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AA attracts another suitor

With three parties already at the takeover table, Apollo Global Management is set to launch a bid
August 13, 2020

Roadside recovery and insurance group AA (AA.) announced at the beginning of August that it was being circled by private equity for an all-cash takeover. There were three rival bidders involved at the time – Platinum Equity Advisors, Warburg Pincus International, and a potential joint bid from Centerbridge Partners Europe and TowerBrook Capital Partners. All parties indicated that they would inject substantial amounts of new equity capital following completion to help AA reduce its net debt pile, which stood at £2.65bn at the end of January.

Now, Sky News has reported that US investment firm Apollo Global Management is considering throwing its hat into the ring with a £3bn bid. Apollo has informed AA’s board that it is interested in making an offer, but talks are at a less advanced stage than its competition. It has a history of acquiring debt-laden companies in both the US and UK.

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