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Related Parties
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Parties
16. Related Parties
Asset Management

Due from/ to related parties

Due from/ to related parties includes:
unpaid management fees, transaction and advisory fees and reimbursable expenses from the funds Apollo manages and their portfolio companies;
reimbursable payments for certain operating costs incurred by these funds as well as their related parties; and
other related party amounts arising from transactions including loans to employees and periodic sales of ownership interests in funds managed by Apollo.

Due from related parties and Due to related parties consisted of the following as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

(In millions)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Due from Related Parties:
Due from funds1
$255 $316 
Due from portfolio companies58 67 
Due from employees and former employees95 107 
Total Due from Related Parties$408 $490 
Due to Related Parties:
Due to Former Managing Partners and Contributing Partners2
$950 $1,118 
Due to funds95 104 
Total Due to Related Parties$1,045 $1,222 
1 Includes $40 million and $48 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to a receivable from a fund in connection with the Company’s sale of a platform investment to such fund. The amount is payable to the Company over five years and is held at fair value.
2 Includes $438 million and $570 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, related to the AOG Unit Payment, payable in equal installments through December 31, 2024.

Tax Receivable Agreement

Prior to the consummation of the Mergers, each of the Former Managing Partners and Contributing Partners had the right to exchange vested AOG Units for Class A shares, subject to certain restrictions. All Apollo Operating Group entities have made, or will make, an election under Section 754 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, which will result in an adjustment to the tax basis of the assets owned by the Apollo Operating Group entities at the time an exchange was made. The election results in an increase to the tax basis of underlying assets which will reduce the amount of tax that AGM and its subsidiaries will otherwise be required to pay in the future.

The tax receivable agreement provides for payment to the Former Managing Partners and Contributing Partners of 85% of the amount of cash tax savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income taxes the Company realizes as a result of the increase to the tax basis of underlying assets resulting from transactions and other exchanges of AOG Units for Class A shares that occurred in prior years. AGM and its subsidiaries retain the benefit from the remaining 15% of actual cash tax savings. In May 2022, Apollo waived its early termination right, which had provided it the right to early terminate the tax receivable agreement at any time by payment of an early termination payment to all holders. If the Company does not make the required
annual payment on a timely basis as outlined in the tax receivable agreement, interest is accrued on the balance until the payment date.

Following the closing of the Mergers, the Former Managing Partners and Contributing Partners no longer own AOG Units. Therefore, there were no exchanges subject to the tax receivable agreement during the six months ended June 30, 2022.

As a result of the exchanges of AOG Units for Class A shares during the six months ended June 30, 2021, a $38 million liability was recorded to estimate the amount of the future expected payments to be made by AGM and its subsidiaries to the Former Managing Partners and Contributing Partners pursuant to the tax receivable agreement.

AOG Unit Payment

On December 31, 2021, holders of AOG Units (other than Athene and the Company) sold and transferred a portion of such AOG Units to a wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary of the Company, in exchange for an amount equal to $3.66 multiplied by the total number of AOG Units held by such holders immediately prior to such transaction. The remainder of the AOG Units held by such holders were exchanged for shares of AGM common stock concurrently with the consummation of the Mergers on January 1, 2022.

As of June 30, 2022, the outstanding payable amount due to Former Managing Partners and Contributing Partners was $438 million, which is payable in equal installments through December 31, 2024.

Due from Employees and Former Employees

As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, due from related parties includes various amounts due to Apollo including employee loans and return of profit-sharing distributions. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the balance includes interest-bearing employee loans receivable of $20 million and $18 million, respectively. The outstanding principal amount of the loans as well as all accrued and unpaid interest is required to be repaid at the earlier of the eighth anniversary of the date of the relevant loan or at the date of the relevant employee’s resignation.

