who are committed to a culture of excellence and collaboration in everything that we do. We invest in our people for the long term and are committed to supporting their development at every stage of their career.

The Role

Apollo Capital Solutions (“ACS”) partners with investment teams and clients across the Apollo platform on origination, capital markets, and syndication activity. The centralized team is designed to support seamless and effective execution on behalf of our clients and counterparties, whether corporate issuers, sponsors, investors, or large financial institutions, including banks and insurers. Within ACS, the team is seeking a highly motivated Associate to join the DCM team, focused on covering the Apollo Equity funds (Private Equity, Hybrid Value Fund and Climate). In this role, the Associate will take on ownership of debt financing execution, pipeline and process management, and interfacing directly with deal teams, financing counterparties, and key internal stakeholders. The ideal candidate brings meaningful deal experience, strong analytical capabilities, and a desire to help build and scale a best‑in‑class capital markets platform.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead and manage transaction pipelines end‑to‑end, providing regular reporting and updates to senior leadership and external counterparties.
• Own the preparation and review of underwriting memos, credit briefings, and approval documentation across a broad range of transactions.
• Drive the screening and underwriting process for leveraged finance and private credit transactions, including LBOs, leveraged loans, high‑yield bonds, and asset‑backed financings.
• Prepare and oversee portfolio performance reporting for internal and external stakeholders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct advanced capital markets analysis and maintain and enhance databases across leveraged loan, high‑yield, LBO, and private credit markets.
• Manage and deepen bank relationship coverage, acting as a primary point of contact for select counterparties.
• Lead or contribute to ad‑hoc strategic projects and initiatives across the ACS platform.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field required.
• 3–4 years of relevant experience in investment banking, specifically within capital markets, leveraged finance, or sponsors coverage, or other capital markets roles.
• FINRA licenses (Series 7, 63, and 79) preferred.
• Strong command of financial markets and credit fundamentals, with demonstrated experience across the full deal lifecycle.
• Hands‑on underwriting experience in leveraged financing transactions, with working knowledge across the capital structure (including securitizations and asset‑backed financing).
• Proven ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously with excellent attention to detail and organizational discipline.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; ability to distill complex information into clear, concise materials for senior stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to interface across business lines, seniority levels, and external counterparties.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to work independently and thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Bloomberg.

Compensation

Pay Range $175,000 – $200,000.

Benefits

Please reach out to your Human Capital Business Partner for more detailed information on specific benefits.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries and affiliates) is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. The firm and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other criteria prohibited under controlling federal, state or local law.