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14.01.26 - 17:57
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KBRA Assigns a Preliminary Rating to MAPS 2026-1 Trust (Business Wire)
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#creditratingagency--KBRA assigns a preliminary rating to the Class A Notes issued by MAPS 2026-1 Trust (MAPS 2026-1), an aviation ABS transaction. MAPS 2026-1 represents the inaugural aviation ABS transaction serviced by Perseus Asset Management Limited (the Company). It is the fourth aviation lease ABS issued under Apollo's aviation finance platform, following three prior transactions completed by Merx Aviation between 2018 and 2021. The Company is part of Apollo Global Management's aviation finance platform, which has a team of over 50 individuals. As of December 31, 2025, the Company owned 78 aircraft on lease to 34 airlines in 27 countries.
Proceeds from the Class A Notes and Class B Notes will be used to acquire a portfolio of 27 assets (the Portfolio); consisting of 25 narrowbody aircraft (85.9% by value) and two widebody aircraft (14.1%) on lease to 17 lessees located in 16 jurisdictions. As of October 31, 2025, the weighted average remaining term of the initial lease ...
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12.01.26 - 12:06
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QXO Upsizes Convertible Preferred Equity Placement to $3 Billion (Business Wire)
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Apollo and Temasek Lead Expanded Capital Commitment to Fund Future AcquisitionsGREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QXO, Inc. (NYSE: QXO) (the “Company” or “QXO”) today announced a $1.8 billion increase to its previously announced $1.2 billion financing led by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (“Apollo”), bringing the total investment in QXO to $3 billion. Apollo, Temasek, and certain other investors have agreed to make the investment through the previously disclosed series of convertible perpetual preferred stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). The investment further strengthens QXO's financial flexibility to pursue strategic acquisition opportunities.
Under the investment agreement, the investors have committed to purchase Series C Preferred Stock to fund one or more qualifying acquisitions through July 15, 2026. This commitment will be extended for up to an additional 12 months if a definitive acquisition agreement is executed before the initial ...
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12.01.26 - 11:24
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Jacobs′ QXO Boosts Financing Deal to $3 Billion to Pursue M&A (Bloomberg)
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QXO Inc. is raising another $1.8 billion from investors including Temasek Holdings Pte. to support its acquisition strategy, according to people familiar with the matter, well more than doubling the $1.2 billion financing deal it announced last week with Apollo Global Management Inc....
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09.01.26 - 23:21
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KBRA Assigns Ratings to MidCap Financial Issuer Trust (Business Wire)
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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#creditratingagency--KBRA assigns an issuer rating of A-, a senior unsecured debt rating of A-, and a junior subordinated debt rating of BBB to MidCap Financial Issuer Trust, a wholly-owed subsidiary of MidCap FinCo Intermediate LLC ("the company" or "MidCap"), which serves as guarantor of the debt. MidCap is a commercial financial company that provides senior secured debt solutions to companies across multiple industries. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, MD. The ratings Outlook is Stable.
Key Credit Considerations
The ratings reflect MidCap's strong strategic relationship with Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO or "Apollo"), which provides access to an experienced and expansive platform with approximately $908 billion of assets under management (“AUM”), including $723 million of AUM in credit-related products as of September 30, 2025. Apollo, Athene Holding Ltd, Apollo's insurance subsidiary, and other Apollo affiliates together own...
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06.01.26 - 12:06
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Pluto Launches an AI-Powered Lending Platform to Unlock Liquidity in Private Markets, Backed by Leading Credit Investors (Business Wire)
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The company also announced $8.6 million in seed funding from Motive Ventures, Portage, Apollo, and Hamilton Lane to build AI-powered credit infrastructure that enables financial advisors and their high-net-worth clients to borrow against private equity, venture, and alternative assets without selling.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pluto Financial Technologies, Inc. has launched the first AI-powered lending platform purpose built for private markets, backed by Motive Ventures, Portage, Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO), Hamilton Lane (Nasdaq: HLNE), Tectonic Ventures, and Broadhaven Ventures. Pluto has raised $8.6 million in equity and secured hundreds of millions in lending capacity.
Private markets are booming, with total AUM projected to grow 1.5x in the next five years. Yet these assets largely remain locked up for years, burdened by unpredictable capital calls, scarce secondary options, and steep discounts for sellers. Additionally, borrowing against them has historically been slow, costly, and accessi...
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05.01.26 - 12:06
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QXO Announces $1.2 Billion Convertible Preferred Equity Investment Led by Apollo to Fund Future Acquisitions (Business Wire)
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GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QXO, Inc. (NYSE: QXO) (the “Company” or “QXO”) today announced that funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (“Apollo”) and certain other investors have agreed to invest $1.2 billion in QXO through a new series of convertible perpetual preferred stock. The investment further strengthens QXO's financial flexibility in pursuing acquisition opportunities.
Under the investment agreement, the investors have committed to purchase the new convertible preferred stock to fund one or more qualifying acquisitions through July 15, 2026. This commitment will be extended up to an additional 12 months if a definitive acquisition agreement is executed before the initial commitment period expires. Any issuance of the new convertible preferred stock will close at or around the time of the closing of the qualifying acquisition(s).
The new convertible preferred stock is perpetual, will pay a preferred dividend rate of 4.75% per annum, and can be...
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31.12.25 - 18:42
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Apollo to Sell Coinstar to Alaska Buyer, Bonds Set to Be Repaid (Bloomberg)
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Coinstar LLC, the coin-exchange and cryptocurrency business owned by Apollo Global Management Inc., plans to repay bondholders next month as part of its surprise sale to a company that oversees investments for natives of Alaska's far north, according to people familiar with the matter....
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29.12.25 - 14:06
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«Es ist die Rache der Banken» - US-Finanzinstitute wieder in der Offensive (Cash)
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Nach Jahren des Rückzugs feiern die Grossbanken der Wall Street ein Comeback. Dank gelockerter Regulierung und neuer Kreditstrategien zeigen sie, wer an der Wall Street das Sagen hat... --- Zur Freude der Banker lockern die von Trumps zweiter Regierung eingesetzten Führungskräfte bei der Federal Reserve (Fed) und anderen Aufsichtsbehörden die nach der Krise eingeführten Beschränkungen – darunter vorgeschlagene Kapitalregeln und Stresstests, die von der Branche lange als fehlgeleitet und teuer kritisiert wurden, die aber viele Aussenstehende nach den von Steuerzahlern finanzierten Rettungsaktionen 2008 für notwendig hielten..
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