Apollo Caps Redemptions at 5% as Withdrawal Requests Hit 14.7%

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Apollo Global Management is limiting redemptions from its flagship private credit fund for the third consecutive quarter, capping quarterly withdrawals from Apollo Debt Solutions BDC at 5% of outstanding shares after receiving redemption requests totaling 14.7% of its stock. The 14.7% figure, reported by Bloomberg from a letter to investors, marks a modest decline from the 16.8% requested in the prior quarter for the $26 billion vehicle. The move mirrors similar constraints across the $1.8 trillion private credit asset class, where rivals including BlackRock Inc. and Cliffwater LLC have also instituted withdrawal caps amid higher interest rates and anxiety over software loan exposure. Management said the majority of third-quarter requests reflected investors re-tendering unfulfilled redemption requests carried over from previous quarters rather than fresh exit orders. Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, which has generated an 8.2% return since launching in 2022, said investors who sought to exit during the year will have received approximately 75% of their requested capital back.

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Apollo Global Management LLC Class A
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Apollo caps redemptions at 5% on its flagship private credit fund for a third straight quarter after requests hit 14.7%, signaling liquidity strain.

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Apollo Debt Solutions BDC faces redemption requests of 14.7% of shares and is limiting quarterly withdrawals to 5% for a third consecutive quarter.

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