Apollo, a private equity firm, completed the acquisition of an 11.1% stake in Aldar Investment Properties, a real estate development and investment company, for $400m. “We welcome Apollo as strategic investors in Aldar Investment Properties at a time when we are building significant scale, diversification, and synergies across the region’s premium platform for property ownership. Apollo is a highly respected global investor, and this commitment displays strong belief in Aldar’s transformational growth agenda and reinforces the reputation of the UAE and Abu Dhabi, which is experiencing a trend of increasing capital inflows from long-term institutional investors," Talal Al Dhiyebi, Aldar Properties CEO.