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AP Alternative Assets Releases Its Financial Statements Relating to the Period Ended December 31, 2006.


GUERNSEY, Channel Islands -- AP Alternative Assets Alternative Assets

A term referring to non-traditional assets with potential economic value.

Notes:
Examples of alternative assets include art and antiques, precious metals, fine wines, rare stamps and coins, and other collectibles such as sports cards.
, L.P. (Euronext Amsterdam: AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association.


(Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied.
) today released its financial results for the period from June 15, 2006 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2006, subsequent to the close of trading on March 22, 2007 on Euronext Amsterdam N.V.'s Eurolist by Euronext.

AAA invests its capital through, and is the sole limited partner of, AAA Investments, L.P., which is referred to as the Investment Partnership. At December 31, 2006, the Investment Partnership's portfolio was allocated to private equity and capital markets investments as follows: 22% in co-investments alongside Apollo Investment Fund VI; 55% in the Apollo Strategic Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. ("Apollo Strategic Value Fund"); and 23% in AP Investment Europe Limited ("Apollo Investment Europe").

Results of Operations

As of December 31, 2006, the net asset value of AAA approximated $1,917 million, or $19.86 per common unit, compared to $1,850 million or $19.16 per common unit as of September 30, 2006.

Operating results for AAA were highlighted by the following:

* Investment income was $29.1 million, which represented interest and dividend income from cash management activities.

* General and administrative expenses were $4.4 million, which included both direct and allocated expenses for professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , fees and other administrative costs administrative costs,
n.pl the overhead expenses incurred in the operation of a dental benefits program, excluding costs of dental services provided.
.

* Net unrealized appreciation of AAA's limited partner interests in the Investment Partnership was $71.1 million due to the net underlying increase in the unrealized value of investments held by the Investment Partnership.

* The net increase in net assets Net assets

The difference between total assets on the one hand and current liabilities and noncapitalized long-term liabilities on the other hand.


net assets

See owners' equity.
 resulting from operations was $95.8 million for the period from inception through December 31, 2006.

Operating results for the Investment Partnership were highlighted by the following:

* Investment income was $29.1 million, which represented interest and dividend income from cash management activities.

* General and administrative expenses were $3.1 million, which primarily relates to organization costs and other fees for professional services.

* At December 31, 2006, investments were recorded at fair value which resulted in net unrealized appreciation totaling approximately $71.2 million due to increased value in the Investment Partnership's positions in the Apollo Strategic Value Fund, Apollo Investment Europe, as well as direct private equity co-investments.

* The net increase in net assets resulting from operations was $97.2 million for the period from inception through December 31, 2006.

Investments

As of December 31, 2006, AAA's investments consist of $1,919 million invested in AAA Investments, L.P., which underlying portfolio consists of investments approximating $1.1 billion as follows:

* Investments aggregating $848.6 million in Apollo-sponsored funds:
        -- $595.1 million in Apollo Strategic Value Offshore Fund,
           Limited

        -- $253.5 million in AP Investment Europe Limited


* Co-investments alongside Apollo Investment Fund VI aggregating $239.6 million as follows:
        -- $56.6 million in Momentive Performance Materials Holdings,
           Inc.

        -- $54.8 million in Rexnord Corporation

        -- $43.7 million in Verso Paper Holdings LLC

        -- $43.3 million in Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

        -- $41.2 million in CEVA Logistics


Subsequent to December 31, 2006 and through March 10, 2007, AAA Investments, L.P. made an additional co-investment in one portfolio company, Jacuzzi Brands, and three of the five portfolio companies have distributed a combined total of approximately $115.1 million of dividends or approximately 42% of our original co-investments in those companies. The proceeds consist of $36.0 million from CEVA Logistics CEVA Logistics ("seeva") is a logistics company, formerly known as TNT Logistics, which was a division of TNT.

On 2 August 2007 CEVA announced the completion of its merger with Houston (U.S.
, $51.8 million from Rexnord and $27.3 million from Verso Paper Verso Paper is a pulp and paper company based in Memphis, TN. The company has paper manufacturing facilities in Jay, ME, Bucksport, ME, Sartell, MN, and Quinnesec, MI. It has approximately 3,000 employees. External links
  • Company web site
. The following describes the co-investment made:

* a co-investment of approximately $47.8 million in Jacuzzi Brands, a global leader in whirlpool baths, outdoor spas and shower products marketed under the Jacuzzi, Sundance Spas, Bathcraft and Astracast brands. Upon the completion of our co-investment in Jacuzzi Brands, the Zurn business unit of Jacuzzi Brands was acquired by Rexnord. This was an existing investment representing approximately $34.4 million of the co-investment amount.

