Apollo Global Management LLC and a group of other big investors had black gold in mind when they acquired oil-and-natural-gas producer EP Energy Corp. in a leveraged buyout seven years ago. Instead, the debt-fueled deal has delivered black eyes. Last month, EP warned in a securities filing that its ability to remain a going concern is in doubt because of a looming payment on some of the $4.25 billion of debt it shouldered to help Apollo and its partners buy the company for $7.15 billion. EP also wrote down the value of its...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 03, 2019 10:52 UTC