The receivable from certain employees and former employees includes an amount for the potential return of profit-sharing distributions that would be due if certain funds were liquidated of $63 million and $65 million at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Indemnity

Certain of the performance revenues Apollo earns from funds may be subject to repayment by its subsidiaries that are general partners of the funds in the event that certain specified return thresholds are not ultimately achieved. The Former Managing Partners, Contributing Partners and certain other investment professionals have personally guaranteed, subject to certain limitations, the obligations of these subsidiaries in respect of this obligation. Such guarantees are several and not joint and are limited to a particular individual’s distributions. Apollo has agreed to indemnify each of the Former Managing Partners and certain Contributing Partners against all amounts that they pay pursuant to any of these personal guarantees in favor of certain funds that it manages (including costs and expenses related to investigating the basis for or objecting to any claims made in respect of the guarantees) for all interests that the Former Managing Partners and Contributing Partners contributed or sold to the Apollo Operating Group.

Apollo recorded an indemnification liability of $13 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

Due to Related Parties

Based upon an assumed liquidation of certain of the funds Apollo manages, it has recorded a general partner obligation to return previously distributed performance allocations, which represents amounts due to certain funds. The obligation is recognized based upon an assumed liquidation of a fund’s net assets as of the reporting date. The actual determination and any required payment would not take place until the final disposition of a fund’s investments based on the contractual termination of the fund or as otherwise set forth in the respective governing document of the fund.
Apollo recorded general partner obligations to return previously distributed performance allocations related to certain funds of $81 million as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
Athora

AAM and its subsidiaries (together, “Apollo Asset Management”), through ISGI, provides investment advisory services to certain portfolio companies of funds managed by Apollo and Athora, a strategic platform that acquires or reinsures blocks of insurance business in the European life insurance market (collectively, the “Athora Accounts”). Apollo Asset Management had equity commitments outstanding to Athora of up to $430 million as of June 30, 2022, subject to certain conditions.

Athora Sub-Advised

Apollo provides sub-advisory services with respect to a portion of the assets in certain portfolio companies of funds managed by Apollo and the Athora Accounts. Apollo broadly refers to “Athora Sub-Advised” assets as those assets in the Athora Accounts which it explicitly sub-advises as well as those assets in the Athora Accounts which are invested directly in funds and investment vehicles Apollo manages.

Apollo earns a base management fee on the aggregate market value of substantially all of the investment accounts of or relating to Athora and also a sub-advisory fee on the Athora Sub-Advised assets, which varies depending on the specific asset class.

Regulated Entities and Affiliated Service Providers

Apollo Global Securities, LLC (“AGS”) is a registered broker dealer with the SEC and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, subject to the minimum net capital requirements of the SEC. AGS was in compliance with these requirements as of June 30, 2022. From time to time AGS, as well as other Apollo affiliates, provide services to related parties of Apollo, including Apollo funds and their portfolio companies, whereby the Company or its affiliates earn fees for providing such services.

Griffin Capital Securities, LLC (“GCS”) is a registered broker dealer with the SEC and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, subject to the minimum net capital requirements of the SEC. GCS was in compliance with these requirements as of June 30, 2022.

Investment in SPACs

In October 2020, APSG I, a SPAC, completed an initial public offering, ultimately raising total gross proceeds of $817 million, including the underwriters’ partial exercise of their over-allotment. In a private placement concurrent offering, APSG I sold warrants to APSG Sponsor, L.P., a subsidiary of Apollo, for total gross proceeds of $18 million. APSG Sponsor, L.P. also holds Class B ordinary shares of APSG I. In May 2022, APSG I completed a business combination with American Express Global Business Travel. As a result of the business combination, Apollo no longer consolidates APSG I as a VIE. The deconsolidation resulted in an unrealized gain of $162 million, which includes $82 million of unrealized gains related to previously held Class B ordinary shares, which converted to Class A shares of the newly merged entity (“GBTG”), presented in net gains from investment activities within Other income (loss) - Asset Management in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Apollo continues to hold a non-controlling interest in GBTG at fair value, substantially all of which is presented within Investments (Asset Management) in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. Apollo has significant influence in the retained investment, and has elected the fair value option for subsequent measurement.

