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Apollo and Standard Chartered Form $3 Billion Financing Partnership
- Client News
- January 14, 2025
Paul, Weiss is advising Apollo and its affiliate infrastructure debt origination platform Apterra in Standard Chartered plc’s acquisition of a minority stake in Apterra. The transaction is part of a new global strategic partnership between Apollo and Standard Chartered to support and accelerate financing for infrastructure, clean energy transition and renewable energy. As part of the agreement, sustainable investing platform Apollo Clean Transition Capital and Standard Chartered will contribute up to $3 billion of clean energy and transition financing across a range of asset classes and sectors. Origination for the partnership’s financing activities will be primarily undertaken by Apterra. Financial terms of Standard Chartered’s investment in Apterra were not disclosed.
The Paul, Weiss team is led by corporate partner Matthew Goldstein and includes partners Jarryd Anderson and Jennifer Songer, and counsel David Levine and Daniel Meade; and tax partners Brian Grieve and Cian O’Connor, and counsel Adam Parry.