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Market Cap:$1.5B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$412.1M
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Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: AINV) is a leading provider of subordinated debt and equity capital to middle-market companies. We generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. Apollo Investment Corporation is managed by Apollo Investment Management and its corporate governance is provided by an independent board of directors. The company is registered with the SEC as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which provides the company with structural advantages, including public liquidity and an advantageous tax structure. Our portfolio is comprised primarily of investments in subordinated loans and senior secured loans of private middle-market companies with equity interests such as warrants or equity co-investments. The value of our portfolio is determined by independent, third-party firms.

Contact Information

9 W 57th St

New York, New York 10019

apolloic.com

(212) 515-3450

NAICS Code Portfolio Management: 523920

Recent Events

  • Apollo Investment Corporation Announces September 30, 2009 Quarterly Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend of $0.28...

    11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Fitch revises Apollo Investment's outlook to stable

    10/21/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • 3 Reasons to Sell American Capital Today

    10/16/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Apollo Investment chief compliance officer to depart

    8/18/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Legal - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
James C. Zelter CEO
Michael S. Gross President
Patrick J. Dalton President & COO
Gordon E. Swartz Cco & Corporate Secretary
John J. Suydam Chief Legal Officer & Vice President
Richard L. Peteka Chief Financial Officer
Arthur H. Penn Vice President and Treasurer
Michael D. Weiner Vice President and Secretary
Jose A Briones Partner of Apollo Investment Management
Bradley J. Wechsler Director
Carl Spielvogel Director
Elliot Stein Director
Martin E. Franklin Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Andrew Mankiewicz Board member
Ashok Bakhru Board of Directors
Claudine B. Malone Board of Directors
Frank Puleo Board of Directors
John J Hannan Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer and Director of Apollo Investment Corporation (the “Corporation”). Mr. Zelter joined Apollo Management, L.P. in May 2006 and became an executive officer of the Corporation in November 2006. He currently serves as the managing partner of Apollo Capital Management (“ACM”). The funds in the ACM platform include: Apollo Investment Management, L.P. (“AIM”), Strategic Value Fund, Apollo Investment Europe (“AIE”), Apollo Asia Opportunity Fund and Apollo European Principal Finance Fund. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Zelter was with Citigroup and its predecessor companies from 1994 to 2006. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Zelter was Chief Investment Officer of Citigroup Alternative Investments, and prior to that he was responsible for the firm’s Global High Yield franchise.

Organization Position Status
Apollo Investment Corp. CEO Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Current
Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC Chief Investment Officer Former
Apollo Management L.P. Former

Organization Position Status
Jarden Corporation Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Solar Capital, LLC Current
Solar Capital Ltd. Chairman & CEO Current
Fish'n Canada Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Solar Capital, Llc Current
Apollo Investment Corp. President Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Founder Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Senior Partner Current
United Rentals, Inc. Lead Director Current
New Leaders for New Schools Project Manager, Effective Practice Incentive Fund, National Current
Global Ship Lease, Inc. Chairman of The Board Current
Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. Board of Directors Current
Saks Incorporated Board of Directors Current
University of Michigan Business School Board of Directors Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Current
Educate, Inc. Director Current
United Rentals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Youth Renewal Fund Board of Directors Current
Jarden Corporation Vice Chairman Current
Solar Capital Ltd. Managing Member Current
Youth Renewal Fund Member Current
Marathon Acquisition Corporation CEO Former
Apollo Management L.P. Senior Partner Former
Fish'n Canada Executive Compensation Committee Charter Former
New Leaders for New Schools English Teacher Former
Marathon Acquisition Corporation Chairman Former
Fish'n Canada Board of Directors Former
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University M.B.A. Former
University of Michigan B.B.A. In Accounting Former
University of Pennsylvania Former

President and Chief Operating Officer of Apollo Investment Corporation (the “Corporation”). Mr. Dalton joined Apollo Investment Management, L.P. (“AIM”) in June 2004 as a partner and a member of AIM’s Investment Committee. He became an executive officer of the Corporation in November 2006. Mr. Dalton is also currently serving as Chief Investment Officer of AIM. Before joining the Corporation, Mr. Dalton was a Vice President with Goldman, Sachs & Co.’s Principle Investment Area with a focus on mezzanine investing since 2000.

Organization Position Status
Apollo Investment Corp. President & COO Current
Covalence Specialty Materials Corp. Board of Directors Current
Berry Plastics Corporation Board of Directors Current
Kerr Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Vice President Former
Sachs Ltd Vice President Former
Goldman & Company Vice President Former
Apollo Investment Corp. Partner Former
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Former
Apollo Investment Management Ltd Board of Directors Former
Columbia Business School MBA Former
Boston College BS In Finance Former

Gordon E. Swartz: Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Apollo Investment Corporation (the “Corporation”). Mr. Swartz joined the Corporation in October 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Swartz was an Associate General Counsel of Citigroup Asset Management.

Organization Position Status
Apollo Investment Corp. Cco & Corporate Secretary Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Current

John J. Suydam: Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Apollo Investment Corporation (the “Corporation”). Mr. Suydam joined the Corporation in 2006. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Suydam was a partner at O’Melveny & Myers, where he served as head of Mergers & Acquisitions and co-head of the Corporate Department. Prior to that, Mr. Suydam served as Chairman of the law firm O’Sullivan, LLP, which specialized in representing private equity investors. Mr. Suydam serves on the boards of directors of the Big Apple Circus and Quality Distribution. Mr. Suydam received his JD from New York University and graduated magna cum laude with a BA in History from the State University of New York at Albany.

Organization Position Status
Apollo Investment Corp. Chief Legal Officer & Vice President Current
Big Apple Circus Ltd. Partner, O'Melveny & Myers Llp Current
Quality Distribution, Inc. Director of Qdi Current
Big Apple Circus Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Current
Quality Distribution, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Big Apple Circus Ltd. Legal and Administrative Officer, Apollo Management Former
New York University J.D. Former

Richard L. Peteka: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Apollo Investment Corporation (the “Corporation”). Mr. Peteka joined the Corporation in June 2004. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of various closed-end and open-end registered investment companies for Citigroup Asset Management. He joined Citigroup Asset Management as a Director in July 1999.

Organization Position Status
Apollo Investment Corp. Chief Financial Officer Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
Apollo Investment Corp. Vice President and Treasurer Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Co-Founder Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Managing Partner Current
Apollo Investment Corp. President Former
UBS Warburg Global Head of Leveraged Finance Former
BT Securities Corporation Global Head of Fixed Income Capital Markets Former

Michael D. Weiner. Mr. Weiner has served as one of our directors since April 2006. Mr. Weiner was nominated for election by Apollo. Since September 2006, Mr. Weiner has served as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of Ares Management, Inc., a private investment management firm. From 1992 until August 2006, Mr. Weiner served as the General Counsel of Apollo Management, L.P. Before joining Apollo in 1992, Mr. Weiner was a partner with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, specializing in securities law, public and private financings, and corporate and commercial transactions. Mr. Weiner is also a director of Hughes Communications, Inc., SkyTerra Communications, Inc., and Goodman Global Holdings, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Ares Management LLC Chief Legal Officer Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Vice President and Secretary Current
Hughes Direcpc Current
Educate, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Secretary Current
Skyterra Communications, Inc. Director Current
Quality Distribution, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hughes Communications, Inc. Board of Directors Current
AREA Property Partners Former
Direcway Board of Directors Former
University of Santa Clara J.D. Degree Former
University of California, Berkeley B.S. Degree In Business and Finance Former

Jose A. Briones partner of Apollo Investment Management. Mr. Briones joined Apollo Investment Management in 2006 as a partner and as a member of Apollo Investment Management s investment committee. Before joining Apollo, Mr. Briones was a Managing Director with UBS Securities LLC in the Financial Sponsors and Leveraged Finance Group. Prior to joining UBS, from 1999 to 2001, Mr. Briones was a Vice President with JP Morgan where he worked in the Global Leveraged Finance Group. Prior to joining JP Morgan, from 1992 to 1999, Mr. Briones was a Vice President at BT Securities and BT Alex Brown Incorporated in the Corporate Finance Department.

Organization Position Status
Apollo Investment Corp. Partner of Apollo Investment Management Current
BT Securities Corporation Vice President Former
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
British Chamber of Commerce President Current
Tozai Capital Co. Ltd. Non-Executive Chairman Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Board member Current
Tozai Capital Co. Ltd. CEO Former
Tozai Capital Co. Ltd. President Former
Apollo Investment Corp. Founder Former
University of London Former

Mr. Bakhru became a director of Apollo Investment Corporation on October 16, 2008. Mr. Bakhru currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Goldman Sachs Group of Mutual Funds and Chairman of the Board of the Goldman Sachs Fund of Funds. Previously Mr. Bakhru was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Coty Inc. in New York City. Prior to that he served at Scott Paper Company in Philadelphia, where he held several senior management positions including Senior Vice President and Financial Officer roles. Mr. Bakhru has been actively involved with Cornell University, having served on its Council and Administrative Board over the past several years. He also currently serves on the board of the Institute for Higher Education Policy in Washington DC.

Organization Position Status
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Current
The Institute for Higher Education Policy Board of Directors Current
Coty, Inc. Chief Administrative Officer Former
Scott Paper Limited Former
International House of Philadelphia Board of Directors Former
Walnut Street Theatre Board of Directors Current
Coty, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Indian Institute of Technology Bachelor's Degree In Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Math Corporation Board of Directors Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Director Current
American Museum of The Moving Image Board of Directors Current
Math Corporation Member Current
American Museum of The Moving Image Member Current
Math for America Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Imax Corporation Former
Imax Corporation Co-Chief Executive Officer Former
Imax Corporation Co-Chairman Former
Math for America Board of Directors Former
Columbia University Law School J.D. Former
Brandeis University B.A. Former

Ambassador Spielvogel became a director of Apollo Investment Corporation in March 2004. Amb. Spielvogel has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Carl Spielvogel Associates, Inc., an international management and counseling company, from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to present. In 2000-2001, Amb. Spielvogel served as U.S. Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, based in Bratislava, Slovakia. From 1994 to 1997, Amb. Spielvogel was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the United Auto Group, Inc., one of the first publicly-owned auto dealership groups. Earlier, Amb. Spielvogel was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Backer Spielvogel Bates Worldwide, a global marketing communications company from 1985 to 1994. Amb. Spielvogel currently is a director of the Interactive Data Corporation, Inc. He is also a trustee to the Metropolitan Museum of Art; a member of the board of Trustees and Chairman of the Business Council of the Asia Society; a member of the board of trustees of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts; a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the board of trustees of the Institute for the Study of Europe, at Columbia University, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of American Ambassadors.

Organization Position Status
Apollo Investment Corp. Director Current
Baruch College B.B.A. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Financial Management Consulting Chief Executive Officer Current
Financial Management Consulting President Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Current
Hasbro, Inc. Director Current
Lowe's Companies, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Novell, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Lafarge North America Inc. Board Member Current
Georgetown University Adjunct Professor, School of Business Administration Former
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Chairman of the Board Former

Organization Position Status
Cohere Conferencing, LLC Executive Current
The New School Board of Directors Current
Claremont Graduate University Board of Directors Current
Cloud Co Member of the Board of Directors Current
Cohere Conferencing, LLC Director Current
Cohere Communications, LLC Board of Directors Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Director Current
Counselors Inc. Board of Directors Current
The New School Member Current
Claremont Graduate University Member Current
PlayPower, Inc. Director Former
Claremont McKenna College B.A. Degree Former

Prior to joining the Board of CIFC, Mr. Puleo had a 35 year career at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP where he became a partner in 1978 and Co-Chair of the firms Global Finance Group in 1995 until retiring at the end of 2006. Mr. Puleo was a member of the firms Executive Committee from 1982 to 1991 and from 1996 to 2002. Mr. Puleo has experience in banking and finance, including bank and broker dealer regulation, lending, derivative products, bank funding, and securitization and repackaging including CLOs and CDOs. Mr. Puleo has been a Lecturer in Law at Columbia University School of Law where he taught international banking. He attended Princeton University (B.S. 1967) and New York University School of Law (J.D. 1970)

Organization Position Status
Commercial Industrial Finance Corp. (Cifc) Board of Directors Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Board of Directors Current
SLM Corporation Board of Directors Current
Tweed LLC Partner Former
Columbia University Law School Lecturer Former
Princeton University Former
New York University School of Law Former

Organization Position Status
Apollo Management L.P. Co-Founder Current
Vail Resorts, Inc. Board Director Current
AREA Property Partners Co-Founder Former
Apollo Investment Corp. Board Director Former
Apollo Investment Corp. Managing Partner Current

Mr. Franklin is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Franklin was appointed to our Board of Directors on June 25, 2001 and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer effective September 24, 2001. Mr. Franklin is also a principal and executive officer of a number of private investment entities. Mr. Franklin was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bolle Inc. from February 1997 until February 2000. Mr. Franklin has previously held positions as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lumen Technologies, Inc. from May 1996 to December 1998, and Benson Eyecare Corporation from October 1992 to May 1996. Mr. Franklin also serves as a director of Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. and the Chairman of Freedom Acquisition Holdings, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Fish'n Canada Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Alltrista Limited CEO Current
Roadtrip Grill Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Coleman Everest Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. Chairman Current
Jarden Corporation Chairman Current
Apollo Investment Corp. Director Current
Coleman Spas Board of Directors Current
The Coleman Company, Inc. Board of Directors Current
GLG Partners LP Director Current
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. Director Current
Lumen Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Coleman Exponent Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Former
Bolle Inc. Chairman Former
Lumen Technologies Inc. Chairman Former
Bolle Inc. Director Former

Executive News

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  • Jarden Announces Successful Completion of the Extension to the Maturity of Its Senior...

    Reuters - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • Jarden Announces Successful Completion of the Extension to the Maturity of Its Senior Credit Facility

    PR Newswire - 8/20/09 - View Story

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    Reuters - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • The United States Playing Card Company Celebrates New Global Headquarters Opening With Kentucky Governor

    PR Newswire - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • Apollo Investment chief compliance officer to depart

    SNL Securities - 8/18/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Apollo Investment sees attractive deals ahead

    Reuters - 8/07/09 - View Story

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     AINV $9.62 -0.07 (-0.72% )
Average Volume 1,546,220
Shares Outstanding 164.22M
Market Cap 1.6B
Year High 10.54
Year Low 1.99
Earnings Per Share -1.80
P/E Ratio -5.34
Dividend 1.12
Yield 11.64
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