David Sambur

David Sambur, Partner and Co-Head of Private Equity at Apollo Global Management, is a veteran of large-scale buyouts across industries. He discusses deliberately using scale to pursue less competitive, complex deals. He shares how industry playbooks and cross-sector idea-sharing drive buy-and-build value. He explains sourcing carve-outs and steering clear of crowded sectors for disciplined investing.

David Sambur, Co-Head of Private Equity at Apollo, draws on his expertise in financing and portfolio management. He explains why Apollo built an in-house financing team. He discusses de-risking by returning capital early. He tackles software valuation pressures, continuation funds and secondaries. He outlines Apollo’s three AI priorities and a ‘clean, cheap thinking’ approach to prepare teams.

David is a Partner and Co-Head of private equity at Apollo Global Management, a public alternative asset manager that invests across yield, hybrid, and equity strategies with 680 investment professionals overseeing $550 billion in assets.Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. Its origins date back to 1995 as one of the pioneers of the early internet era. It is well known for its web portal, mail, finance, and sports verticals, and houses a series of other businesses including the legacy of AOL.Our conversation covers the modern Yahoo, its recent corporate history, and Apollo’s carveout of the business from Verizon. We discuss the deal dynamic, ownership plan across growth opportunities of core assets and divestment of non-core assets, new management team, tuck-in acquisitions on the come, and growth drivers going forward.For full show notes, visit the episode webpage here. Learn More Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn Subscribe to the mailing list Access Transcript with Premium Membership