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Michael Ahrens

Senior Vice President

New York

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Michael Ahrens

Senior Vice President

New York

Michael is a senior vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Michael has served in various credit functions at Antares including underwriting and restructuring. He initially joined GE Capital in 2012 as part of the Telecom, Media & Technology industry lending group. Michael began his career in public accounting in the audit practice of Ernst & Young.

Michael graduated summa cum laude from the College of Charleston and earned his master’s in accounting, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.

Richard Aldrich

Managing Director

New York

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Richard Aldrich

Managing Director

New York

Richard is a managing director of market strategy and research. He focuses on thought leadership, market/competitor intel, business analytics and strategy.

Prior to Antares, Richard was Director of Industry Research at GE Capital where he managed a team of senior research analysts. Previously, Richard worked in Corporate Development at Alcoa, and was an award-winning equity research analyst and later an investment banker at Lehman Brothers.

Richard is a CFA charter holder and holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Michigan.

Emily Anderson

Managing Director

New York

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Emily Anderson

Managing Director

New York

Emily is a managing director of portfolio originations at Antares Capital. She is responsible for developing private equity client relationships and generating volume from the existing portfolio.

Emily joined GE Antares in 2006 and focused on structuring, underwriting, and documenting new transactions and managing a portfolio of existing borrowers. She started her career in the GE Capital Financial Management Program.

Emily graduated magna cum laude from Marquette University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

Thomas Archer

Senior Vice President

New York

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Thomas Archer

Senior Vice President

New York

Tom is a vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing transactions.

Tom joined Antares in 2014. Prior to joining Antares, Tom spent 2 years with GE’s Corporate Audit Staff following his graduation from GE Capital’s Financial Management Program.

Tom earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Vermont.

Ben Auwaerter

Vice President

Chicago

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Ben Auwaerter

Vice President

Chicago

Ben is a vice president with Antares Capital.

He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private-equity sponsored transactions. Ben joined Antares in 2019 and previously worked in the firm’s Credit Advisory Group.

Ben graduated summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame with a bachelor’s degree in finance and english and is a CFA charterholder.

Amit Bafna

Managing Director

New York

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Amit Bafna

Managing Director

New York

Amit is a managing director in the Asset Management Group at Antares Capital. He is responsible for developing relationships and implementing programs with institutional investors.

As part of GE and Antares, Amit served over 20 years in a wide range of positions including finance, underwriting of commercial loans, managing a diverse portfolio of commercial loans, and most recently, asset management.

Amit earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University and has an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Rishi Bahl

Vice President

New York

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Rishi Bahl

Vice President

New York

Rishi Bahl is a vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Prior to joining Antares Capital in 2018, Rishi spent 2 years with GE’s Energy Financial Services business after completing GE Capital’s Financial Management Program.

Rishi earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Jonathan Balch

Managing Director

Atlanta

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Jonathan Balch

Managing Director

Atlanta

Jon is a managing director with Antares Capital. He joined Antares through GE in 2002 and is a member of the Credit Advisory Group responsible for restructuring and managing Antares’ most complex and challenged investment partnerships.

Jon began his career at Wachovia, and prior to joining Antares, worked in the Wachovia Securities Corporate & Investment Banking Group.

Jon holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Josh Becker

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Josh Becker

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Josh is a senior vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions.

Josh joined GE Antares in 2014. Previously, Josh worked as a private equity AVP at Versa Capital Management. Prior to Versa, Josh worked at Glencoe Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm.

Josh is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Indiana University and a Master's in Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

Allie Blincow

Vice President

Chicago

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Allie Blincow

Vice President

Chicago

Allie is a vice president with Antares Capital.

She is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity-sponsored transactions. Prior to joining Antares in 2021, Allie was a senior associate in PwC’s Deal Advisory Group, where she focused on financial buy-side due diligence for private equity clients. She began her career in audit at PwC.

Allie earned a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is a certified public accountant.

Kyle Blumer

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Kyle Blumer

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Kyle is a senior vice president with Antares Capital responsible for underwriting and structuring transactions.

Kyle worked in GE Capital’s Internal Audit Group prior to starting at GE Antares in 2015.  Before that, Kyle worked in Morgan Stanley’s Mortgage Capital Markets division.

Kyle graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Eureka College, and earned his MBA from Elmhurst College.

Parag Bordia

Managing Director

Chicago

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Parag Bordia

Managing Director

Chicago

Parag is a member of Antares’ Capital Markets team. He is responsible for structuring and syndicating loans originated by Antares.

Prior to joining GE Antares in 2010, Parag was with GE Equity, GE’s private equity arm focused on underwriting and monitoring direct and LP equity investments.

Parag began his career within GE’s Investment Analyst group after graduating from Michigan State University.

Sheila Brown

Managing Director

London

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Sheila Brown

Managing Director

London

Sheila is managing director and head of UK/Europe Investor Coverage within Antares' Asset Management Group. Sheila joined Antares in 2023.

Previously, she served as managing director within the Partner Solutions Group and Chair of the ESG Committee at Hayfin Capital Management. Prior to Hayfin, she held roles in account management at PIMCO Europe and in investment banking at Lehman Brothers.

Sheila graduated magna cum laude from UCLA with a degree in business economics, received an MBA with distinction from London Business School and is a CFA Charterholder.

Matt Brozewicz

Vice President

Chicago

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Matt Brozewicz

Vice President

Chicago

Matt is a vice president with Antares Capital.

He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private-equity sponsored transactions. Prior to joining Antares in 2019, Matt was an analyst in the Restructuring Group at Bank of America.

Matt earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from West Virginia University.

Max Brustein

Vice President

Chicago

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Max Brustein

Vice President

Chicago

Max is a vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for screening, assessing, and structuring new deal opportunities.

Max joined Antares as a member of the credit team in 2017. Prior to joining Antares, Max worked in corporate development at CDK Global, where he was responsible for identifying and executing mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestitures.

Max is a graduate from the University of Illinois and earned his master’s in finance from The Ohio State University.

Doug Cannaliato

Co-Head of Originations

New York

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Doug Cannaliato

Co-Head of Originations

New York

Doug is co-head of Originations for Antares Capital. He leads the company's East Coast sponsor coverage activities and is responsible for Capital Markets and Portfolio Originations. He is also a member of the Antares Executive Committee.

