Apollo Global Management
Private equity

Overall

Owned USA
Rating F
About the Ratings
Apollo Global Management Inc
USA

Company Assessment

(Last updated Jan 2025)
Apollo Global Management Inc
Praise
100% on Corporate Equality Index
This company is listed as having best practice on a report card on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in corporate America.
Criticism
3.5/20 in Social Benchmark
The 2024 Social Benchmark assesses the world's 2,000 most influential companies on their responsibility in meeting society's fundamental expectations towards three measurement areas: respecting human rights, providing decent work, and acting ethically. This company was assessed in 2022 and received a score of 3.5/20. The average score was an alarmingly low 4.6/20 and the highest score was 15.5/20.
34/100 S&P Global ESG Score
This company received an S&P Global ESG Score of 34/100 in the Diversified Financial Services and Capital Markets category of the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment, an annual evaluation of companies' sustainability practices (last updated 21 Oct 2022). The rankings are based on an analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social performance, assessing issues such as corporate governance, risk management, environmental reporting, climate strategy, human rights and labour practices.
JUST Capital ranking
JUST Capital polls Americans every year to identify the issues that matter most in defining just business behaviour. For their 2024 rankings the public identified 20 issues, which are organised under the headings Workers, Communities, Customers, Shareholders and Environment. JUST Capital then define metrics that map to those issues and track and analyse the largest, publicly traded U.S. companies. This analysis powers their rankings, in which this company ranked 528th of 937 companies, and 27th of 38 Capital Markets companies.
Fined $53m for securities law violations
In 2016 the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a US$53m fine against this company for several securities law violations. The company agreed to settle the case, resolving accusations that the firm misled investors. They had been charged with concealing important details from investors, failing to fully explain policies on monitoring fees, and not disclosing details about a loan they took from some of the company's private equity funds. The SEC found that the failure to disclose, coupled with hidden monitoring fees, amounted to violations of securities laws.
11.5% in Financial System Benchmark
The 2025 Financial System Benchmark ranks 400 financial institutions across five distinct measurement areas: Strategy, governance and stewardship, Financing climate and nature protection and restoration, Environmental footprints, Inclusive finance and Responsible business conduct. This company ranked #185/400, with a total score of 11.5 out of 100. The average score was 12.2 and the highest score was 43.
Information
Responsibility claims
This company has responsibility claims on its website in the area of recognising the importance of environmental, social and governance issues and taking them into account.
21% in Gender Benchmark
In 2023 and 2024, the World Benchmarking Alliance assessed 2,000 companies on their efforts to drive gender equality and women's empowerment across their entire value chain. Companies are assessed on governance and strategy, representation, compensation and benefits, health and well-being, and violence and harassment. This company scored 21 out of 100. The average score was 15.3 and the highest score was 51.
OpenSecrets.org profile
OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
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Company Details

Type:
Public company
Founded:
1990
Subsidiaries:
Yahoo! Inc (90% owned)
Internet services
Created by Verizon in 2017 to serve as an umbrella company for its digital content subdivisions, including AOL and Yahoo!. Known as Oath Inc from 2017, Verizon Media from 2019, and Yahoo! Inc from 2021, following Apollo Global Management's acquisition of 90% of the company.
Yahoo!7 Pty Ltd
Online media company
Formed in 1996 as a 50:50 partnership between the Seven Network Ltd and Yahoo! Inc. joining together Yahoo!'s global online assets with the TV and magazine content of the Seven Network. In 2018 Yahoo!'s parent company Verizon took over complete ownership. In 2021 Apollo Global Management bought 90% of Yahoo! from Verizon.

Contact Details

Address:
New York, New York, USA
Website:
www.apollo.com

Products / Brands

Yahoo! (90% owned)
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