Sec Form 13D Filing - APO Corp. @ Apollo S3 Private Markets Fund

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Amendment No. 1)*

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Apollo S3 Private Markets Fund

(Name of Issuer)

Class I common shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

N/A

(CUSIP Number)

Ryan P. Brizek

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

900 G Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20001

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

November 21, 2024

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

^*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Apollo Principal Holdings B, L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS WC
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 1,220,480
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,220,480


1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Apollo S3 Holdings (ASPM AIV), L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,019,961.37
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,019,961.37


1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Apollo S3 Advisors, L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,019,961.37
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,019,961.37


1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Sliders Advisors GP, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,019,961.37
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,019,961.37


1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS APH Holdings (DC), L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Cayman Islands


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 2,019,961.37
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 2,019,961.37


1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS Apollo Principal Holdings B GP, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,240,441.37
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,240,441.37


1		NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS APO Corp.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ☐ (b) ☐
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS OO
5		CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware


NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH	7	SOLE VOTING POWER 0
	8	SHARED VOTING POWER 3,240,441.37
	9	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
	10	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 3,240,441.37

Explanatory Note

This amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) amends the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 21, 2024 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”) related to Class I common shares of beneficial interest, no par value per share (the “Class I Shares”), of Apollo S3 Private Markets Fund, a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (the “Issuer” or the “Company”). The principal executive offices of the Issuer are located at 9 West 57^th Street, New York, NY 10019.

The Items below amend the information disclosed under the corresponding Items of the Schedule 13D as described below. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 1 does not modify any of the information previously reported in the Schedule 13D. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment No. 1 shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by the following:

The information set forth in Item 5 hereof is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 3.

On November 21, 2024, the Issuer issued 23,961.37 Class I Shares, for an aggregate purchase price of $600,000, to Apollo S3 AIV at $25.0403 per Class I Share. The Class I Shares were paid for from Apollo S3 AIV’s invested capital.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer

Item 5 (a)-(c) of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows:

The information set forth in the cover pages of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

(a) and (b) Calculation of the percentage of the Class I Shares beneficially owned is based on 4,892,807.25 Class I Shares outstanding as of November 21, 2024, as disclosed by the Issuer to the Reporting Persons.

The aggregate number and percentage of the Class I Shares beneficially owned by each Reporting Person and, for each Reporting Person, the number of shares as to which there is sole power to vote or to direct the vote, shared power to vote or to direct the vote, sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition, or shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition are set forth on rows 7 through 11 and row 13 of the cover pages of this Schedule 13D and are incorporated herein by reference.

Holdings directly holds 1,224,480 Class I Shares. Apollo S3 AIV directly holds 2,019,961.37 Class I Shares. S3 Advisors is the general partner of Apollo S3. The general partner of S3 Advisors is Sliders. The sole member of Sliders is APH. Holdings GP is the general partner of each of Holdings and APH. The sole member of Holdings GP is APO. Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the Class I Shares referred to herein for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose. Each Reporting Person expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such Class I Shares and any assertion or presumption that they and the other persons on whose behalf this statement is filed constitute a “group.”

(c) Information set forth under Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated by reference herein. Except as set forth in this Schedule 13D, none of the Reporting Persons, to the best of the knowledge of such persons, has effected any transaction in the Class I Shares since the filing of the initial Schedule 13D on October 21, 2024.

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: November 25, 2024


Apollo Principal Holdings B, L.P.,
By: Apollo Principal Holdings B GP, LLC, its general partner

By:		/s/ Kristin Hester
Name: Kristin Hester
Title: Vice President

Apollo S3 Holdings (ASPM AIV), L.P.
By: Apollo S3 Advisors, L.P., its general partner
By: Sliders Advisors GP, LLC, its general partner

By:		/s/ James Elworth
Name: James Elworth
Title: Vice President

Apollo S3 Advisors, L.P.
By: Sliders Advisors GP, LLC

By:		/s/ James Elworth
Name: James Elworth
Title: Vice President

Sliders Advisors GP, LLC

By:		/s/ James Elworth
Name: James Elworth
Title: Vice President

APH Holdings (DC), L.P.
By: Apollo Principal Holdings B GP, LLC, its general partner

By:		/s/ Kristin Hester
Name: Kristin Hester
Title: Vice President

Apollo Principal Holdings B GP, LLC

By:		/s/ Kristin Hester
Name: Kristin Hester
Title: Vice President


APO Corp.

By:		/s/ William B. Kuesel
Name: William B. Kuesel
Title: Vice President

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,220,480

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

☐

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

24.9%

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN