Full-Time
Data Associate
Apollo Global
1,001-5,000 employees
Alternative investment manager with distressed expertise
No salary listed
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
In Person
On-site role in Mumbai, India; no remote work.
Bachelor's, Master's
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- 3+ years of experience as a Quant in a Front Office Pricing team in large Investment Banks or Asset Managers. A few years of this experience (but not all) could be in a model validation team validating front office models.
- Ability to perform under pressure and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent analytical skills, rigorous, detailed-oriented.
- Experience working with large datasets and a strong aptitude for data analysis.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as VBA, SQL, or Python.
- Bachelors or Master’s degree in disciplines such as mathematics, computer science, financial engineering.
- Practical and hands-on experience in financial markets.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and independently across different businesses and functional areas with thorough attention to detail in a potentially high paced environment.
- Must have strong drive and initiative, be collaborative to effectively liaise with senior stakeholders and colleagues.
- A forward thinking, creative individual who challenges the status quo and takes initiative to reengineer processes.
- Strong project management skills.
- Be nimble and flexible to balance multiple tasks simultaneously.
- The ability to take on a task and “run with it” to conclusion is a critical characteristic of this role.
- 3+ years of experience in Fixed Income Analytics Data in large Investment Banks or Asset Managers with focus on traded credit products and Asset Backed Securities
- Understanding of credit market dynamics including cash, synthetics, and structured products.
- Strong understanding of quantitative credit methodologies and traded credit analytics.
- Deep experience in designing risk and valuation models for credit securities, structured products and complex derivatives.
- Proven expertise in stress testing and scenario analysis to assess risk exposures.
- Programming skills in Python, R, SQL, and Excel (required) and C/C++ (preferred).
- Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering quantitative disciplines such as mathematics, computer science, financial engineering, and econometrics is preferred.
- Practical and hands-on experience in financial markets.
- Strong communication and diplomatic skills are required to guide, influence, and convince others, in particular colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively and independently across different businesses and functional areas with thorough attention to detail in a potentially high paced environment.
- Collaborative, organized, flexible and results driven.
- Must have strong drive and initiative, be collaborative to effectively liaise with senior stakeholders and colleagues.
- A forward thinking, creative individual who challenges the status quo and takes initiative to reengineer processes.
- Strong project management skills
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including the ability to resolve conflict and observe confidentiality.
- Be nimble and flexible to balance multiple tasks simultaneously.
- The ability to take on a task and “run with it” to conclusion is a critical characteristic of this role.
- Develop and validate tools and controls to ensure the accuracy of risk analytics, data integrity, and reporting outputs
- Utilize existing proprietary model libraries for generating portfolio exposures, stress testing, risk metrics and performance attribution.
- Develop robust quantitative risk and stress models with analytical outputs that fully reflect the key risks of each position and meet the risk management objectives of portfolio managers and senior management.
- Build and enhance dashboards and visualizations using tools like PowerPoint and Excel.
- Streamline and automate reporting processes in collaboration with the technology team.
- Conduct detailed reviews of existing models and propose solutions to enhance the model output.
- Effectively communicate complex ideas to a range of stakeholders while building and maintaining strong internal and external relationships
- Ensure accuracy of risk analytics by developing tools to identify any potential issues.
- Investigate and rectify any identified issues in the risk analytics.
- Utilize existing proprietary model libraries for generating portfolio exposures, stress testing, risk metrics and performance attribution.
- Validate analytical outputs that fully reflect the key risks of each position and meet the risk management objectives of portfolio managers and senior management.
- Reach out to modeling teams for any identified discrepancies in model output for resolution.
- Partner with Technology teams to deliver state-of-the-art risk analytics and models.
- Clearly and concisely articulate complex ideas to target audiences including portfolio managers, traders and executive management.
- Build and manage relationships with senior global stakeholders, and with local and regional business leaders, including internal and external parties.
Apollo Global Management is a global manager of alternative investments. It invests on behalf of clients in private equity, credit, and real estate, with a focus on distressed opportunities and value-oriented strategies. It operates its businesses in an integrated way across asset classes, using capital to back the balance sheets of industry-leading companies. The company has a 26-year history of deploying capital through different economic cycles and aims to create value for its investors. What sets Apollo apart is its combination of cross-asset expertise, distressed investing know-how, and its integrated platform, which it uses to pursue opportunities where others may not. Its goal is to generate returns for investors by applying its contrarian, value-oriented approach across private equity, credit, and real estate investments.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1990
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Apollo reported August 4, 2026 record FRE of $785 million and $1.047 trillion AUM.
- Fund XI passed $12 billion raised by July 2026, supporting future management-fee growth.
- Apollo's August 6, 2026 easyJet deal and August 3 Maverick purchase expand originations and fees.
What critics are saying
- Apollo faces Epstein-related securities litigation filed March 2026, threatening reputation and executive distraction.
- EasyJet still needs shareholder and regulatory approvals, with closing targeted for Q1 2027.
- Athene faces intense annuity competition and non-traded BDC redemptions, threatening 2026 fee growth.
What makes Apollo Global unique
- Apollo pairs Athene retirement float with private credit, scaling a trillion-dollar balance sheet.
- On August 10, 2026, NVIDIA chose Apollo for AI compute financing platforms.
- Apollo still monetizes distressed expertise, shown by easyJet, Maverick Water, and xAI financing.
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The European Commission has approved Apollo Global Management and KKR's acquisition of joint control of Atlantic Aviation under the EU Merger Regulation. The decision followed a simplified merger review procedure. Atlantic Aviation specialises in providing basic and heavy maintenance services, structural repairs, and major modifications for Airbus and Boeing aircraft. Both Apollo and KKR are US-based asset managers.
UK IPO drought pushes PE firms towards sponsor sales. * August 7, 2026 * - 9:17 am A prolonged slowdown in UK initial public offerings is restricting exit options for private equity and venture capital investors, increasing their reliance on sales to other financial sponsors and strategic buyers, according to a report by Bloomberg citing data from PitchBook. IPOs have traditionally represented one of the three main routes for private equity firms to realise investments, alongside corporate acquisitions and sponsor-to-sponsor transactions. But London's weak listing market is making public-market exits increasingly difficult. Only seven UK PE-backed companies have completed IPOs over the past five years, with just two pricing offerings in 2026, PitchBook said in its latest report. The London Stock Exchange has also recorded more delistings than new listings in every year since 2022. Despite the lack of IPO activity, UK private equity exit value is on track for one of its strongest years on record. However, the headline figure masks a high degree of concentration, with a relatively small number of large transactions accounting for a significant proportion of total proceeds. Nine mega-deals represented approximately 58% of UK private equity exit value in the first half of 2026, according to PitchBook. With IPO markets largely unavailable, private equity firms are increasingly turning to other buyout groups and corporate acquirers to generate liquidity. Take-private transactions are also becoming a more prominent feature of the UK market as subdued public equity valuations make listed companies more attractive targets for financial sponsors. Take-privates accounted for around 20% of realised UK private equity deal value during the first half of 2026. Recent transactions include KKR and Energy Capital Partners' agreement to acquire DCC Energy for more than £5.7bn, while Apollo Global Management agreed this week to acquire budget airline easyJet in a transaction also valued at approximately £5.7bn. The trend highlights a broader disconnect between private equity valuations and the UK public markets, with sponsors increasingly able to identify listed businesses whose market valuations offer an attractive entry point for take-private strategies. The IPO drought is also creating challenges for venture capital investors, which depend on successful exits to return capital to their limited partners. PitchBook's venture capital exit predictor identified 87 UK companies with a high probability of reaching an IPO as of the first half of 2026, including 27 businesses operating in artificial intelligence. However, many are remaining private for longer or considering strategic acquisitions instead of public listings. The proportion of UK companies choosing to list domestically has also fallen sharply. Just 46% of UK companies that went public in 2025 listed at home, compared with 71% in 2019, PitchBook data show. Potential London IPO candidates such as Waterstones and SumUp are among companies reported to be considering delaying listings until 2027. Government efforts to revive London's IPO market, including a three-year stamp duty exemption for newly listed companies introduced in 2025, have so far failed to materially change the outlook. Venture fundraising did show some improvement during the first half of 2026 after hitting record lows in 2025. However, PitchBook said activity remained concentrated in a small number of very large funding rounds, raising questions about the health of the wider venture ecosystem.
