(Reuters) -Alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management will buy real estate firm Bridge Investment Group for about $1.5 billion in an all-stock deal, expanding its real estate offerings. Bridge stockholders and unit holders of its subsidiary will each receive 0.

Apollo Global Management is acquiring Bridge Investment Group for $1.5 billion. Marc Rowan is ready to take a bigger bite out of real estate. The deal is expected to double Apollo’s real estate assets under management, pushing the number past $110 billion.

Apollo Global Management has signed a definitive agreement to acquire alternative investment manager Bridge Investment Group Holdings in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $1.5 billion.