<span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Diamond Resorts International, Inc</span><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">. today announced that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with affiliates of certain funds managed by affiliates of</span><span style="line-height: 20.8px;"> Apollo Global Management</span><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">, pursuant to which the Apollo Funds will acquire Diamond Resorts for $30.25 per share or approximately $2.2 billion.</span>