WEBVTT - Apollo's Jim Zelter Talks Iran War, Private Credit Concerns

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<v Speaker 3>In a primetime address, President Trump saying the US is

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<v Speaker 3>very close to completing its military objectives in Iran and

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<v Speaker 3>vowing to hit the nation quote extremely hard over the

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<v Speaker 3>next two to three weeks. Still, the speech lacked new

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<v Speaker 3>announcements and most notably, a precise timeline for an exit.

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<v Speaker 3>President Trump also saying in the address other countries need

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<v Speaker 3>to take the lead on reopening the Strait of Hormuz,

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<v Speaker 3>The President saying the US does not need the oil

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<v Speaker 3>exported through the critical waterway and that the nations who

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<v Speaker 3>depend on it should quote go in and take it.

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<v Speaker 3>And The headquarters of Goldman Sachson Paris was placed under

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<v Speaker 3>police surveillance last night following bomb threats believed to be

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<v Speaker 3>from an Iranian group. The threats come just days after

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<v Speaker 3>a bombing attempt was foiled near the Bay of America

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<v Speaker 3>in the French capital city. Telling its Paris and Frankfurt's

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<v Speaker 3>employees to work remotely as a precaution. The shopbok Greek John.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Hurrah, thank you they are concerning headlines. We'll keep

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<v Speaker 2>tracking that story for you throughout this morning. I'm next

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<v Speaker 2>on the program, turning up the pressure on a run.

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<v Speaker 4>We are on track to complete all of America's military

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<v Speaker 4>objectives shortly, very shortly. We're going to hit them extremely

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<v Speaker 4>hard over the next two to three weeks. When this

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<v Speaker 4>conflict is over, the street will open up naturally.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll have more from Jim's out so Brama is going

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<v Speaker 2>that's finished, you'll come back a different man from New

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<v Speaker 3>Let's start A receives.

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<v Speaker 1>Sector is really propelling the feel for one.

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<v Speaker 5>A continian did work. He's fired, you know, he's more refired.

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<v Speaker 6>You've had some concerns, Yes, I have some concerns.

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<v Speaker 8>I'm an investor in the world. I have a lot

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<v Speaker 8>of concerns. It's not about the little narrow It's not

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<v Speaker 8>about the little narrow corner of the world that you

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<v Speaker 8>guys call private credit.

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<v Speaker 6>It's it's it's much broader, but.

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<v Speaker 2>Same roundown of this monach. Pardon if you've been annoyed

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<v Speaker 2>by the coverage in the last three months.

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<v Speaker 6>No, I'm not annoyed by it.

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<v Speaker 8>I think it reminds me of when I was a

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<v Speaker 8>young high old trader in the early nineties, and when

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<v Speaker 8>nineteen ninety when Drexel went when filed and there was

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<v Speaker 8>concerns about the high old asset class junk bonds. You know,

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<v Speaker 8>asset class won't survive. It's a Ponzi scheme. There's no

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<v Speaker 8>credibility here. And I think that if I look back

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<v Speaker 8>at that time, it was early days of the high

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<v Speaker 8>old market, which is now the high old market and

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<v Speaker 8>a legitimate asset class.

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<v Speaker 6>I think this is just growing pains.

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<v Speaker 8>And as I go back to my first principles, if

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<v Speaker 8>investors over fifteen years were not actually making money, and

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<v Speaker 8>I see the demographics of the globe right now where

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<v Speaker 8>investors need robust compounding yield, I'd be concerned. But I

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<v Speaker 8>see the great benefit of this product.

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<v Speaker 2>I've sensed frustration. I've sensed frustration from the asset managers.

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<v Speaker 2>You have too. I can feel it now. I've got

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<v Speaker 2>to be honest with you. I can sense the frustration

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<v Speaker 2>that you've got. I think with some of the coverage

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<v Speaker 2>of the past few months, what is it about the

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<v Speaker 2>comforage that's been quite upsetting? The fixation on just BDCs

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<v Speaker 2>and not the broader asset class. What is it about

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<v Speaker 2>that's upset you and a team?

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<v Speaker 6>Maybe, well, I got to push back and being upset,

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<v Speaker 6>like I.

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<v Speaker 2>Say you over the last few minutes is found that way. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not aimdirectly at us, but certain the comverage of

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<v Speaker 2>your world.

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<v Speaker 8>Well again, I think that a lot because of the

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<v Speaker 8>proliferation of the analysis in every corner of the environment

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<v Speaker 8>we've work in right now. I think that's why I

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<v Speaker 8>had my message about taking a step back. You know,

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<v Speaker 8>I do think when you look at the growth of

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<v Speaker 8>the US economy since nine the result has been we

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<v Speaker 8>have the most robust banking system in the world. We

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<v Speaker 8>had the leading banks that are well run organizations that

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<v Speaker 8>have done an amazing job, and the return on equity

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<v Speaker 8>and their impact in the US economy is profound. You

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<v Speaker 8>also have a backdrop of economic growth that is unmatched

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<v Speaker 8>around the globe. And I don't think it's any surprise

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<v Speaker 8>that the advent of pushing out the risk in the

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<v Speaker 8>banking system, the benefit of securitization, the benefit of clos

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<v Speaker 8>the benefit of all the things that institutions have helped

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<v Speaker 8>out with that has result in a much broader, deeper

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<v Speaker 8>base financing environment. We financed a lot of growth. We

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<v Speaker 8>financed amazing tech growth. Our VC marketplace is the most robust.

