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Apollo Global Management and Associates Acquire El Paso Exploration
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Affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) ("Apollo") announced today that they, along with Riverstone Holdings LLC, Access Industries, Inc. and other investors, have signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the oil and gas exploration and production assets of El Paso Corporation for approximately $7.15 billion. The transaction is subject to the closing of the merger between Kinder Morgan, Inc. and El Paso Corporation and other customary closing conditions. Josh Harris, Senior Managing Director at Apollo Global Management, said, “Apollo is acquiring a company with an impressive portfolio of valuable natural resource assets, a talented management team and a remarkable group of highly skilled employees. We look forward to building on El Paso’s impressive track record of…
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