Prior to Antares, Doug was a managing director at GE Capital, specializing in the origination, structuring, execution, and oversight of leveraged finance investments for sponsor-backed middle market companies.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Franklin & Marshall College.

Adam Chalmers

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Adam Chalmers

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Adam is a senior vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions. Adam joined GE Antares in 2011 as part of the Senior Secured Loan Program (SSLP) team, structuring and underwriting unitranche financings.

Prior to GE Antares, Adam worked in the capital markets and underwriting groups at Madison Capital Funding. Prior to Madison, Adam worked in the high yield finance group at Banc One Capital Markets. He began his career in the leveraged finance group at Banc of America Securities.

Adam graduated from the University of Illinois and is a CFA charterholder.

Alexander Chan

Managing Director

New York

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Alexander Chan

Managing Director

New York

Alex is a managing director and global head of Product Strategy and Development Specialist, leading the Product Specialist Team. Alex is responsible for engaging and developing prospect and client relationships, product development, and thought leadership for the firm.

Alex joined Antares in 2023. Prior to Antares, Alex was global head of Client Portfolio Management for the Credit Investments Group at Credit Suisse Asset Management. He also held a similar role at Shenkman Capital. Alex started his career in leveraged finance strategy and research at several investment banks including Credit Suisse, Barclays, and Nomura.

Alex graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Tufts University.

Ben Chapin

Managing Director

Los Angeles

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Ben Chapin

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Ben is head of Liquidity Solutions with Antares Capital.

He oversees the firm’s liquidity-focused strategies, including credit secondaries. Prior to his current role, Ben served as a senior originator at Antares. He began his career at GE in 2001 as part of GE’s Investment Analyst Program, where he conducted due diligence and performed field exams on current and prospective borrowers. He joined GE in 2006 after working on the GE Sponsor Finance Leverage finance team.

Ben earned a bachelor's degree in finance from John Carroll University.

Ryan Chapman

Vice President

Chicago

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Ryan Chapman

Vice President

Chicago

Ryan is a vice president in the Asset Management group with Antares Capital.

He is responsible for managing various asset management client funds. Prior to joining Antares, Ryan held underwriting and portfolio management roles at Deerpath Capital Management, LP and MB Financial Bank.

Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business and is a CFA.

Dan Cheney

Vice President

Chicago

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Dan Cheney

Vice President

Chicago

Dan is a vice president with Antares Capital.

He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing private equity sponsored transactions. Prior to joining Antares Capital in 2021, Dan was an associate in the Leveraged Finance Group at Fifth Third Bank.

Dan graduated summa cum laude from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

Benjamin Concessi

Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer

Toronto

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Benjamin Concessi

Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer

Toronto

Ben is the Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer for Antares Capital.

He is responsible for driving the firm’s strategy and growth initiatives, and oversees the Corporate Development, Operations and IT functions. Ben joined Antares Capital in 2022 after more than a decade at McKinsey, where he was a partner and led its North American Strategy and Corporate Finance practice in Financial Institutions. Ben is a member of the Antares Executive Committee. Previously, Ben was at Deloitte where he worked with clients on a range of public accounting issues.

Ben, a CPA, CA, earned an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.

Brendan Condron

Vice President

Chicago

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Brendan Condron

Vice President

Chicago

Brendan Condron is a vice president at Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Prior to joining Antares Capital in 2014, Brendan held various roles in the commercial banking group at JP Morgan Chase.

Brendan earned a bachelor's degree in Finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Brian Daley

Senior Vice President

New York

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Brian Daley

Senior Vice President

New York

Brian is a senior vice president and advisor consultant of U.S. Wealth Solutions. Brian joined Antares in 2024.

Previously Brian was a senior vice president at CAIS, where he led coverage and supported alternative investment allocations for registered investment advisors, family offices and trust companies. Prior to CAIS, Brian also held investor coverage roles at BlackRock, BNY Mellon, and Lord Abbett.

Brian earned his bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from the University of Delaware. He is a chartered alternative investment analyst and certified investment management analyst.

Rich Davidson

Managing Director

Chicago

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Rich Davidson

Managing Director

Chicago

Rich is a managing director of Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions.

Rich joined GE Antares in 2005 after beginning his career with GE Capital. Since 2015, Rich has been focused on leading Antares' underwriting efforts within healthcare.

Rich graduated magna cum laude from John Carroll University in Cleveland, OH with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Rich also earned an MBA, with high honors, from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Rob Davis

Managing Director

New York

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Rob Davis

Managing Director

New York

Rob is a managing director in Antares’ Liquid Credit Group, where he is responsible for the research and analysis of investments in senior secured loans and high yield bonds across the technology, aerospace & defense and chemical sectors.

He joined Antares in 2023 after eleven years with Alcentra, where he was a managing director responsible for investments in the loans and bonds of corporate borrowers across several sectors. Prior to Alcentra, Rob held senior investment roles at Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management, Avenue Capital Group, and Citigroup Asset Management, and previously worked with Bankers Trust in its high-yield finance department.

Rob graduated with honors from the University of California, Irvine where he studied computer science, and received an MBA with distinction from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Rob has over 23 years of investing experience.

Anne Dickinson

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Anne Dickinson

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Anne is a senior vice president and portfolio manager within the Asset Management Group at Antares Capital.

Prior to joining the Asset Management group, Anne was a senior vice president on the Capital Markets team where she was responsible for screening, structuring and syndicating loans originated by Antares.

Anne joined GE Antares in 2011. She had previously worked at KPMG, where she was a manager in the Transaction Services Group, overseeing financial buy-side due diligence for private equity clients.

Anne earned a bachelor’s degree in both finance and accounting from Indiana University. Anne is a Certified Public Accountant.

Harry Dittrich

Vice President

New York

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Harry Dittrich

Vice President

New York

Harry is a vice president with Antares Capital.

He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing private-equity sponsored transactions.

Harry graduated summa cum laude from Syracuse University and with a degree in finance and accounting.

Michael W. Donahoe

Chief Compliance Officer

Chicago

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Michael W. Donahoe

Chief Compliance Officer

Chicago

Mike is Chief Compliance Officer for Antares Capital Advisors, LLC.

