Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-079161
Chunk: 73

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: S-4
Chunk 73
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agement of Lazard to
assist the special committee. At these meetings, the special committee also discussed the roles and responsibilities of the special committee (and its legal and financial advisors) and Bridge’s management team (and its legal and financial
advisors) with respect to the evaluation and negotiation of any potential strategic transactions, including appropriate parameters for Bridge’s management team (and its legal and financial advisors) to contact and engage in discussions with
potential counterparties in addition to the special committee’s legal and financial advisors. The special committee determined that it would be in the best interest of Bridge and its stockholders for each of Bridge’s management, the
special committee and their respective legal and financial advisors to engage with potential counterparties in a coordinated and collaborative way within clear parameters, including that members of Bridge’s management would not be permitted to
discuss any matters related to employment or compensation or any other terms of a potential transaction with respect to Bridge’s management. The special committee requested Cravath draft process guidelines for Bridge’s management team
reflecting the parameters discussed.

On April 8, 2024, following review, discussion and negotiation of the proposed terms of
reengagement of Lazard and consideration of the disclosure provided by Lazard of its relationships with Bridge and certain potential counterparties, the special committee reengaged Lazard to act as a financial advisor to the special committee in
connection with the special committee’s review of potential strategic and financial alternatives for Bridge and to advise the special committee in connection with any proposed transaction pursuant to an engagement letter dated as of such date
(the “Lazard Engagement Letter”).

On April 9, 2024, the Bridge Board held a meeting to hear updates from J.P. Morgan
regarding potential strategic transactions that may be available to Bridge and to approve compensation for the members of the special committee. Also on April 9, 2024, on behalf of the special committee, Cravath shared with Bridge’s
management team certain guidelines and directions from the special committee to Bridge’s management with respect to their role in the potential strategic transaction process, including an instruction to refrain from engaging in any discussion
with potential counterparties of future roles or compensation for Bridge’s management team or any other terms specific to Bridge’s management team without prior authorization by the special committee.

On April 12, April 14 and April 15, 2024, the special committee held three separate meetings with representatives of Cravath
and Lazard. At these meetings, representatives of Crav