Euroclear and Apollo expand private market access

Brussels, 9 April 2025 - Euroclear and Apollo collaborate to expand the distribution of Apollo’s alternative solutions via Euroclear’s FundsPlace®, making private markets more accessible to a wider range of investors.

This collaboration will significantly broaden access for financial advisors, family offices and high-net-worth individuals to a diverse suite of private markets solutions offered through a streamlined, digital-first approach.

Euroclear FundsPlace offers an end-to-end fund distribution solution, featuring trading and custody capabilities, and seamless settlement through a market-neutral platform. Supporting over 250 billion euro in alternative assets and with a global reach of over 2,500 clients, FundsPlace is ideally positioned to deliver Apollo’s diverse range of products to an even wider array of investors around the world.

Apollo chose FundsPlace for the strength of its innovative platform, which incorporates Goji’s technology within private markets, providing a distinctive and scalable solution for its clients.

Veronique Fournier, Managing Director and Head of EMEA Global Wealth at Apollo, said, "This is another exciting step in the continued expansion of our Global Wealth business. We are pleased to partner with Euroclear, leveraging their innovative platform to increase the availability of insitutional-grade solutions across Credit, Equity and Hybrid for wealth investors who are increasingly seeking private market exposure and diversification in their portfolios and in product formats tailored to their needs."

Vincent Clause, Global Head of Funds Strategy and Product Expansion added: "This collaboration marks a significant leap forward in democratising access to private markets. With FundsPlace, our clients can access premium private market products at scale. By combining our innovative technology and global reach with Apollo’s offerings, we are redefining how investors incorporate private markets into their portfolios."

Euroclear group is the financial industry’s trusted provider of post trade services. Guided by its purpose, Euroclear innovates to bring safety, efficiency and connections to financial markets for sustainable economic growth. Euroclear provides settlement and custody of domestic and cross-border securities for bonds, equities and derivatives and investment funds. As a proven, resilient capital market infrastructure, Euroclear is committed to delivering risk-mitigation, automation and efficiency at scale for its global client franchise. The Euroclear group comprises Euroclear Bank, the International CSD, as well as Euroclear Belgium, Euroclear Finland, Euroclear France, Euroclear Nederland, Euroclear Sweden, Euroclear UK & International.

Apollo is a high-growth, global alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade credit to private equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of December 31, 2024, Apollo had approximately $751 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.