Prior to joining Antares in 2018, Mike was with PNC Financial Services Group where he was senior vice president and chief compliance officer of PNC’s Registered Investment Advisor Group. In this role, he led the compliance efforts for five registered investment advisers with separately managed accounts, registered funds and private funds covering fixed income, equity, real estate, loans and private equity strategies.

Prior to PNC, Mike was senior vice president with Citi’s Securities and Fund Services. Mike previously has held executive leadership roles in finance and compliance at Shaker Investments, Shiloh Industries, Humility of Mary Healthcare System and Medical Mutual.

Mike graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Cedarville University.

Anthony Douvris

Vice President

Chicago

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Anthony Douvris

Vice President

Chicago

Anthony is a vice president with Antares Capital. 
 
He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.
 
Anthony earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Stephanie Duloc

Managing Director

Chicago

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Stephanie Duloc

Managing Director

Chicago

Ms. Duloc is a managing director and head of Investor Relations with Antares Capital's Asset Management & Funding team.

Prior to joining Antares in 2017, Ms. Duloc worked in investor relations at Citadel LLC. She also served as an associate in the Capital Markets group of GE Capital after completing GE’s Investment Analyst program.

Ms. Duloc earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University.

Anthony Díaz

Managing Director

New York

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Anthony Díaz

Managing Director

New York

Anthony is a managing director at Antares Capital, focused on leveraged loan sales and trading for syndicated transactions. Anthony joined Antares as part of the purchase in 2015 of the sponsor finance business of GE Capital.

Prior to joining GE Capital in 2003, Anthony held several controllership positions at Cantor Fitzgerald, Nikko Securities and UBS.

Anthony earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from St. John’s University and an MBA in finance from The Lubin School of Business at Pace University.

Matthew Eaves

Managing Director

Los Angeles

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Matthew Eaves

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Matt is a managing director at Antares Capital. He manages relationships with private equity firms on the West Coast and is responsible for all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing and managing investment opportunities.

Prior to joining Antares in 2013, Matt worked at Houlihan Lokey.

Matt received a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Amy Ecker

Managing Director

New York

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Amy Ecker

Managing Director

New York

Amy is a managing director in Antares’ Liquid Credit Group, where she is responsible for the research and analysis of investments in senior secured loans and high yield bonds across the media, telecom, automotive, industrials, metals & mining and transportation sectors.

Amy joined Antares in 2023 after twelve years with HPS Partners, where she was a managing director responsible for investments in the loans and bonds of corporate borrowers across several sectors. Before her tenure at HPS, Amy held a similar role at Stanfield Capital Partners focusing on investments in various sectors. Prior to Stanfield, Amy was in the High Yield department at JP Morgan.

Amy graduated from Hofstra University with a BBA in Finance and is a CFA Charterholder.

Eric Eisen

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

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Eric Eisen

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

Eric is a senior vice president in the Asset Management group at Antares Capital. He is responsible for managing various co-investment and advised client programs.

Prior to this role, Eric was a team lead responsible for structuring, underwriting, and documenting sponsor-backed private credit transactions. He began his career in public accounting in the audit practice of Deloitte where he earned his CPA license.

Eric has a bachelor’s degree and master’s in accounting from the University of Tennessee.

James Esposito

Senior Vice President

New York

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James Esposito

Senior Vice President

New York

James is a senior vice president on the Structured Products team at Antares Capital.

Prior to joining Antares in 2023, James was a director at Credit Suisse in the Global Credit Products division, holding positions on the Corporate Asset Finance and Credit Strategy teams.

James graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Yale University and received an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Michael Falcon

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Michael Falcon

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Michael Falcon is a senior vice president at Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Prior to joining Antares Capital, Michael completed GE’s Financial Management Program where he held various finance roles across GE Capital.

Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from The Ohio State University and received his MBA from University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Kevin Fitzgerald

Managing Director

Chicago

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Kevin Fitzgerald

Managing Director

Chicago

Kevin is a managing director with Antares Capital. He is responsible for managing relationships with private equity firms in various markets throughout the U.S.  He is responsible for all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing and managing investment opportunities.

Kevin joined the GE Antares team through the GE acquisition of Merrill Lynch Capital in 2008. Prior to Merrill Lynch Capital, Kevin worked in a variety of positions at LaSalle Bank.

Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in business from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and an MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Matthew Fleming

Managing Director

Los Angeles

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Matthew Fleming

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Matt is a managing director with Antares Capital. He manages relationships with private equity firms on the West Coast and is responsible for all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing, and managing investment opportunities.

Matt joined GE Capital in 2007, subsequently joining GE Antares in 2010. He brings over 20 years of leveraged finance expertise to Antares Capital and its clients.

Matt graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Loyola Marymount University. He obtained his MBA with an emphasis in corporate finance and financial analysis from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California.

Shannon Fritz

Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Chicago

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Shannon Fritz

Deputy Chief Investment Officer

Chicago

Shannon is a senior managing director and Deputy Chief Investment Officer of Antares Capital. She is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions. Shannon serves on the Antares Capital Advisers Investment Committee and is a member of the Antares Executive Committee.

Shannon joined Antares in 2004. Prior to Antares, Shannon was with the Asset Based Lending Group of Transamerica in audit, portfolio management and underwriting.

Shannon earned a bachelor’s degree in international business from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Joe Ghergurovich

Vice President

New York

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Joe Ghergurovich

Vice President

New York

Joe is a vice president with Antares’ Liquid Credit Group. He is responsible for the research and analysis of investments in senior secured loans and high yield bonds across the consumer, retail, packaging and energy sectors.

Joe joined Antares in 2024. Prior to Antares, Joe was a credit research analyst at Sixth Street Partners on the performing credit team. He also held similar roles at Assured Investment Management, Pretium Partners and Prudential Global Investment Management. Joe started his career as a sales & trading analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

Joe graduated from Columbia University with a BA in Biochemistry and is a CFA Charterholder.

John Goodwin

Managing Director

Chicago

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John Goodwin

Managing Director

Chicago

John is a managing director for Antares Capital. He is responsible for building and managing relationships with private equity firms in Boston and Chicago. John has more than 20 years of transaction experience, sourcing, structuring, closing and managing investment opportunities.

John previously managed the GE Sponsor Finance west coast underwriting team, and held managerial positions in finance for GE Appliances.  He graduated from both of GE's Experienced Financial Leadership, and Information Technology Leadership programs.

