Apollo Management, established in 1990, is among the most active and successful private investment firms in the United States in terms of both number of investment transactions completed and aggregate dollars invested. Since its inception, Apollo has managed the investment an aggregate of approximately $13 billion in equity capital in a variety of industries, both domestically and internationally. The company has a number of subsidiaries that include Covalence Specialty Materials and its divisions that include Covalence Coated Products, Covalence Adhesives, Covalence Plastics; Quality Distribution and its divisions that include Quality Carriers, TransPlastics and Quala Systems; Metals USA; Linens n Things; General Nutrition Centers; and Hexion Specialty Chemicals. Apollo Management is headquartered in New York.