WELL, THIS SHOULD PUT AN END TO DEMOCRATIC ATTACKS ON THAT EVIL “FOR PROFIT” EDUCATION: Apollo Sold to Investors With Obama Ties. “Apollo Education Group, Inc., which owns the University of Phoenix and is a major player in for-profit higher education, this morning announced a deal to be sold to a consortium of investors, including the Vistria Group, funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management and Najafi Companies, for $9.50 per share. The deal is a $1.1 billion transaction. When the deal closes, Tony Miller, chief operating officer and partner of the Vistria Group and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, will become chairman of the Apollo Education Group board.”