John earned an MBA in finance and accounting from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business, as well as a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Illinois.

Vince Di Grande

Managing Director

Chicago

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Vince Di Grande

Managing Director

Chicago

Vince is a managing director with Antares Capital. He is responsible for managing relationships with private equity firms in the New York metropolitan area. He is responsible for all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing and managing investment opportunities.

Vince joined the GE Antares team in 2010. Prior to GE Antares, Vince was a member of GE's Investment Analyst Program.

Vince earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Michigan State University.

Scott Green

Managing Director

Chicago

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Scott Green

Managing Director

Chicago

Scott is a managing director at Antares Capital. He works on the originations team covering New York and Boston. He is responsible for all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing and managing investment opportunities. Previously, Scott was in Antares’ Capital Markets group where he was responsible for structuring and syndicating debt financings for private equity backed companies across a diverse set of industries. Scott joined Antares in 2012.

Prior to joining Antares, Scott was an associate in the Financial Sponsors Group at KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Scott graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting.

Helen Guo

Senior Vice President

New York

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Helen Guo

Senior Vice President

New York

Helen is a senior vice president in the Asset Management Group at Antares Capital.

Before joining Antares, she managed all facets of the CLO equity investment process at Eagle Point Credit Management LLC. Helen has experience in investing and navigating CLOs, complex structured finance transactions, and credit derivatives. She also served as a junior deal captain with the U.S. CLO structuring team at BNP Paribas CIB.

Helen earned a bachelor’s degree in science and a master’s degree in financial engineering from Columbia University.

Justine Habkirk

Managing Director

Toronto

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Justine Habkirk

Managing Director

Toronto

Justine is Managing Director, Strategy & Transformation at Antares Capital responsible for helping lead the firm’s growth and transformational efforts. Justine is a member of the Antares Operating Committee.

Justine joined Antares in 2022 after spending 10 years at McKinsey & Company, where she was a junior partner focused on serving Financial Institutions across strategy, operational and large-scale transformation topics. Prior to joining McKinsey, Justine worked as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and BMO Capital Markets.

Justine has an MBA with a concentration in Strategic Management and Finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University.

John Hak

Senior Vice President

New York

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John Hak

Senior Vice President

New York

John is a senior vice president in the Structured Products team at Antares Capital.

Prior to joining Antares in 2021, John was a vice president in Investment Strategy at AIG where he was responsible for managing asset allocations for the investment portfolios of AIG’s insurance companies.

John earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from Yale University.

Grant Hanna

Vice President

Chicago

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Grant Hanna

Vice President

Chicago

Grant is a vice president with Antares Capital. He is a member of the originations team, primarily covering private equity firms in the Boston, Chicago, and Florida markets. He is responsible for all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing, and managing investment opportunities.

Previously, Grant held various roles across the firm’s credit and capital markets functions.

Grant earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.

Patrick Harms

Managing Director

Atlanta

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Patrick Harms

Managing Director

Atlanta

Patrick is a managing director in the Asset Management Group at Antares Capital. Patrick joined Antares in 2018 with over 15 years in the financial services industry across various roles, including advisory, project management, and liquidity and executions for private investment funds.

Prior to Antares, Patrick worked at Ernst & Young and Goldman Sachs.

Patrick earned his MBA from Fordham University and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia.

Chris Hawketts

Senior Vice President

London

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Chris Hawketts

Senior Vice President

London

Chris is a senior vice president within Antares' Asset Management Group. Chris serves as a product specialist, with a primary focus on supporting Antares' investor base in the EMEA region.

Chris joined Antares in 2024. Prior to Antares, Chris was an alternatives strategist at PIMCO London.

Chris holds a master’s degree in international economics from The University of Manchester and is a CAIA charter holder.

Justin Hawthorne

Senior Vice President

New York

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Justin Hawthorne

Senior Vice President

New York

Justin is a senior vice president in the Asset Management group at Antares Capital. He is responsible for managing various asset management client programs.  Justin joined GE Antares in 2012.

Prior to joining GE Antares, Justin held portfolio management and risk roles in GE Capital’s Bank Loan Group.  Justin joined GE Capital in a finance role in 2003 after holding previous roles in that capacity.

Justin earned a bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University, and an MBA from Fairfield University.

Steven Heise

Managing Director

Atlanta

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Steven Heise

Managing Director

Atlanta

Steve is a managing director of Antares Capital. He has been with Antares for 18 years and currently manages a team of deal professionals focused on underwriting new business and managing the existing client portfolio. Steve is a founding member of the Antares Telecom, Media & Technology financing business.

Prior to joining Antares, Steve worked in the healthcare finance group for Scotiabank and worked on the interest rate futures and options exchanges in Chicago.

Steve earned an undergraduate business degree from Indiana University and an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business.

William Hershon

Senior Vice President

New York

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William Hershon

Senior Vice President

New York

William is a senior vice president and advisor consultant of U.S. Wealth Solutions. William joined Antares in 2024.

William most recently worked as a vice president at CAIS, where he consulted with RIAs, Family Offices and Independent Broker-Dealers on alternative investments. Prior to CAIS, William worked as a Global Wealth Management and Portfolio Analytics Group specialist at PIMCO.

William earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from The Pennsylvania State University.

Gottfried Horich

Managing Director

Germany

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Gottfried Horich

Managing Director

Germany

Gottfried joined Antares Capital as Managing Director, Head of Sales DACH, in September 2024. Previously he held similar positions at Principal Asset Management and Insight Investment. He was country head Germany at Amundi and helped oversee the merger between Amundi and Pioneer in Germany. Gottfried started his career in fixed income research at JP Morgan.

Gottfried studied economics and business administration in Germany and the UK and holds a MSc in Economics and Finance from Warwick Business School, UK.

Mike Hynes

Co-Head of Originations

Chicago

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Mike Hynes

Co-Head of Originations

Chicago

Mike is co-head of Originations for Antares Capital. He leads the company's Midwest and West Coast sponsor coverage activities. Mike serves on the Antares Capital Advisers Investment Committee and is a member of the Antares Executive Committee.

Mike joined the original Antares business in 2002 in an underwriting and portfolio management role.

Prior to Antares, Mike worked in the leveraged finance group at LaSalle Bank.

Mike graduated from the University of Notre Dame and earned his JD / MBA from Loyola University Chicago.

Jonathan Jacobs

Senior Vice President

New York

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Jonathan Jacobs

Senior Vice President

New York

Jonathan is a senior vice president, Structuring with Antares Capital’s Asset Management team.

Prior to joining Antares, Jonathan was an executive director at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, and responsible for the development, structuring and implementation of alternative investment products and portfolio investment structuring for JPMAM’s global client base.

Jonathan received a bachelor’s degree from The University of Michigan and a JD degree from Fordham University School of Law and is admitted to practice law in the State of New York.

Ellann Johnson

Managing Director

Chicago

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Ellann Johnson

Managing Director

Chicago

Ellann is a managing director and product specialist within the Asset Management group of Antares Capital.

Prior to her current role, Ellann was a managing director on the Capital Markets team where she was responsible for structuring and syndicating sponsor-backed leverage finance transactions. Ellann joined Antares in 2005 after holding positions in credit and capital markets at Heller Financial and GE Capital.

Ellann graduated with a degree in accounting from Indiana University’s Undergraduate Business Honors Program and earned her MBA in finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Laura Johnson

Vice President

New York

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Laura Johnson

Vice President

New York

Laura is a vice president of Strategy & Corporate Development with Antares Capital.

She is responsible for driving the firm’s growth and transformational efforts. Prior to joining Antares, Laura spent four years at McKinsey & Company where she focused on the strategic growth of asset managers, banks, and insurers. Prior to McKinsey, Laura was a vice president on Deutsche Bank’s structured products sales team.

Laura holds a master of business administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor of arts from Princeton University.

Andrew Jones

Managing Director

New York

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Andrew Jones

Managing Director

New York

Andrew is a managing director at Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Prior to joining Antares Capital in 2013, Andrew completed GE’s Financial Management Program and held underwriting roles in the Bank Loan Group of GE Capital.

Andrew earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Northeastern University and an MBA in general management and corporate finance from New York University.

Seth Katzenstein

Head of Liquid Credit

New York

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Seth Katzenstein

Head of Liquid Credit

New York

Seth is a managing director and head of Liquid Credit at Antares Capital, where he is responsible for managing Antares' liquid credit effort and is a member of Antares' Liquid Credit Investment Committee. Seth has more than 25 years of experience managing senior secured loan and high yield bond strategies across multiple market cycles.

Seth joined Antares in 2023 after nine years at Intermediate Capital Group, where he was a managing director and head of US Loans & High Yield. Previously, Seth held various portfolio management and credit trading roles at Black Diamond Capital Management and GSC Group. Seth started his career in investment banking at Salomon Smith Barney.

Seth holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he graduated with high distinction.

Joseph Keffer

Managing Director

Chicago

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Joseph Keffer

Managing Director

Chicago

Joe is a managing director of Antares Capital.   He is responsible for managing relationships with private equity firms in various markets throughout the U.S., and handles all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, documenting and managing investment opportunities.

Joe began his career serving in several credit roles within GE Capital before joining the GE Antares team in 2010.

Joe earned an undergraduate degree from University of Wisconsin and graduated with honors from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Brad Kimme

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Brad Kimme

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Brad is a senior vice president at Antares Capital and is a member of Antares’ Credit Advisory Group.

Brad joined GE Antares in 2008 as part of the Merrill Lynch Capital acquisition where he was in an underwriting and portfolio management role. Brad also held a similar role with JP Morgan Chase prior to joining Merrill Lynch Capital.

Brad earned a bachelor’s degree in finance, with an emphasis in accounting, from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Alina Kontisheva

Senior Vice President

New York

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Alina Kontisheva

Senior Vice President

New York

Alina is a senior vice president, corporate development, and strategic partnerships at Antares Capital responsible for helping lead the firm’s strategy, inorganic growth and partnership efforts.

Alina joined Antares in January of 2023, previously she was a junior partner at McKinsey & Company serving institutional investors globally on topics of strategy, corporate development and transformational change. She has also worked in the Office of the President of Kenya, helping to stand-up an agricultural transformation.

Alina has a Masters of Public Policy with a focus in Economic Development from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University in Canada.

Olga Kosters

Managing Director

New York

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Olga Kosters

Managing Director

New York

Olga is a managing director of Liquidity Solutions with Antares Capital.

She is responsible for leading the credit secondaries investment strategy. Prior to joining Antares, Olga served as managing director, co-managing credit secondaries at Apollo Global Management, and previously established the Private Debt Secondaries strategy at Tikehau Capital. Earlier in her career, Olga held various investment and advisory positions at StepStone, Zurich Insurance Group, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Olga is a CFA charterholder and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law in Russia and an MBA from Hofstra University.

Michele Kovatchis

Senior Managing Director

Chicago

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Michele Kovatchis

Senior Managing Director

Chicago

Michele is a senior managing director and head of the Credit Advisory Group for Antares Capital. She manages a team of professionals focused on managing our portfolio of stressed accounts in an effort to minimize losses and non-earnings for the Antares portfolio.

Previously, Michele was with GE Antares, where she was responsible for the workout function for all the North American lending platforms including Sponsor, Franchise Finance, Healthcare, Asset Based and Corporate Finance. Michele previously held positions at Heller Financial and Merrill Lynch Capital.

Michele earned a bachelor’s of science degree in finance from Northern Illinois University and a masters of management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

Joey Kramer

Vice President

Los Angeles

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Joey Kramer

Vice President

Los Angeles

Joey is a vice president of Originations with Antares Capital.

He manages relationships with private equity firms on the West Coast and oversees all aspects of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing, and managing investment opportunities. Joey joined Antares after completing the Summer Analyst Program and previously worked in the firm’s direct lending underwriting group.

Joey has a bachelor's degree in finance from Michigan State University.

Amy Krebs

Managing Director

Chicago

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Amy Krebs

Managing Director

Chicago

Amy is managing director and director of strategic operations within Asset Management group at Antares Capital. Prior to joining the asset management team, Amy spent 17 years structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions within the credit organization at Antares Capital. She is a member of the Antares Operating Committee.

Prior to joining Antares in 2004, Amy held underwriting roles in the sponsor finance groups of Harris Bank and Bank One.

Amy has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Vanderbilt University.