On February 12, 2021, APSG II, a SPAC, completed an initial public offering, raising total gross proceeds of $690 million, including the underwriters’ exercise in full of their over-allotment option. In a private placement concurrent with the initial public offering, APSG II sold warrants to APSG Sponsor II, L.P., a subsidiary of Apollo, for total gross proceeds of $16 million. APSG Sponsor II, L.P. also holds Class B ordinary shares of APSG II. Apollo currently consolidates APSG II as a VIE, and thus all private placement warrants and Class B ordinary shares are eliminated in consolidation.
On July 13, 2021, Acropolis Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. (“Acropolis”), a SPAC, completed an initial public offering, ultimately raising total gross proceeds of $345 million, including the underwriters’ subsequent exercise in full of their over-allotment option. In a private placement concurrent with the initial public offering, Acropolis sold warrants to Acropolis Infrastructure Acquisition Sponsor, L.P., a subsidiary of Apollo, for total gross proceeds of $9 million. Acropolis Infrastructure Acquisition Sponsor, L.P. also holds Class B common stock of Acropolis. Apollo currently consolidates Acropolis as a VIE, and thus all private placement warrants and Class B common stock are eliminated in consolidation.
As described in note 2, the Company consolidates entities that are VIEs for which the Company has been designated as the
primary beneficiary. Through its interests in the respective sponsors, the Company has the primary beneficiary power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of these SPACs. In addition, the Company’s combined interests in these VIEs are significant. Assets and liabilities of the consolidated SPACs are shown within the respective line items of the condensed consolidated financial statements, as outlined below.
The tables below present the financial information of these SPACs in aggregate:
(In millions)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$$
Restricted cash and cash equivalents691 690 
U.S. Treasury securities, at fair value346 1,162 
Other assets
Total Assets$1,039 $1,857 
Liabilities, Redeemable non-controlling interests and Stockholders’ Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$$
Due to related parties11 20 
Other liabilities42 144 
Total Liabilities56 166 
Redeemable non-controlling interests:
Redeemable non-controlling interests999 1,762 
Stockholders’ Equity:
Additional paid in capital(54)(98)
Retained earnings38 27 
Total Stockholders’ Equity(16)(71)
Total Liabilities, Redeemable non-controlling interests and Stockholders’ Equity$1,039 $1,857 
For the Three Months Ended June 30,For the Six Months Ended June 30,
 (In millions)2022202120222021
Expenses:
General, administrative and other$(1)$$$10 
Total Expenses(1)4610
Other Income (Loss):
Net gains (losses) from investment activities12 17 (1)
Interest income— — 
Total Other Income (Loss)13 19 (1)
Net Income Attributable to Apollo Global Management, Inc.14 (3)13 (11)
Retirement Services

Apollo Aligned Alternatives, L.P. (“AAA”) Investment – During the second quarter of 2022, Athene contributed $7.8 billion of certain of its alternative investments to AAA in exchange for limited partnership interests in AAA. Athene consolidates AAA as a VIE. Apollo established AAA for the purpose of providing a single vehicle through which Athene and third-party investors can participate in a portfolio of alternative investments. Additionally, the Company believes AAA enhances its ability to increase alternative assets under management by raising capital from third parties, which will allow Athene to achieve greater scale and diversification for alternatives. Third-party investors began to invest in AAA on July 1, 2022.

Athene Freedom

Athene has a limited partnership investment in Athene Freedom, for which Apollo is the general partner, and which Athene contributed to AAA during the second quarter of 2022. Athene Freedom indirectly invests in both Wheels, Inc. (“Wheels”) and Donlen, LLC (“Donlen”). Additionally, as of June 30, 2022, Athene owns $0.9 billion ABS and corporate debt securities issued by Wheels and Donlen, which are held as investments in related parties on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.
Athora

