{
  "id": 6773936,
  "title": "The Five Deals That Made Apollo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/the-five-deals-that-made-apollo",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-11T15:25:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Net Interest",
    "slug": "net-interest",
    "url": "https://www.netinterest.co/p/the-five-deals-that-made-apollo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The book \"Money to Burn\" by Bill Cohan explores the rise and fall of Apollo Global Management and its founder, Leon Black. Half of the book focuses on the company's growth, while the other half delves into the deals that contributed to Apollo's success. Five deals stand out as particularly significant in shaping the firm's trajectory. These deals include Executive Life, Caesars, LyondellBasell, Athene, and Intel. Each deal played a crucial role in establishing Apollo's position in the finance industry and its impressive asset management capabilities.",
  "summary": "From distressed debt to a trillion-dollar machine",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}