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Apollo Global Management · 18 Oct 2026Recruiters
Principal, Private IG (New Deals – Origination)
Position OverviewInvestment professional working within Apollo's Private Investment Grade team, part of the Global Investment Grade business, focused on the origination, structuring, underwriting, execution, and ongoing management of illiquid investments across developed markets. The team has a format-agnostic mandate covering 4(a)(2) private placements, bilateral and club senior secured loans and forward-flow structures, infrastructure and project finance, and secondary purchases, with the objective of earning excess spread over comparable public investment grade for the additional complexity and illiquidity.The Principal will lead origination, structuring and execution, and portfolio monitoring on transactions for Apollo's funds, insurance balance sheets, and co-investors. It requires a high level of technical ability, analytical rigor, and creativity in solving complex financing problems, alongside the judgement and presence to operate with minimal oversight.The Principal is also expected to set the standard for the team's investment process and lead its adoption of AI across origination, underwriting, surveillance, and reporting workflows, and to manage and develop junior team members as the platform scales.Primary ResponsibilitiesLead origination, structuring, underwriting, and execution of private investment grade transactions across developed markets, communicating with deal team members and counterparties including Apollo's IG sector analysts, Performing Credit analyst team, High Grade Corporate Solutions, Apterra, ABF, Hybrid Credit, risk, legal, and insurance solutions groups; external advisors (accountants, consultants, industry advisors, investment banks); and counterparties (corporate executives, lenders, agents, investment banks).Lead fundamental credit analysis on transactions, providing independent credit opinions on business risk, financial risk, structural risk, and relative value, and present investment recommendations to the Investment Committee.Lead structuring, covenant negotiation, and documentation across formats, working alongside internal and external legal counsel to secure terms that appropriately protect the portfolio; negotiate pricing, tenor, amortisation, call protection, security and collateral packages, and financial maintenance covenants tailored to each transaction's risk profile.Partner with High Grade Corporate Solutions, Apterra, ABF, and other Apollo origination channels, while independently cultivating bank, agent, sponsor, and direct issuer relationships to expand sourcing across developed markets; identify underpenetrated opportunities across sectors, geographies, and structural formats that complement Apollo's broader origination flow.Source opportunities through proactive research, leveraging sector expertise and market insights to identify investment themes before they reach the broader market; represent the firm in market-facing interactions with banks, agents, issuers, and sponsors.Lead portfolio monitoring across assigned holdings, including financial performance tracking, covenant compliance, rating migration, and early identification of credit deterioration; maintain watchlist discipline and drive early escalation of deteriorating credits.Lead amendments, waivers, consent requests, and workout or restructuring situations, including active position management decisions (secondary sales, position sizing, capital stack repositioning).Coordinate with the IG sector analysts and Performing Credit analyst team on sector coverage, shared issuer views, and relative value across public and private markets; drive shared issuer-level analysis where credits span public and private markets, contributing to unified credit views across the IG platform.Partner across the broader Apollo credit platform on transactions and credits that span multiple products.Ensure analytical work and deal recommendations reflect the relevant insurance balance-sheet constraints across US (NAIC/SVO, RBC, Schedule
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