Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-119946
Chunk: 96

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form: 424B3
Chunk 96
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 Bridge Class A common stock (valued by the parties at $11.50 per share) and
0.00006 shares of Apollo for each share of Bridge Class B common stock (subject to any adjustments that may be needed to ensure that the value of the consideration payable with respect to each share of Bridge Class B common stock does not
exceed $0.01) and a client consent threshold of 85% of Bridge’s base revenue run rate.

Throughout the day on February 23, 2025,
representatives of Latham, Cravath and Paul, Weiss finalized the merger agreement, disclosure schedules and the other ancillary agreements.

On February 23, 2025, the special committee held a meeting with representatives of Cravath and Lazard. Representatives of Cravath
provided an update on the status of negotiations with Apollo, noting the resolution of the remaining open issues discussed at the prior special committee meeting. Representatives of Cravath delivered an overview of the proposed final terms of the
merger agreement and the related ancillary agreements, highlighting changes in the terms since the February 19, 2025 special committee meeting. At the request of the special committee, representatives of Lazard reviewed Lazard’s financial
analyses in connection with the proposed transaction and then rendered Lazard’s oral opinion to the special committee, which was subsequently confirmed by delivery of a written opinion, that, as of February 23, 2025, the Class A
Corporate Merger consideration to be paid to the Non-Unitholder Stockholders pursuant to the merger agreement was fair from a financial point of view to such holders of Bridge Class A common stock. For a
detailed discussion of Lazard’s opinion, please see “—Opinions ofthe Special Committee’s and Bridge’s Financial Advisors—Opinion of Lazard Frères& Co. LLC”
beginning on page 71 of this proxy statement/prospectus. The full text of Lazard’s written opinion, which describes, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered, and qualifications and limitations on the
review undertaken by Lazard in connection with the opinion, is attached as Annex E. The special committee then unanimously approved resolutions recommending to the Bridge Board the execution of the merger agreement and the entry into the
transactions contemplated therein.

On February 23, 2025, a Bridge Board meeting was held, and representatives of Latham, J.P. Morgan
and members of management were in attendance. Representatives of Latham then