Company: APO
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form Type: 424B3
Source: 0001193125-25-119946
Chunk: 77

Company: Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-14
Form: 424B3
Chunk 77
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 forward in the process.

On July 2, 2024, Mr. Morse and Mr. Leat had a telephone conversation with David Sambur, a Partner and Co-Head of Equity at Apollo to discuss, among other matters, a potential transaction between Apollo and Bridge, including respective capabilities and complementary strengths of each firm, the status of due
diligence, and potential transaction structure matters.

Later on July 2, 2024, the special committee held a meeting with
representatives of Cravath and Lazard. Mr. Leat provided an update on the conversation earlier that day with Apollo covering a range of business-related topics such as potential synergies between Bridge and Apollo and how Bridge’s business
might be best integrated with Apollo’s business. Mr. Leat noted that, as previously previewed for the special committee during the special committee meeting on June 17, 2024, Mr. Morse had expressed to Apollo the interest of
Bridge’s management team in retaining a portion of their ownership of Bridge in any potential transaction but that there had not been any discussion of the TRA or any compensation or similar arrangements for Bridge’s management.
Representatives of Lazard discussed with the special committee the current status of discussions with Bidder E, and the special committee agreed to direct Mr. Morse to schedule a meeting with Bidder E to explore their interest in a potential
transaction further. The special committee discussed Bridge’s financial results for the second quarter of 2024 and their potential impact on the ongoing process. Finally, representatives of Lazard shared that Lazard and Cravath were working
with J.P. Morgan to draft a second round process letter to be shared with potential counterparties and recommended setting a short deadline for a final proposal in order to maintain competitive tension among the remaining potential counterparties.

On July 3, 2024, a Bridge Board meeting was held and, among other matters, the Bridge Board discussed the status of ongoing
discussions with various potential counterparties. In light of the progress made with various bidders, the Bridge Board, on the recommendation of the special committee, determined it was appropriate for Latham and Cravath to begin drafting a
definitive merger agreement to be shared with Apollo and other potential counterparties for their review and markup as part of the second round of the bid process.

On July 3, 2024, on behalf of the special committee, representatives of Lazard and J.P. Morgan circulated second round process letters to
Apollo and Bid