BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. plans to sell a 17.5% stake to the private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $1.75 billion. The deal, announced Wednesday, is expected to close by June 15. “Albertsons Companies is pleased to work with Apollo and its co-investors,” Albertsons president and CEO Vivek Sankaran said in a statement. “Apollo
COMMERCE, Calif. — Smart & Final Stores has given the OK to be acquired by Apollo Global Management for approximately $1.1 billion, including debt. This will be the second time that Apollo will own Smart & Final, which operates 257 Smart & Final and Smart & Final Extra stores, as well as 67 Smart Foodservice
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Fresh Market Inc. announced Monday that it had agreed to be acquired by Apollo Global Management LLC for about $1.36 billion. Last year the Fresh Market had said it was considering strategic options, including a possible sale, and more recently published reports suggested that Kroger Co. was seeking to buy the