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Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL) reported its Q2 EPS at $0.83 ex-items, beating the consensus estimate for $0.69 per share. Consolidated revenue for the quarter was down 2% year-over-year to $1.04 billion, vs.

Investments sold or prepaid in the quarter came to $481 million compared with $67 million a year ago.

Apollo Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:AINV) announced its Q4 financial results Thursday afternoon with $382 million in investments across 8 new and 3 existing portfolio companies compared with $212 million in 2 new and existing po

Sara Lee has rejected a takeover offer from a private-equity firm led by Apollo Global Management, a source tells Reuters. The offer was valued at up to $20 a share. Another source says JBS made a verbal offer of about $21 a share

The broadband satellite operator, majority owned by the Apollo private equity group, has already received several preliminary offers from other satellite firms as well as other private equity managers, the sources said.

A second round of bids is expected for early February."

"Hughes Communications Inc (HUGH) is up 13% after reportedly hiring Barclays Capital to advise it on the sale of the company, according to Thomson Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter.