Apollo Global Management, Inc. and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC entered into a framework agreement to acquire an unknown majority stake in Securitization business of Credit Suisse Group from Credit Suisse Group AG on October 27, 2022. Apollo Global Management, Inc. and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an unknown majority stake in Securitization business of Credit Suisse Group from Credit Suisse Group AG on November 15, 2022. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals. This transaction involves phased closings with the first and second closing of the transaction with Apollo completed first closing on February 7, 2023. Perry J. Shwachman and Jonathan Blackburn of Sidley Austin LLP acted as legal advisor to Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO). Dunja Koch and Samuel Ljubicic of MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd acted as legal advisor to Apollo Global Management, Inc. Centerview Partners acted as a financial advisor to Credit Suisse on its framework agreement to transfer a significant portion of its Securitized Products Group and other related financing businesses to Apollo and PIMCO.

Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO) and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC completed the acquisition of Securitization business of Credit Suisse Group from Credit Suisse Group AG on February 8, 2023. Mitchell S. Eitel, Ken Li, Marc Treviño, Jeannette E. Bander, Isaac J. Wheeler, Neal McKnight, Whitney A. Chatterjee, Frederick Wertheim, David J. Gilberg, Frederick Wertheim, Benjamin H. Weiner and Juan Rodriguez of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (UK) acted as legal advisor to Credit Suisse Group AG. Russell D. Sacks of King & Spalding LLP acted as legal advisor to Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO). Anastasia Peterson, Brad Finkelstein, Robert Zochowski, Matthew Goldstein, Charles Pesant, Robert Tananbaum, Tracey Zaccone Aaron Schlaphoff, Brian Grieve, Claudine Meredith-Goujon, Kyle Kimpler, Ken Ziman and Jacob Adlerstein of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP acted as legal advisor to Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:APO).