8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 9, 2014

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Apollo Global Management, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35107	20-8880053
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

9 West 57^th Street, 43^rd Floor

New York, New York 10019

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 515-3200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 9, 2014, Apollo Global Management, LLC issued a press release announcing that it held the final close of its current flagship private equity fund, Apollo Investment Fund VIII, L.P., on December 31, 2013.

A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8–K, including Exhibit 99.1, is deemed “furnished” and not “filed” under Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release of Apollo Global Management, LLC dated January 9, 2014

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
Date: January 9, 2014	By:	/s/ John J. Suydam
		John J. Suydam
		Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release of Apollo Global Management, LLC dated January 9, 2014

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Apollo Global Management Closes Apollo Investment Fund VIII

New York, January 9, 2014 – Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”) today announced that it held the final close of its current flagship private equity fund, Apollo Investment Fund VIII, L.P., on December 31, 2013 with $17.5 billion of commitments from third party investors.

Fund VIII will seek to continue Apollo’s history of successful value-oriented and contrarian private equity investing to achieve superior risk-adjusted rates of return across all economic cycles. Apollo has consistently focused on three primary types of transactions within its private equity funds including distressed investments, corporate carve-outs and opportunistic buyouts.

Leon Black, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are very grateful for the overwhelming support for Fund VIII, which includes significant commitments from a preeminent global investor base consisting of both longstanding existing limited partners as well as many new investors. Fund VIII benefited from the support of a diversified group of investors, including many public pensions, sovereign wealth funds, corporate pensions, endowments and foundations, funds of funds, consultants and high net worth investors. We believe this support reflects our market-leading investment performance, strict adherence to Apollo’s differentiated investment approach and continued commitment to fostering strong relations with our limited partners.”

In demonstrating an alignment of interest with its fund investors, Apollo and affiliated investors, including senior professionals, committed approximately $880 million of additional capital to Fund VIII.

Apollo’s previous flagship private equity fund, Fund VII, which was raised in 2008, has generated annual gross and net IRRs of 38% and 29%, respectively, from its inception through September 30, 2013.

Apollo’s private equity segment had assets under management of approximately $43 billion of as of September 30, 2013, and 92 investment professionals around the world.

About Apollo

Apollo is a leading global alternative investment manager with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Singapore, Mumbai and Hong Kong. Apollo had assets under management of approximately $113 billion as of September 30, 2013, in private equity, credit and real estate funds invested across a core group of nine industries where Apollo has considerable knowledge and resources. For more information about Apollo, please visit www.agm.com.

Contact Information

For investor inquiries regarding Apollo, please contact:

Gary M. Stein

Head of Corporate Communications

Apollo Global Management, LLC

212-822-0467

gstein@apollolp.com

Noah Gunn

Investor Relations Manager

Apollo Global Management, LLC

212-822-0540

ngunn@apollolp.com

For media inquiries regarding Apollo, please contact:

Charles Zehren

Rubenstein Associates, Inc. for Apollo Global Management, LLC

(212) 843-8590

czehren@rubenstein.com

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