Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: S-4
Source: 0001193125-25-079161
Chunk: 98

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: S-4
Chunk 98
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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 [●] 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 updated the Bridge Board on the status of negotiations with Apollo and
the resolution of the remaining open issues discussed at the prior Bridge Board meeting, confirmed that the special committee had unanimously recommended that the Bridge Board adopt the merger agreement and approved the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, and discussed the proposed final terms of the merger agreement and the related ancillary agreements and changes in the terms since the prior Bridge Board meeting. Representatives of Latham also
reviewed with the Bridge Board their fiduciary duties under applicable law in connection with the proposed transaction. The Bridge Board, together with representatives from Latham, then discussed the various reasons to approve the mergers considered
by the special committee, and certain countervailing factors, which are discussed in further detail in the section of this proxy statement/prospectus captioned “—Bridge’s Board and the Special Committee’s Recommendations and Reasons for the Mergers” beginning on page [●] of this proxy statement/prospectus. For a detailed description of the various reasons considered by the Bridge Board, see “—Bridge’s Board and the Special Committee’s Recommendations and Reasons for the Merg