Michael Kriz

Managing Director

Chicago

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Michael Kriz

Managing Director

Chicago

Mike is a managing director at Antares Capital and a member of Antares’ Credit Advisory Group.

Prior to Antares, Mike joined GE Capital in 2008 as part of the Merrill Lynch Capital acquisition where he held underwriting, workout and originations roles. He also held similar roles with LaSalle Bank. Mike began his career as an auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP and ABN AMRO North America, Inc.

Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in accountancy from DePaul University and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is also a CPA.

Andrew Lai

Managing Director

New York

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Andrew Lai

Managing Director

New York

Andrew is a managing director and head of consultant relations in the Asset Management Group at Antares Capital. He is responsible for managing and developing relationships with the investment consultants for institutional investors.

Prior to Antares, Andrew was head of consultant relations at Marathon Asset Management and MacKay Shields. He has also held roles at Mezzacappa Management, Ivy Asset Management and The Segal Company.

Andrew earned his bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and his MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business.

Daniel Landis

Managing Director

Los Angeles

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Daniel Landis

Managing Director

Los Angeles

Dan is a managing director with Antares Capital. He is responsible for the structuring, underwriting, legal documentation, closing, and ongoing portfolio management of credit facilities provided to private equity-owned businesses. Dan has held various roles within Antares Capital including underwriting, troubled credit workouts and originating business from the existing portfolio.

Prior to joining Antares Capital in 2005, and subsequently the GE Antares business, Daniel was an assistant vice president in the commercial lending division of LaSalle Bank.

Dan earned his bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in German from Wheaton College in Massachusetts.

Brian Letizia

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Brian Letizia

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Brian is a senior vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing new deal opportunities primarily focusing on the healthcare sector.

Brian joined Antares in March 2016. He previously worked at Capital One Healthcare (f.k.a. GE Capital Healthcare Financial Services) where he was underwriting, documenting and managing healthcare transactions.

Brian earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois.

Matthew Liepert

Managing Director

Chicago

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Matthew Liepert

Managing Director

Chicago

Matt is a managing director in the Asset Management Group at Antares Capital. He is responsible for developing relationships and implementing programs with institutional investors.

Prior to Antares, Matt was a managing director at GE Antares where he focused on structuring and underwriting unitranche financings and co-managing two joint ventures - the Senior Secured Loan Program and the Middle Market Growth Program. Prior to GE Antares, Matt worked in GE Capital’s sponsor finance business primarily in credit roles after starting his career in 1994 as a field examiner for GE Capital’s asset based lending business.

Matt earned his bachelor’s degree from Marquette University with specializations in finance and accounting, and received his MBA from the University of Chicago.

Tyler Lindblad

Chief Investment Officer

Chicago

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Tyler Lindblad

Chief Investment Officer

Chicago

Tyler is a senior managing director and Chief Investment Officer for Antares Capital.

Previously, he was senior credit executive – Lending for GE Capital’s commercial lending business in North America with responsibilities that included leading the underwriting, account management, portfolio management and risk management processes. Before assuming this role, he was the Chief Risk Officer of specialized finance that included responsibility for Healthcare Financial Services and Franchised Finance, and Chief Credit Officer of Telecommunications, Media and Technology. Prior to joining GE Capital, he was a director and one of the founders of Antares Capital Corporation. Prior to that, he spent seven years with Heller Financial, Inc.

Tyler graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a bachelor’s degree in economics and earned an MBA from Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Jeffrey Lorefice

Senior Vice President

New York

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Jeffrey Lorefice

Senior Vice President

New York

Jeff is a senior vice president at Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Prior to joining Antares Capital, Jeff completed GE’s Financial Management Program and held structuring roles in the Capital Markets Group of GE Capital.

Jeff earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Penn State University.

Patrick Mahal

Vice President

Chicago

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Patrick Mahal

Vice President

Chicago

Patrick is a vice president of with Antares Capital and a member of the Capital Markets team. He is responsible for structuring and syndicating debt financings for private equity backed companies across a diverse set of industries.

Prior to joining the Capital Markets team in 2017, Patrick was a member of the Antares’ Credit team where he was responsible for underwriting private equity backed debt financings. Patrick began his career with GE's Investment Analyst Program.

Patrick graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a bachelor of business administration degree in finance. He also earned his MBA with distinction and a concentration in strategy from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Graham Manley

Senior Managing Director

New York

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Graham Manley

Senior Managing Director

New York

Graham is a senior managing director of Antares Capital. He is responsible for East Coast sponsor coverage activities. Graham is a member of the Antares Operating Committee and Antares Screening Committee.

Prior to Antares, Graham covered private equity firms for GE Capital’s Sponsor Finance division. Previous roles at GE Capital included underwriting and structuring leveraged loans and portfolio management in New York and London.

Graham is a graduate from Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management and has an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Vivek Mathew

President of Antares Capital Advisers

New York

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Vivek Mathew

President of Antares Capital Advisers

New York

Vivek is president of Antares Capital Advisers. He is also head of Asset Management for Antares Capital.

He joined Antares Capital in 2016. Previously, he was a managing director at J.P. Morgan, where he led the global primary CLO business. Vivek also served as a vice president of structured finance at Deutsche Bank.

Vivek graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University.

Scott McKiernan

Vice President

New York

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Scott McKiernan

Vice President

New York

Scott is a vice president with Antares Capital.

He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Scott earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Boston College’s Carroll School of Management.

Matt McLure

Managing Director

Chicago

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Matt McLure

Managing Director

Chicago

Matt is a managing director with Antares Capital. He is responsible for underwriting transactions and managing portfolio accounts.

Matt joined GE Antares in 2010 after completing a leadership program at GE Capital. Prior to joining GE, Matt worked in the telecommunications division of Corning, Inc. and spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Army.

Matt graduated from DePauw University with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences and earned an MBA from Chicago Booth with concentrations in analytic finance and accounting.

Ashley Medio

Managing Director

Chicago

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Ashley Medio

Managing Director

Chicago

Ashley is a managing director and manages the Portfolio & Analytics team at Antares Capital. Prior to this role, she was responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing sponsor-backed leveraged loans, with a focus on unitranche and healthcare transactions. Ashley is a member of the Antares Operating Committee.

