Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-119946
Chunk: 66

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form: 424B3
Chunk 66
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 provide you with any factual information about Apollo or Bridge. Such information can be found elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus (including the annexes hereto) and in the public filings Apollo and Bridge make with the SEC that are incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus as described in “Where You Can Find More Information” beginning on page 158.

Background of the Mergers

The following chronology summarizes the key meetings and events that led to the signing of the merger agreement. This chronology does not purport to catalogue every conversation of or among members of the special committee, the Bridge Board, Bridge’s management, Bridge’s advisors and representatives, Apollo, Apollo’s management, Apollo’s advisors and representatives, or any other parties. Other than as described herein, there have been no material contacts between Bridge and Apollo in the past two years.

The Bridge Board and Bridge’s management regularly review and assess Bridge’s performance, strategy, financial position, leverage,
opportunities and risks in light of current business and economic conditions, developments in the real estate investment, real estate management and asset management industries, and potential future industry developments. These reviews have taken
place consistently through different macro environments. While reviewing long-term strategies and objectives, the Bridge Board and Bridge’s management have considered various potential strategic alternatives with the goal of maximizing
stockholder value, including potential asset purchases and dispositions, and business combination transactions.

In June 2023, Robert
Morse, Executive Chairman of Bridge, held various discussions with the chief executive officer of a strategic company (“Bidder A”) in which Bidder A expressed interest in potentially submitting an offer with respect to a potential
acquisition transaction involving Bridge. No price or other terms were specified by Bidder A at that time.

On June 21, 2023, the
Bridge Board held a meeting with representatives of Bridge’s management. Mr. Morse provided an update on recent discussions he had with the chief executive officer of Bidder A in which the chief executive officer expressed interest in
pursuing a potential strategic transaction with Bridge, including Bidder A potentially acquiring Bridge’s outstanding public stock for cash, and noted that they did not discuss valuation or other economic terms during their conversation. The
Bridge Board discussed this opportunity and agreed to explore the opportunity further to determine if it could potentially provide significant value for Bridge stockholders. The Bridge Board further discussed the potential engagement of a financial
advisor to assist Bridge in evaluating this opportunity. Following discussion, the Bridge Board agreed that Bridge’s management should