[8] On June 29, 2016, Apollo Global Management made a successful offer to purchase Diamond Resorts International.

[9] On December 23, 2016 Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a settlement of $800,000 with Diamond Resorts.

[11] On January 18, 2018, the company underwent a brand refresh, updating its logo and officially dropping International from its name to be known as Diamond Resorts.

[citation needed] That same month, acquired Amber Vacation Club in March 2018 and will assume operations at Amber's managed resorts, Sunrise Ridge Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Alhambra Villas and Alhambra at Poinciana in Kissimmee, Florida.

[16] In January 2020, Diamond Resorts partnered with Highgate to rent units in two properties in New York City.

[17] In March 2021, Apollo Global agreed to sell Diamond Resorts to Hilton Grand Vacations[18] for $1.4 billion.

[21][22] The company's founder, Stephen J. Cloobeck, was featured in the fourth season premiere of the American reality television series Undercover Boss on January 15, 2012, marking the first time the head of a company previously featured in an earlier episode went undercover a second time.