Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.

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About

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that primarily originates and invests in senior mortgages, mezzanine loans and other commercial real estate-related debt investments collateralized by properties throughout the United States and Europe. We offer financing across a broad spectrum of commercial property types and geographies and at all points within a property's capital structure. Our ability to underwrite and structure complex transactions enables us to customize creative capital solutions for commercial real estate owners. As of September 30, 2024, our diversified loan portfolio had an amortized cost of $7.8 billion.

We are externally managed by ACREFI Management, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc. ("Apollo"), a leading global alternative investment manager. Since 2009, Apollo's real estate credit group has invested over $88 billion of capital into commercial real estate debt investments, $25 billion of which was on behalf of ARI. We are led by an experienced team of senior real estate professionals who have significant experience in commercial property ownership and finance. We also draw upon the extensive transactional, financial, managerial and investment skills of Apollo's private equity, credit and real estate investment professionals. We believe our relationship with Apollo provides us with significant advantages in sourcing, evaluating, underwriting and managing investments.

Our principal business objective is to make investments in our target assets in order to generate attractive risk adjusted returns for our stockholders, primarily through dividends and secondarily through capital appreciation.

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Loan Programs

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. is a direct lender and offers a full range of commercial real estate mortgage loans and debt products across a broad spectrum of geographies and property types. The Company is able to underwrite and structure complex transactions tailored to the needs of CRE borrowers. We believe we have developed a reputation as a creative, reliable and responsive capital solutions provider.

Our loan programs include the following:

  • Senior Loans
  • Subordinate Debt
  • Bridge Loans
  • Preferred Equity

We offer financing for acquisition, development, recapitalization and refinancing throughout the United States and Europe. We manage our loans on balance sheet through the originations team and a dedicated asset management staff.


Loan Parameters
 Mortgage LoanSubordinate Loan
Loan Size~$35 million and up~$20 million and up
Term2–10 years(10+ years will selectively be considered)2–10 years(10+ years will selectively be considered)
Pricing / Target YieldFixed and floating interest ratesFixed and floating interest rates
Maximum LTVUp to ~ 75% TVCase-by-case consideration
Asset TypesAll asset classesAll asset classes

ARI recognizes the importance of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) issues and incorporates ESG considerations into investment analysis and decision-making processes. ARI strives to make a positive impact on all of the Company’s constituents, including the communities in which we lend, our personnel and the employees of ARI’s external manager, an indirect subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (Apollo”), and our stockholders. Apollo has endorsed the American Investment Council's Guidelines for Responsible Investing. Several key highlights of our ESG initiatives are detailed below:

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Environmental

  • Complete environmental risk assessments for all properties underlying our loans
  • Assess properties' sustainability by reviewing characteristics such as neighborhood walkability and transit ratings, and LEED and ENERGY STAR certifications
  • Median walkability and transit score for properties underlying U.S. loan portfolio ⁽¹⁾ were 94.5 and 100, respectively, based upon information provided by a leading third-party provider
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Social

  • In 2019, Apollo donated over $1.3 million and employees contributed more than 900 volunteer hours to various charities
  • Apollo's commitment to diversity and inclusion is reinforced throughout multiple firmwide initiatives including training, the Apollo Women Empower (AWE) initiative, which focuses on attracting, retaining, training and promoting women, and the Apollo Veterans Initiative, which champions and supports the hiring and retention of veterans
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Governance

  • ARI’s Board of Directors and Management team are committed to operate our business at the highest level of ethical conduct
  • We regularly review and update, as appropriate, our policies governing ethical conduct and responsible behavior in order to support our continued success
  • Separate CEO and Chairman roles
  • Board is majority independent and strives for diversity

Our People

Management Team
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Stuart A. Rothstein
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
Scott-Weiner
Scott Weiner
Chief Investment Officer
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Anastasia Mironova
Chief Financial Officer

Board of Directors
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Michael Salvati
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Mark Biderman
Director
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Pamela Carlton
Director
brenna-haysom
Brenna Haysom
Director
robert-kasdin
Robert Kasdin
Director
katherine-newman
Katherine Newman
Director
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Scott Prince
Director
stuart-rothstein
Stuart A. Rothstein
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
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Carmencita Whonder
Director

Investment Team
Scott Weiner
Partner, Head of Global CRE Debt, Chief Investment Officer
New York
Christine Boyd
Originations
San Francisco
Catherine Chen
Originations
New York
Ben Eppley
Originations
London
Ben Gray
Originations
New York
George Molesworth
Originations
London
Jason Ourman
Originations
New York
Michelle Stromberg
Originations
New York
Tiffany Theriault
Originations
New York
Aaron Welsh
Originations
New York
Sang Yu
Originations
New York

Stockholders

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We are pleased to offer a Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "Plan") to holders of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.’s common stock and other interested investors.

