Jim Zelter on Bloomberg: Meeting Europe's Growing Capital Needs

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Jim Zelter在彭博社访谈：满足欧洲日益增长的资本需求

Apollo07/22/2026updated 10/17/2026

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Apollo's President Jim Zelter discusses the firm's record-breaking year in acquisitions, driven largely by credit investments in Europe, and highlights the need for private capital to fund a 'global industrial renaissance' across energy, defense, and other sectors. He emphasizes their focus on investment-grade debt to finance companies like Bayer, Intel, and Air France, while addressing concerns about private credit, BDCs, and the impact of AI on corporate financing.

Institution: Apollo
Published: 07/22/2026
Research topic: Not explicitly stated
Time horizon: Not explicitly stated

Key arguments

Apollo's growth is driven by credit, especially investment-grade, which accounts for 80% of assets and deployment.
Europe offers attractive opportunities for private capital due to stretched government budgets and corporate capex needs.
The 'global industrial renaissance' spans energy, defense, and AI infrastructure, requiring massive capital from private and public markets.
As a debt investor, Apollo prioritizes downside protection via amortizing structures, avoiding residual equity risk.
Private credit BDC issues are not systemic; they represent a small corner of the $3 trillion asset class, but dispersion of returns will widen.

Key numbers

Apollo assets under management: Over $1 trillion
Share of credit in Apollo's business: 80%
Investment in Bayer: €3 billion
Takeover bid for EasyJet: £5.7 billion
Investment in Bayer's contraceptives unit: £3 billion
Growth in hyperscaler share of IG market: 7-10% by end of year
Private credit asset class size: $3 trillion
BDC segment size: $400 billion

Main risks

Geopolitical supply shocks, particularly in oil, could disrupt supply chains and increase financing needs.
Rising interest rates may pressure corporate balance sheets and investment valuations.
Private credit BDCs face hidden leverage and potential widening dispersion of returns, with some potentially not surviving.
Hyperscaler capital expenditure trajectory may not sustain, posing risks to AI infrastructure investments.
European economic flatlining could dampen investment returns.

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