Additional investments were also made as follows:

* investments in Apollo Investment Europe approximating $87.4 million;

* investments of $65.0 million in Apollo Asia Opportunity Fund; and

* an investment of $53.6 million in an opportunistic investment.

Subsequent to December 31, 2006, and through March 10, 2007, in addition to another $100 million commitment to Apollo Asia Opportunity Fund, we made the following co-investment commitments, which are estimated at approximately $350.0 million:

* a co-investment commitment in Harrah's Entertainment Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET) is a gaming corporation that owns and operates casinos, hotels, and six golf courses under several brands. The company, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is the largest gaming company in the world, with yearly revenues around $7.11 billion. , Inc., one of the premier gaming and lodging companies in the world, with a #1 or #2 share in each market in which it competes. The company owns, operates, or manages 56 casinos in eight countries, representing approximately 40,000 hotel rooms and 3 million square feet of casino gaming space under the Harrah's, Caesars, Horseshoe horseshoe, narrow plate, commonly of iron or steel, shaped to fit a horse's hoof and attached to the hoof by nailing it to the inner edge of the horny wall of the hoof.  and Bally's brand names, among others;

* a co-investment commitment in Realogy Corporation, a leading provider of residential real estate and relocation services Relocation services or "employee relocation" includes a range of internal business processes that are engaged to transfer employees (and often their families) or entire departments of a business to a new work location.  in the world. Through its portfolio of leading brands (Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Sotheby's International Realty Sotheby’s International Realty, founded in 1976, is a luxury real estate network that offers a collection of luxury homes, estates and properties for sale throughout the world. , ERA, Corcoran Group and Coldwell Banker Commercial), Realogy is the world's largest real estate brokerage franchisor and the largest U.S. residential real estate brokerage firm. Realogy is also the largest U.S. provider and a leading global provider of outsourced employee relocation services and a provider of title and settlement services;

* a co-investment commitment in Oceania Cruise Holdings, Inc., a leading cruise line A cruise line is a company that operates cruise ships. Cruise lines have a dual character; they are partly in the transportation business, and partly in the leisure entertainment business, a duality that carries down into the ships themselves, which have both a crew headed by the  focused on the destination-oriented, upper premium cruise market. Oceania owns three 684-berth vessels and offers itineraries in the Mediterranean, Far East, South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. ; and

* a co-investment commitment in Smart & Final Inc., a Los Angeles-based operator of 185 non-membership warehouses under the Smart & Final name that sell perishable and non-perishable food items, beverages, paper products, cleaning supplies, cooking equipment and janitorial supplies to both the traditional household customer and small business owners. These stores are located in Northern and Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , Nevada, Arizona and Mexico. In addition, the company operates 52 wholesale cash-and-carry warehouse stores under the Cash & Carry banner in Oregon, Washington and California that sell to "mom and pop Mom and Pop

An adjective denoting a small-scale and family-like atmosphere, often used to describe these types of businesses and investors.

Notes:
A mom-and-pop business is typically a small family-run business.
" restaurant owners that are too small to purchase their products from the large foodservice companies.

Whether these commitments will be consummated depends on the satisfaction of a number of conditions, some or all of which may not be in our control. No assurances can be made as to whether or when these commitments will be consummated, if at all.

Information for Investors - Teleconference and Webcast

AAA will discuss its financial results during a conference call on Thursday, March 22, 2007, at 3:00 p.m. CET CET
abbr.
Central European Time


CET Central European Time

CET n abbr (= Central European Time) → hora de Europa central

CET abbr
 (Amsterdam) / 2:00 p.m. GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) See UTC.

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 (Guernsey/London) / 10:00 a.m. EST EST electroshock therapy.

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 (New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
).

All interested parties are welcome to participate. You can access the conference call by dialing 20 717 6857 within The Netherlands or 31 20 717 6857 outside of The Netherlands approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call. When prompted, callers should reference "AAA Earnings Call". You can access an archived replay of the call via the company's website at www.apolloalternativeassets.com through April 13, 2007.

About AAA

AP Alternative Assets was established by Apollo and is a closed-end limited partnership established under the laws of Guernsey This is an incomplete list of Laws, Ordinances and Orders-in-Council of the States of Guernsey. 21st century
2001–2010

2001

  • Electricity (Guernsey) Law, 2001
. Apollo is a leading private equity, debt and capital markets investor with 16 years of experience investing across the capital structure of leveraged companies. AP Alternative Assets is managed by Apollo Alternative Assets and invests in, and co-invests with, Apollo's private-equity and capital markets investment funds Noun 1. investment funds - money that is invested with an expectation of profit
investment

assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to future events and circumstances. Such statements are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from the historical experience and expressed or implied expectations of AAA. Undue reliance should not be placed on such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and AAA does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements unless required by law.

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