Apollo Global Management, Inc.
A global alternative asset manager and retirement services provider, Apollo invests in credit and equity on behalf of clients and, through its Athene arm, sells retirement savings products like fixed and indexed annuities. It was founded in 1990 by three former Drexel Burnham Lambert bankers—Leon Black, Josh Harris, and Marc Rowan—who named the firm after the Greek god Apollo to signal a fresh, stable start after their old employer's collapse. Its retirement arm, Athene, takes its name from the Greek goddess of wisdom.