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Rowan: Apollo investment grade private products will offer daily pricing by June

Marc Rowan · Private Markets, Software Repricing and Capital Allocation | Marc Rowan on a16z · May 27, 2026 · at 17:55

Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global Management, details Apollo's rollout of daily mark-to-market valuations to expand beyond traditional institutional drawdown funds.

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“And so, we're starting with our investment grade private suite of products, and we will be daily estimated value by June 30.”

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