Apollo Nears Funding Deal of Up to £5 Billion for EDF's Hinkley
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Apollo Global Management Inc. is nearing an agreement with Electricite de France SA to provide as much as £5 billion ($6.7 billion) of financing for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the UK.
While the alternative asset manager previously considered providing a complex mix of equity and debt, the latest talks are mostly focused on conventional long-term loans, people with knowledge of the matter said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are private.
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