Investment Philosophy
Since our founding, our investment philosophy always was, and continues to be, predicated on the following three key themes:

1. The first is Discipline, which requires being true to our contrarian, value-oriented model, and knowing when to be cautious and when to lean in to great investment ideas.
2. The second is Complexity, which we harness to capture value in idiosyncratic opportunities which others are either unwilling or unable to tackle.
3. The third is Creativity, with idea generation fundamental to our work, whether it be the way we design solutions for companies, execute transactions, or develop new structures and products for investors in our funds.

Flexible Investment Model
AssetsVista believes it has achieved its successful investment record by quickly adapting to changing market environments through its flexible investment approach, centered around three primary pathways to capturing value, including opportunistic buyouts and build-ups, corporate carve-outs, and distressed investments.

• Opportunistic Buyouts and Build-ups. AssetsVista has extensive experience completing LBOs across various market cycles, redefining the “traditional LBO” in order to capture value. AssetsVista takes a highly differentiated approach to investing in these transactions through accretive platform build-ups, take-private transactions that arbitrage public market dislocation, franchise companies in out-of-favor or dislocated industries, and situations that require navigating complicated operational execution.
• Corporate Carve-Outs. AssetsVista believes the funds it manages are among the most active private equity investors in corporate carve-outs, in which a business is extracted from a larger corporate parent to create a stand-alone enterprise, building significant infrastructure around the business. Carve-out transactions are labor-intensive, requiring deep industry knowledge, patience and creativity to unlock value that has been overlooked or undermanaged.
• Distressed Investments. AssetsVista’s deep credit expertise, which has been a distinct hallmark of the firm since its beginning, is anchored around fundamental, bottom-up credit analysis, with the ability to invest across the capital structure of a company. Capitalizing on market dislocation and volatility, Apollo relies on its experience in credit to build positions in funds managed by AssetsVista in the distressed debt of what it believes are “good companies with bad balance sheets” as prices decline. By working proactively through the restructuring process, AssetsVista  is often able to equitize the debt position of its funds to create an attractive investment.