Holland & Knight Advises The Apollo Group on Growth Investment from Oaktree Capital

MIAMI (January 10, 2025) – Holland & Knight advised The Apollo Group, the leading provider of full-service hospitality management services to the cruise industry, on a significant growth investment from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management L.P. The deal was announced on January 7.

This investment will enable Miami-based Apollo to continue to provide best-in-class service to its existing customer base while expanding its capabilities in food and beverage distribution.

Holland & Knight's representation of Apollo was led by Partners George Mencio, Kelsie Knight and Christopher Froelich and Associate Katya Mingov (M&A). They were assisted by Partners Isabel Diaz (Real Estate), Kerry Kehoe (Financial Services), Michael Newman (Food & Beverage Regulatory), William Sherman (Tax), Eric Rubin (Executive Compensation & Benefits), John Dierking (Antitrust) and Christine Gay (Labor, Employment and Benefits) and Associates Jiyeon Barta (Tax), Patrick Burri (Executive Compensation & Benefits), Lee Sands (Labor, Employment and Benefits) and Alexa Duarte (Real Estate).

More information on the transaction can be found here.

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