Sponsor Profile

Apollo Global Management

New York, NY · Founded 1990 · apollo.com · Reviewed July 2026

Apollo Global Management is one of the world's largest alternative asset managers, with roughly $840 billion in assets across credit, private equity and real assets, and its scale is the headline. Real estate is a…

Assets Under Mgmt
$840.0B
Full-Cycle Deals
0
Year Founded
1990
Headquarters
New York, NY

Overview

Apollo Global Management is one of the world's largest alternative asset managers, with roughly $840 billion in assets across credit, private equity and real assets, and its scale is the headline. Real estate is a comparatively modest sleeve of the platform, but Apollo reaches 1031 investors through Apollo Real Estate Exchange (AREX), its DST vehicle, while the broader franchise is powered by a credit-led origination engine and the permanent capital of its Athene insurance balance sheet. For exchangers, the draw is institutional underwriting and sponsor durability; the caveat is that DSTs are peripheral to a business whose center of gravity is credit.

Key strategies & advantages

  • Operates one of the world's largest alternative platforms at roughly $840 billion, dwarfing dedicated DST sponsors.
  • Reaches 1031 investors through Apollo Real Estate Exchange (AREX), layered on a ~$46 billion real assets business.
  • Runs a credit-led origination engine that sources opportunities equity-only sponsors never see.
  • Anchors its capital base in the Athene insurance balance sheet, supplying permanent, long-duration capital.
  • Carries a distressed/opportunistic heritage positioning it to exploit dislocation.
These describe the sponsor’s approach and potential advantages only, and should be weighed against the risks common to DST investments — illiquidity, loss of principal, and no guaranteed distributions. Full risk factors are in each offering’s Private Placement Memorandum.

Track record

Baker 1031 does not yet have full-cycle, deal-by-deal results for Apollo Global Management in its dataset. Aggregate figures above, where shown, are sponsor-reported and not independently verified. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Current offerings from this sponsor

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Gerald F. “Jerry” Baker, III — Founder & Managing Principal, Baker 1031 Investments · FINRA Series 22 / 63 · SIE. Read full bio →

Sponsor figures are sponsor-reported and not independently verified; they may reflect selection and survivorship bias, and past performance does not guarantee future results. This profile is educational and is not investment advice or an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security. Offerings are available only to accredited investors and are made solely through the sponsor’s Private Placement Memorandum. Securities offered through Aurora Securities, member FINRA/SIPC. Real estate investments involve risk, including possible loss of principal.