To learn more about the Plan please review the Plan Prospectus and other applicable documents in the links below:

Plan Prospectus

Enrollment Form

Waiver Request Form

General Information

The Plan is administered by EQ Shareowner Services. To participate in the Plan, please fill out the enrollment form and submit it to EQ Shareowner Services at the address listed below or click here to logon to the website of EQ Shareowner Services website.

By Mail:

EQ Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 64856
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0856

By Certified Mail:

EQ Shareowner Services
1110 Centre Pointe Curve
Suite 101
Mendota Heights, MN 55120

For further information please contact EQ Shareowner Services at 800-468-9716 (toll free) or 1-651-450-4064, if outside the United States, or our Investor Relations Department at 212-515-3200. You may request a copy of the Prospectus relating to the Plan by calling or writing:

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance,
Inc.Investor Relations
9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
212-515-3200

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The Board of Directors of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the "Company") sets high standards for the Company's officers and directors. Implicit in this philosophy is the importance of sound corporate governance. It is the duty of the Board of Directors to serve as a prudent fiduciary for shareholders and to oversee the management of the Company's business. To fulfill its responsibilities and to discharge its duty, the Board of Directors follows the procedures and standards that are set forth in these guidelines. These guidelines are subject to modification from time to time as the Board of Directors deems appropriate in the best interests of the Company or as required by applicable laws and regulations.


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Committee Composition
Committee Chair Committee Member
Name Title Audit Committee Compensation Committee Nominating & Governance Committee
Mark C. Biderman
Director
Pamela Carlton
Director
Brenna Haysom
Director
Robert Kasdin
Director
Scott Prince
Director
Michael E. Salvati
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Contact the Board

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. has approved a process to enable communications with the independent members of the Board of Directors or the chairperson of any of the committees of the Board of Directors. Communications by email should be sent to stockholdercommunications@apolloreit.com. Communications by regular mail should be sent to the attention of Stuart A. Rothstein at our office at 9 West 57th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York 10019.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.’s secretary, or such other person as appointed by the secretary, will review each communication received in accordance with this process to determine whether the communication requires immediate action. The secretary, or his or her delegatee, will forward all appropriate communications received, or a summary of such communications, to the appropriate member(s) of the Board of Directors. However, we reserve the right to disregard any communication that the secretary, or his or her delegatee, determines is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal, does not reasonably relate to us or our business, or is similarly inappropriate. The secretary, or his or her delegatee, has the authority to disregard any inappropriate communications or to take other appropriate actions with respect to any such inappropriate communications.

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Featured Events

October 31, 2024 09:00 AM EST

ARI 3Q 2024 earnings call
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Contact Our Team

IR Contact

Hilary Ginsberg
9 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
212-822-0767
hmginsberg@apollo.com

Loan Inquiries, United States

Christine Boyd
212-822-0489
cboyd@apollo.com

Catherine Chen
212-515-3207
cchen@apollo.com

Ben Gray
212-822-0621
bgray@apollo.com

Jason Ourman
212-515-3256
jourman@apollo.com

Michelle Stromberg
646-969-2511
mstromberg@apollo.com

Tiffany Theriault
646-969-2531
ttheriault@apollo.com

Aaron Welsh
212-822-0471
awelsh@apollo.com

Sang Yu
212-822-0731
syu@apollo.com

Loan Inquiries, Europe

Ben Eppley
44 20 3320 1663
beppley@apollolp.com

George Molesworth
44 20 7016 5060
gmolesworth@apollo.com

Transfer Agent

EQ Shareholder Services
1110 Centre Point Curve
Suite 101
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
800-468-9716

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