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Apollo Hires Former BaFin Head to Advise on Regulation
- Hufeld joined the firm as senior adviser, people familiar say
- He left BaFin in 2021 in the wake of the Wirecard collapse
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Apollo Global Management Inc. hired the former head of Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin as a senior adviser as it builds out its investments in the European finance industry.
Felix Hufeld, who resigned from the regulator in the wake of the Wirecard scandal, joined the New York-based investment firm a few months ago to advise it on issues including financial regulation in Europe, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified discussing the private information.