EX-24. 2 rrd378295_428458.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 J. Suydam, Jessica L. Lomm, Christopher
R. Gruszczynski, Maria N. Lennox and Jay L. 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 requirements 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:  November 16, 2014	/s/ Jeffrey M. Gault
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				Jeffrey M. Gault