PE firms targeted in wave of social-engineering cyberattacks. * August 7, 2026 * - 9:08 am US private equity firms including Blackstone, Apollo Global Management, KKR, Bain Capital, TPG and Clearlake Capital have been among more than 200 companies targeted in a recent cyberattack campaign, according to a report by Reuters. The report cites data from Google and internet intelligence researchers as revealing that the campaign has focused on stealing employee credentials through highly targeted social-engineering attacks, highlighting the vulnerability of financial firms even as they invest heavily in more sophisticated cybersecurity systems. Other financial institutions identified among the targets include Bridgewater Associates, CME Group and Moody's, while hedge funds including Point72 Asset Management, Two Sigma Investments and Citadel were also reportedly targeted. Google's Threat Intelligence Group said the hackers have recently shifted their attention towards private equity firms, law firms and financial ratings agencies, with the attackers apparently selecting targets based on their ability and willingness to pay a ransom. The campaign has operated under several aliases, including Redact, Pink, Falcon and Helix. Google said the groups appear to share infrastructure, although their exact relationships and identities remain unclear. Rather than relying on highly sophisticated technical exploits, the attackers have used phone calls and impersonated corporate IT help desks to persuade employees to surrender credentials. Targets were contacted on personal mobile phones and told that they needed to urgently update passkeys or multi-factor authentication credentials. In some instances, the attackers were able to make the incoming call appear to originate from the company's genuine help desk number. Employees were then directed to fraudulent websites designed to resemble corporate authentication or support pages. If a target entered their password, the hackers could capture the one-time authentication code generated by an app or sent via text message while remaining on the phone with the victim. This allowed them to take control of the account before ending the call. Austin Larsen, a principal threat analyst at Google's Threat Intelligence Group, said the approach was less technically sophisticated than it was effective. The campaign demonstrates how the human element can remain a significant vulnerability for private equity firms, which hold sensitive information on portfolio companies, investment strategies, transactions and financial data. Google identified 72 malicious websites associated with the campaign, while analysis by Reuters found that many were customised for individual companies. The attackers are understood to have created digital traps targeting more than 200 businesses over a five-week period. Targets extended beyond financial services to include Uber, Zillow, Levi Strauss and law firms such as Paul Hastings and Greenberg Traurig. The campaign appears to have evolved over time, with the attackers initially targeting a broad range of businesses before increasing their focus on financial institutions. Google said some companies had paid ransoms following successful attacks, although it was not possible to establish which organisations had been compromised or paid. Several of the private equity firms named in the data reportedly declined to comment, while others did not immediately respond to requests for information.
WTS UK appoints Sharmila Sanmugam as partner. Former Apollo Global Management tax director to lead firm's international tax practice Quick Poll What is your biggest operational challenge right now? One click - no sign-up All data is anonymised. Polling helps Accountancy Group better understand the Accountancy Today audience and tailor its editorial. WTS UK has appointed Sharmila Sanmugam as partner to lead the development of its international tax practice. Sanmugam joins the non-audit tax advisory firm from Apollo Global Management, where she spent almost eight years as director of tax, leading the company's international tax function and overseeing complex cross-border tax matters. She brings experience managing global adviser networks and working with senior stakeholders across finance, legal and compliance functions. Prior to joining Apollo, Sanmugam was tax manager at CBRE UK. Earlier in her career, she worked in Deloitte UK's Financial Services Tax team as an assistant manager and completed a secondment as a tax adviser at Merrill Lynch. WTS UK is a non-audit tax advisory firm providing tax services to large and listed businesses and forms part of the international WTS network, which is headquartered in Munich. Jeff Soar, chief executive and founder of WTS UK, said: "We are excited to welcome Sharmila to the firm. Her experience across in-house and advisory roles, together with her deep understanding of international tax and global compliance, will be invaluable - both to our clients and to our team, as we continue to build a firm that delivers tax advice differently." Sanmugam added: "The tax industry is ready for something different, and I'm excited to be joining a firm purpose-built to deliver it. I'm looking forward to bringing my international experience to the team and helping our clients navigate an increasingly complex global tax environment." Published: 1m ago
Britain's EasyJet flies into US hands as takeover confirmed. By AFP | 19:19 August 6, 2026 | LONDON - Britain's no-frills airline EasyJet confirmed Thursday a £5.7-billion ($7.7-billion) takeover by US private equity firm Apollo after a rival American firm pulled out of the bidding. "The boards... are pleased to announce that they have reached agreement on the terms and conditions of a recommended cash acquisition," EasyJet, which flies mainly across Europe, said in a statement. Earlier Thursday, US investment group Castlelake said it did not intend to make a higher offer for the carrier, having proposed to buy the airline for a little over £5 billion. Under UK takeover rules, the two firms had until Friday to table revised bids. "Castlelake confirms that, following careful consideration, it does not intend to make an (improved) offer for EasyJet," the US group said in a statement Thursday. EasyJet last month said that Apollo's informal bid, valued also at £5.7 billion, delivered a "superior outcome" for shareholders compared to the Castlelake proposal. Apollo, which manages more than $1 trillion in assets worldwide, is no newcomer to the aviation sector, having invested in Aeromexico, Sun Country Airlines and Atlas Air - and provided financing to Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic. As a foreign entity, it is unable to take full ownership of the airline outright owing to UK and European rules requiring firms to be majority owned and controlled by regional nationals. However, the US firm had confirmed it would take necessary steps to find a European partner. EasyJet recently said its net profits had plunged in the third quarter as the Middle East war sent jet fuel prices soaring. Profit before tax slumped 70 per cent to £85 million in the April-June period compared to one year earlier. EasyJet was founded by entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou in the 1990s as Europe's budget airline sector took off. Irish airline Ryanair is Europe's biggest carrier by passenger numbers.