EX-24. 2 rrd368009_416826.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR SEC FILINGS ON FORMS ID, 3, 4, 5 AND 144
IN RESPECT OF SECURITIES OF
APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC.

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of John Suydam,
Jessica Lomm, August Sangese and Jay Bernstein, or any one of them
acting alone, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him in his
name and stead in any and all capacities, to sign and file for and on his
behalf, in respect of any acquisition, disposition or other change in
ownership of any shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. (the "Company"), the
following:

(i)	any Form ID to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC");

(ii)	any Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form
3 to be filed with the SEC;

(iii)	any Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on
Form 4 to be filed with the SEC;

(iv)	any Annual Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form
5 to be filed with the SEC;

(v)	any Notice of Proposed Sale of Securities on Form 144 to be filed
with the SEC; and

(vi)	any and all agreements, certificates, receipts, or other documents
in connection therewith.

The undersigned hereby gives full power and authority to the attorney-in-
fact to seek and obtain as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any
such person to release such information to the undersigned and approves
and ratifies any such release of information.

The undersigned hereby grants unto such attorney-in-fact and agent full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary in connection with such matters and hereby
ratifies and confirms all that any such attorney-in-fact and agent or
substitute may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

(i)	neither the Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any
liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the
requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to
comply with such requirements or (iii) any obligation or liability of the
undersigned for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange
Act; and

(ii)	this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under
the Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements
under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such
attorney-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney.

Date:  January 14, 2014		/s/ Robert A. Kasdin
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				Robert A. Kasdin