Five Arrows & Vista Equity Partners
Undisclosed
1st Lien Credit Facility
Admin Agent and Lead Left Arranger
Tech Software & Communications
Sponsors & Borrowers
A leading lender to private equity-backed middle market companies, with long-standing sponsor relationships.
How We Partner
Built for Sponsors.
Designed to Support Borrowers.
Antares maintains trusted relationships with private equity sponsors and borrowers across multiple phases of growth, providing senior secured financing backed by disciplined underwriting, direct engagement, and consistent execution across market cycles.
- Lead Lender, Core FocusFocused on senior secured, primarily first-lien financing, with a consistent role as lead lender in sponsor-backed transactions.
- Built on Relationships Over 30 years of sponsor partnerships drive consistent deal flow, repeat engagement, and trusted execution.
- Incumbency Advantage High levels of repeat borrower activity reflect our position within sponsor portfolios and our ability to support companies over time.
- Scale That DeliversAbility to commit and hold $1B+, supported by capital markets expertise and flexible structuring.
Execution You Can Rely On
Sponsors and borrowers engage directly with underwriting and portfolio teams from the outset. This enables faster decisions and greater certainty of execution.
We commit meaningful capital and structure flexible solutions across new platform investments, add-ons, refinancings, and evolving capital needs. Our focus is reliability, from initial underwriting through the life of an investment.
“We partner with private equity sponsors with a shared focus on execution and long-term outcomes. Our goal is to deliver resilient financing solutions designed to hold up across cycles and support growth over time.”
The Antares Advantage
480
borrower relationships1
Scale
We manage one of the largest portfolios of sponsor-backed companies, with approximately 480 borrower relationships across sponsors—including 45+ relationships that have endured for more than a decade.
230
investment professionals2
Experience
Our team of more than 230 investment professionals across Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Toronto, and London has delivered trusted credit solutions for clients through market cycles.
~$ 34 B
capital invested alongside our investors3
Alignment
We take meaningful principal risk alongside our investors, aligning interests and bringing long-term perspective to every transaction. This commitment is amplified by the backing of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board or “CPPIB”, one of the world’s leading pension funds.
Capabilities
Solutions Across the Growth Cycle
Antares provides flexible financing solutions across a range of structures to support sponsors and borrowers. These solutions are designed with a focus on execution, structural integrity, and long-term alignment.
- Senior Secured Financing SolutionsSenior secured, primarily first-lien financing for new platform investments, add-ons, refinancings, and unitranche structures. Antares supports clients through multiple phases of growth with speed, discipline, and consistency.
- Structuring, Execution, and Ongoing SupportLead arranger and bookrunner capabilities supported by deep capital markets expertise with continuity from underwriting through portfolio management.
- Selective Co-Investment CapabilitiesAntares makes selective equity co-investments alongside sponsors where appropriate, supporting execution and long-term alignment.
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“For borrowers, reliability matters. We aim to be a consistent financing partner—bringing thoughtful underwriting, direct engagement, and support through multiple phases of growth, across multiple transactions, and often through changes in sponsor ownership.”
Our Team
Deep Relationships.
Direct Engagement.
Our teams build long-lasting relationships with sponsors and borrowers, with direct engagement across originations, underwriting and capital markets.
Emily Anderson
Managing DirectorNew York
Allie Blincow
Vice PresidentChicago
Vince Di Grande
Managing DirectorChicago
Anthony Douvris
Vice PresidentChicago
Matthew Eaves
Managing DirectorLos Angeles
Kevin Fitzgerald
Managing DirectorChicago
Matthew Fleming
Senior Managing DirectorLos Angeles
Scott Green
Managing DirectorChicago
Grant Hanna
Vice PresidentChicago
Joseph Keffer
Managing DirectorChicago
Joey Kramer
Vice PresidentLos Angeles
Graham Manley
Senior Managing DirectorNew York
Frank Natta
Senior Vice PresidentAtlanta
Alexandra Norton
Vice PresidentNew York
John Rinciari
Senior Vice PresidentNew York
Justin Small
Managing DirectorChicago
Devasena Vallabhaneni
Managing DirectorChicago
Paul Vannelli
Managing DirectorNew York
Christine Wahl
Senior Vice PresidentNew York
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Providence Equity Partners Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Admin Agent and Lead Left Arranger Business Services -
Advent International Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Joint Lead Arranger Industrial -
Goldman Sachs Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Joint Lead Arranger Business Services -
GTCR Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Admin Agent and Lead Left Arranger Financial Services -
Blackstone Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Admin Agent and Lead Left Arranger Consumer Goods & Services -
Blackstone Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Admin Agent and Lead Arranger Business Services -
Hg Capital & General Atlantic Partners Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Joint Lead Arranger Tech Software & Communications -
Apollo Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Joint Lead Arranger Consumer Goods & Services -
K1 Investment Management Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Admin Agent and Lead Left Arranger Tech Software & Communications -
Redbird Capital Partners Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Joint Lead Arranger Financial Services -
Carlyle & GTCR $1,475,625,000 1st Lien Credit Facility Joint Lead Arranger Healthcare -
PPC Partners $4,915,000,000 1st Lien Credit Facility Joint Lead Arranger Chemicals Plastics & Packaging -
Frazier Healthcare Partners Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Admin Agent and Lead Left Arranger Healthcare -
General Atlantic Partners Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Admin Agent and Lead Left Arranger Financial Services
Connect with Our Team
We’d be happy to have you speak with a member of our sponsor coverage team.
Get in TouchFootnotes
1 As of March 31, 2026, borrower count based on funded principal of positions held on the Antares balance sheet.
2 As of March 31, 2026.
3 Antares Holdings LP is our CPPIB affiliated, non-discretionary portfolio, also referred to as the Antares investment portfolio herein.
4 The transactions shown on this page are representative of credit facilities provided by Antares Capital LP’s lending platform and are not exhaustive of Antares Capital LP’s portfolio. Criteria for displaying credit facility information on this page includes the following selection criteria which may be modified or waived from time to time: (i) Antares Capital LP must be an agent or arranger on the credit facility, (ii) the transaction must be for (a) a new platform, (b) a refinancing or recapitalization of a prior Antares Capital LP credit facility, or (c) a material add-on to the borrower’s business, and (iii) the sponsor has consented to the publication of such information. The information shown on this page should not be used as a basis for investment decisions nor should it be considered an indication of the performance of Antares Capital LP’s portfolio. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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