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<v Speaker 6>In the world. And so I think that.

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<v Speaker 8>Many mutual funds today, I'll give you a little analysis,

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<v Speaker 8>many mutual funds today were very, very forward thinking, and

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<v Speaker 8>we're able to buy SpaceX several years ago, and so

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<v Speaker 8>SpaceX is part of their portfolio a small portion. There's

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<v Speaker 8>probably not a clearly defined marking process on how they

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<v Speaker 8>all mark their SpaceX equity because of employees sales, whether

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<v Speaker 8>it's monthly, quarterly, whatever it is. But just because the

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<v Speaker 8>marketing process may be inconsistent, that shouldn't stop them from

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<v Speaker 8>buying a great American company that they're going to do

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<v Speaker 8>very very well on. And so that's why I think

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<v Speaker 8>we're sort of missing the plot about I've talked on

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<v Speaker 8>this show in the past about Berkshire Hathaway about half

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<v Speaker 8>of their portfolio being in private companies, and so I

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<v Speaker 8>do think the whole idea of the public private convergence,

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<v Speaker 8>the broader portfolio approach, where the market's going in terms

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<v Speaker 8>of these massive cap x that's where I think we've

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<v Speaker 8>sort of lost the plot a little bit. And again

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<v Speaker 8>I'm not in the newspaper business. But I do think

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<v Speaker 8>that I know what sells headlines, and I think the methodical,

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<v Speaker 8>robust growth of the US economy, the role of the

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<v Speaker 8>public private convergence, the strength and breadth of our financing,

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<v Speaker 8>that's really the bigger story here.

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<v Speaker 7>And clearly there are people who want to belittle or

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<v Speaker 7>to mean this industry because they feel like either they've

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<v Speaker 7>been left behind or they want to suppress prices so

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<v Speaker 7>they can get in and buy. And I just wonder,

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<v Speaker 7>from your perspective, are you seeing this as an opportunity

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<v Speaker 7>to get more aggressive considering that there have been some

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<v Speaker 7>discounted assets, there are some weaker hands, and a lot

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<v Speaker 7>of people are worried, including myself.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, unfortunately, the.

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<v Speaker 8>I would say two things, in my forty one years

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<v Speaker 8>in the industry and the twenty years at Apollo, whenever

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<v Speaker 8>there's been any kind of dislocation, we've been fortunate enough.

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<v Speaker 8>Between the breadth and the discipline and the capital, we

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<v Speaker 8>have to end up in a better spot.

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<v Speaker 6>That's number one.

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<v Speaker 8>The second is I would say is the headlines have

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<v Speaker 8>been much more profound and loud and the activity. There

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<v Speaker 8>really isn't a lot of assets that are for sale

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<v Speaker 8>that have widened out dramatically. The high grade indexes is

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<v Speaker 8>where it's been. The high old index has really been

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<v Speaker 8>pretty tight. There's been a variety of financings done. Look

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<v Speaker 8>what JP Morgan did on EA Sports. They did a

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<v Speaker 8>massive ig crossover financing. The high old and loan markets

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<v Speaker 8>have been pretty strong. So there's been a great excitement

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<v Speaker 8>about putting this massive amount of capital to work. That's

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<v Speaker 8>the business we're in. We really have not seen the

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<v Speaker 8>vast majority of assets coming to marketplace that people have

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<v Speaker 8>talked about.

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<v Speaker 6>So you know, we have a lot of liquidity.

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<v Speaker 8>We've got one hundred and twenty five billion of capital

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<v Speaker 8>and liquidity ready to put in the market in our platform.

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<v Speaker 8>But I'm sure we'll be active and I'll talk about

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<v Speaker 8>it on the several times on back here the rest

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<v Speaker 8>of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>Final question, Yes, sir, Texas of Florida.

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<v Speaker 6>You know we want to We love New York.

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<v Speaker 8>New York has been our home for a long time

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<v Speaker 8>and we're going to maintain a massive presence in New York.

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<v Speaker 2>Still loves to buy New York.

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<v Speaker 6>You know, New.

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<v Speaker 8>York is a very dynamic place. It will always attract

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<v Speaker 8>a lot of best in the brightest of young folks,

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<v Speaker 8>but we want to make sure as we think about

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<v Speaker 8>our company between New York des Moines El Segundo, we

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<v Speaker 8>want to make sure we have a spot to create

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<v Speaker 8>growth and innovation, and we'll see what the process leads

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<v Speaker 8>us to.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go for a walk together. Sounds great in a moment, Jimsountzer,

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<v Speaker 2>It's good to see us believe. Thank you, Jim Soounzer

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<v Speaker 2>of a Parlot Global Management, Jin this was fun.

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<v Speaker 6>We appreciate it time, always appreciate. Thank you very much.

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<v Speaker 2>A stand defensive as asset class, no doubt expected by

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<v Speaker 2>many