Athene has a cooperation agreement with Athora, pursuant to which, among other things, (1) for a period of 30 days from the receipt of notice of a cession, Athene has the right of first refusal to reinsure (i) up to 50% of the liabilities ceded from Athora’s reinsurance subsidiaries to Athora Life Re Ltd. and (ii) up to 20% of the liabilities ceded from a third party to any of Athora’s insurance subsidiaries, subject to a limitation in the aggregate of 20% of Athora’s liabilities, (2) Athora agreed to cause its insurance subsidiaries to consider the purchase of certain funding agreements and/or other spread instruments issued by Athene’s insurance subsidiaries, subject to a limitation that the fair market value of such funding agreements purchased by any of Athora’s insurance subsidiaries may generally not exceed 3% of the fair market value of such subsidiary’s total assets, (3) Athene provides Athora with a right of first refusal to pursue acquisition and reinsurance transactions in Europe (other than the UK) and (4) Athora provides Athene and its subsidiaries with a right of first refusal to pursue acquisition and reinsurance transactions in North America and the UK. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the cooperation agreement, Athora is only required to use its reasonable best efforts to cause its subsidiaries to adhere to the provisions set forth in the cooperation agreement and therefore Athora’s ability to cause its subsidiaries to act pursuant to the cooperation agreement may be limited by, among other things, legal prohibitions or the inability to obtain the approval of the board of directors or other applicable governing body of the applicable subsidiary, which approval is solely at the discretion of such governing body. As of June 30, 2022, Athene had not exercised its right of first refusal to reinsure liabilities ceded to Athora’s insurance or reinsurance subsidiaries.

The following table summarizes Athene’s investments in Athora:

(In millions)June 30, 2022
Investment fund$818 
Non-redeemable preferred equity securities157 
Total investment in Athora$975 

Additionally, as of June 30, 2022, Athene had $58 million of funding agreements outstanding to Athora. Athene also has commitments to make additional investments in Athora of $472 million as of June 30, 2022.

Venerable

Athene has coinsurance and modco agreements with Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company (“VIAC”). VIAC is a related party due to Athene’s minority equity investment in its holding company’s parent, VA Capital Company LLC (“VA Capital”), which was $230 million as of June 30, 2022. The minority equity investment in VA Capital is included in investments in related parties on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition and accounted for as an equity method investment. VA Capital is owned by a consortium of investors, led by affiliates of Apollo, Crestview Partners III Management, LLC and Reverence Capital Partners L.P., and is the parent of Venerable, which is the parent of VIAC. Additionally, Athene has term loans receivable from Venerable due in 2033, which is included in investments in related parties on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. The loans are held at the principal balance less allowances and were $272 million as of June 30, 2022. While management viewed the overall transactions with Venerable as favorable to Athene, the stated interest rate of 6.257% on the term loans to Venerable represented a below-market interest rate, and management considered such rate as part of its evaluation and pricing of the reinsurance transactions.

PK AirFinance

Athene has investments in PK AirFinance (“PK Air”), an aviation lending business with a portfolio of loans (“Aviation Loans”). The Aviation Loans are generally fully secured by aircraft leases and aircraft. Apollo owns the PK Air loan origination platform, including personnel and systems and, pursuant to certain agreements entered into between Athene, Apollo, and certain entities managed by Apollo, the Aviation Loans are securitized by a special purpose vehicle (“SPV”) for which Apollo acts as ABS manager (“ABS-SPV”). The ABS-SPV issues tranches of senior notes and subordinated notes, which are secured by the Aviation Loans. Athene has purchased both senior and subordinated notes of PK Air, which are included in investments in related parties on the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. During the first quarter of 2022, Athene contributed its investment in the subordinated notes to PK Air Holdings, LP, and then contributed PK Air Holdings, LP to AAA during the second quarter of 2022. As of June 30, 2022, Athene holds $1.1 billion of PK Air senior notes and has commitments to make additional investments in PK Air of $1.5 billion.
Apollo/Athene Dedicated Investment Program (“ADIP”)

Athene’s subsidiary, Athene Co-Invest Reinsurance Affiliate Holding Ltd. (together with its subsidiaries, “ACRA”) is partially owned by ADIP, a series of funds managed by Apollo. Athene’s subsidiary, ALRe, currently holds 36.55% of the economic interests in ACRA and all of ACRA’s voting interests, with ADIP holding the remaining 63.45% of the economic interests. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, Athene received capital contributions of $400 million and $711 million, respectively, from ADIP.