Apollo Group and the Carlyle Group Form $1 Billion Joint Venture to Make Investments in the International Education Services Sector
PHOENIX & WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2007--Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL) ("Apollo Group" or the "Company"), and private equity firm The Carlyle Group ("Carlyle"), today announced that they have formed a $1 billion joint venture, Apollo Global, Inc. ("Apollo Global"). Apollo Global intends to make a range of investments in the international education services sector. Apollo Global will target investments and partnerships primarily in countries outside the U.S. with attractive demographic and economic growth characteristics. Apollo Group has committed up to $801 million and will own 80.1% of the joint venture. Carlyle has committed up to $199 million and will own 19.9% of Apollo Global. Investments and funding will be subject to approval by the respective investment committees of both Apollo Group and Carlyle. Apollo Global will be a consolidated subsidiary of Apollo Group and Greg Cappelli, Apollo Group's Executive Vice President and Director will be Chairman of the subsidiary.
Commenting on the new venture, Greg Cappelli said, "We are very excited about this new joint venture and our partner, The Carlyle Group. Our core competencies in the education space, combined with Carlyle's industry relationships and strategic assets across the global education sector, will allow us to successfully capitalize on the tremendous global opportunity that exists in the marketplace."