Ashley joined GE Antares in 2008 in connection with the GE Capital acquisition of Merrill Lynch Capital where she was responsible for structuring, underwriting and executing leveraged finance and asset-based transactions. Prior to Merrill Lynch Capital, she spent three years underwriting subordinated debt and equity investments at Allied Capital and began her career at Heller Financial.

Ashley earned her bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.

Jase Morris

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Jase Morris

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Jase is a senior vice president and a member of Antares' Liquid Credit Group, where he is responsible for research and credit analysis in connection with making investments in senior secured loan, high yield bond, and related credit instruments. He serves as a member of the Antares' Liquid Credit Investment Committee.

Jase joined GE Antares in 2014 after completing a leadership rotational program at GE Capital and has held underwriting and structuring roles on Antares' Credit, Junior Capital, and New Deal assessment teams. He began his career at BB&T, where his responsibilities included originations and credit underwriting.

Jase graduated with distinction from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill, and earned an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.

Frank Natta

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

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Frank Natta

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

Frank is a senior vice president with Antares Capital. He works on the originations team covering Boston and New York. He is responsible for all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing and managing investment opportunities.

Frank joined the GE Antares team in 2014. Prior to GE Antares, Frank was with Ernst & Young where he started his career in 2009.

Frank received a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from University of Georgia and is a CFA® charterholder.

Jared Neely

Vice President

New York

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Jared Neely

Vice President

New York

Jared is a vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for underwriting sponsor-backed loan transactions.

Jared joined Antares in 2015. Prior to joining Antares, Jared spent 2 years with GE Capital.

Jared earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina.

Daniel Newsome

Vice President

New York

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Daniel Newsome

Vice President

New York

Daniel is a vice president in the Portfolio Management team at Antares Capital.

Prior to this role, he held positions in finance and asset management. Daniel joined Antares in 2017, bringing with him over 10 years of experience at GE Capital after beginning his career at Wells Fargo.

Daniel earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of New Haven and his MBA from the University of Connecticut.

Alexandra Norton

Vice President

New York

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Alexandra Norton

Vice President

New York

Alexandra is a vice president with Antares Capital. She is a member of the originations team covering New York and is responsible for sourcing, structuring, documenting and managing investment opportunities.

Prior to joining Antares Capital, Alexandra was an analyst on the Acquisition Finance, Execution and Structuring team at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.

Alexandra earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and classics from Washington and Lee University.

Kevin O'Keefe

Vice President

New York

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Kevin O'Keefe

Vice President

New York

Kevin is a vice president of U.S Wealth Solutions.

Prior to joining Antares, he served as an assistant vice president at iCapital, where he consulted with registered investment advisors and independent broker-dealers on alternative investment strategies. Before that, he was an assistant vice president at CION Investments.

Kevin earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Rhode Island.

Virginie Ott-Bono

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Virginie Ott-Bono

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Virginie is a senior vice president with Antares Capital and is a founding member of the Portfolio Management team. Prior to this role, she was responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions.

Prior to joining GE Antares in 2013, Virginie was a vice president in the European fixed income division of Nomura in London trading leveraged loans and high yield bonds. Prior to this role, Virginie was with BNP Paribas for over 10 years in various markets and roles, including in London, Paris and New York where she started her career structuring US middle market LBO loans.

Virginie earned a Master in Finance (MSG) from the Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and received her MBA from the City University of New York Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. She is a CFA® charterholder.

Seth Painter

Head of Capital Solutions

New York

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Seth Painter

Head of Capital Solutions

New York

Seth is head of Capital Solutions at Antares Capital. Seth is a member of Antares' Operating Committee.

Prior to joining Antares Capital in 2017, Seth was an executive director at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, where he worked in the Global Primary CLO Business. Previously, Seth was a vice president at GreensLedge Capital Markets.

Seth received a B.B.A. in Finance and International Business from James Madison University.

Mak Pitke

Managing Director

New York

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Mak Pitke

Managing Director

New York

Mak is a managing director in Structured Products at Antares Capital. Prior to joining Antares Capital in 2022, he was a Director and Head of US CLO Structuring at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC.

Previously he was a Vice President at Deutsche Bank Securities. Mak has a total of 17 years of industry experience.

He has a B.E. in E.E. from the University of Mumbai and an MBA from Duke University.

Andra Portnoy

Vice President

New York

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Andra Portnoy

Vice President

New York

Andra is a vice president of Investor Relations with Antares Capital’s Asset Management & Funding team.

Prior to joining Antares in 2018, Andra worked in Capital Management at Goldman Sachs.

Andra graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Lehigh University and earned an MBA from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Marc Rappaport

Senior Vice President

New York

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Marc Rappaport

Senior Vice President

New York

Marc is a senior vice president and advisor consultant of U.S. Wealth Solutions. Marc joined Antares in 2024.

Prior to Antares, Marc served as the Chief Executive Officer of DCM Advisors, where he scaled the business and its services to institutions, RIAs, Family Offices and High-Net-Worth Individuals. Prior to DCM Advisors, Marc led the retail business development effort at Alpine Funds, in addition to holding roles at Pioneer Investments and Prudential Investments.

Marc received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from New York University.

Danny Rappin

Managing Director

Chicago

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Danny Rappin

Managing Director

Chicago

Danny is a managing director on the Structured Products team at Antares Capital.

Prior to joining Antares Capital in 2018, Danny was at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, where he worked in the Leveraged Finance business.

Danny received a bachelor’s degree in both Finance and Accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Hector Del Razo

Senior Vice President

New York

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Hector Del Razo

Senior Vice President

New York

Hector is a senior vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Hector joined Antares as an analyst in 2013 after completing GE Capital’s Risk Management Program.

Hector graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Bennett Reece

Vice President

Atlanta

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Bennett Reece

Vice President

Atlanta

Bennett is a vice president of Asset Management at Antares Capital.

Prior to joining Antares Capital in 2020, Bennett held various roles at Koch Industries across Finance, Treasury, and Information Technology functions.

Bennett received a B.B.A. in Finance from Georgia State University.

John Rinciari

Senior Vice President

New York

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John Rinciari

Senior Vice President

New York

John (“J.T.”) is a senior vice president with Antares Capital.  He is responsible for sourcing, structuring, documenting and managing investment opportunities with private equity firms throughout the U.S.

John joined GE Antares as a credit analyst in 2014 after completing GE Capital’s Risk Management program.

John earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Tufts University.

Heidi Rinehart

Managing Director

Chicago

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Heidi Rinehart

Managing Director

Chicago

Heidi is a managing director of Antares Capital and is a member of Antares' Credit Advisory Group.

Heidi joined GE Antares in 2008 in connection with the GE Capital acquisition of Merrill Lynch Capital where she was responsible for all facets of the deal process from originations, underwriting and portfolio management.  Prior to Merrill Lynch Capital, she spent five years underwriting leveraged finance and asset-based transactions at Bank of America.  Heidi began her career in public accounting at Ernst & Young.

Heidi is a Certified Public Accountant. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Northern Illinois University.

Josh Rockwell

Senior Vice President

New York

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Josh Rockwell

Senior Vice President

New York

Josh is a senior vice president in the Asset Management group at Antares Capital. He is responsible for developing and ​managing advised client relationships.

Josh joined GE Antares in 2013, where he focused on co-investment programs. He started his career in the GE Financial Management Program.

Josh earned his bachelor’s in finance from the University of Connecticut’s School of Business.

Jonathan Rogers

Senior Vice President

New York

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Jonathan Rogers

Senior Vice President

New York

Jonathan is a senior vice president and a member of Antares’ Liquid Credit Group, where he is responsible for research and credit analysis in connection with making investments in senior secured loan, high yield bond, and related credit instruments.

Jonathan joined Antares in 2023 from LoansIntel. Previously, Jonathan held various investing and restructuring roles at Investcorp, Apex Credit Partners, and CIT. Jonathan began his career in investment banking at UBS in 2007.

Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from New York University.

Bhoumik Rokadia

Managing Director

Chicago

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Bhoumik Rokadia

Managing Director

Chicago

Bhoumik is a managing director with Antares Capital. He is responsible for leading the co-investor programs.

Prior to leading the co-investor programs Bhoumik was a team lead responsible for structuring, underwriting and documenting sponsor-backed leveraged loan transactions.

Bhoumik began his career at GE Capital in their FMP and Corporate Audit Staff Programs and moved to Credit Underwriting and Portfolio at GE Capital’s Broadly Syndicated Business (Bank Loan Group) and then joined Antares in 2011.

Bhoumik received his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management, earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics from Mumbai University, India; and is a Chartered Accountant.

James Rollings

Senior Vice President

Los Angeles

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James Rollings

Senior Vice President

Los Angeles

James is a senior vice president at Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Prior to joining Antares in 2019, James worked as a senior credit analyst at Armory Capital, an opportunistic credit fund focused on special situations across the capital structure of middle market companies.

James earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Colgate University.

Mary Gaede Rose

Head of Responsible Investment Strategy

Los Angeles

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Mary Gaede Rose

Head of Responsible Investment Strategy

Los Angeles

Mary is a managing director, Head of Responsible Investment Strategy. She is responsible for leading the strategic advancement of Antares’ Responsible Investment approach. Mary is a member of the Antares Operating Committee.

Mary joined the Antares team in 2000 and brings over 25 years of leveraged lending and finance experience to her role. Prior to her current role, Mary was a senior originations professional for the firm, covering West Coast private equity clients from 2008-2022. She was previously an underwriting team leader in the firm’s Chicago office. Mary is based in Los Angeles and leads the Antares LA office.

Mary graduated summa cum laude from the Honors College at Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She has an MBA with concentrations in finance and management strategy from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Steve Rubinstein

Managing Director

Chicago

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Steve Rubinstein

Managing Director

Chicago

Steve is a managing director and senior portfolio manager within the Asset Management group at Antares Capital.

Prior to joining the Asset Management group, Steve was a managing director on the Junior Capital team where he was responsible for screening, underwriting and managing the unitranche and junior capital portfolio.

Steve joined Antares in 2008 from Merrill Lynch Capital where he began his career and was responsible for structuring and underwriting sponsor-backed leverage finance transactions.

Steve graduated with a degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and earned his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Jordan Schwartz

Vice President

Chicago

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Jordan Schwartz

Vice President

Chicago

Jordan is a vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Jordan joined Antares Capital in 2018. Prior to joining Antares, he worked for Lincoln International in its Valuation & Options group.

Jordan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science and received a Master of Accounting from the University of Michigan.

Michael Scruggs

Vice President

Atlanta

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Michael Scruggs

Vice President

Atlanta

Michael is a vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for the structuring, underwriting, legal documentation, closing, and ongoing portfolio management of credit facilities provided to private equity-owned businesses.

Michael joined Antares Capital in 2016. Prior to Antares, Michael started his career with Deloitte & Touche.

Michael graduated cum laude from the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

Arvin Shahnazi

Senior Vice President

Los Angeles

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Arvin Shahnazi

Senior Vice President

Los Angeles

Arvin is a senior vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for the structuring, underwriting, legal documentation, closing, and ongoing portfolio management of credit facilities provided to private equity-owned businesses.

Prior to joining Antares Capital, Arvin started his career within the commercial banking division of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Arvin graduated cum laude from The University of California, Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics/Economics.

Colin Sharkey

Vice President

Chicago

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Colin Sharkey

Vice President

Chicago

Colin is a vice president on the Product Specialist Team within the Asset Management group.

He is responsible for engaging with and managing strategic client relationships with institutional investors and stakeholders, as well as driving product development. Previously, Colin worked on both the portfolio management team, overseeing advised client portfolios, and the credit team, underwriting new deals and managing existing borrower relationships. Prior to joining Antares in 2018, he held a portfolio management and underwriting role at Wells Fargo Corporate Banking Division where, Colin worked with large corporate clients in the industrials sector.

Colin earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Stephanie Shen

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Stephanie Shen

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Stephanie is a senior vice president in the Portfolio Management Group at Antares Capital.

Prior to joining Antares in 2019, Stephanie was a director at Prudential Private Capital responsible for structuring, underwriting, portfolio management, and investor relations for five mezzanine funds.

Stephanie earned her bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.

James Simms

Senior Vice President

New York

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James Simms

Senior Vice President

New York

James is a senior vice president of Antares Capital. He is responsible for portfolio monitoring, portfolio analytics, reporting related activities, and management and monitoring of Antares Capital credit facilities.

James joined GE Antares in 2013. Prior to GE Antares, James was with GE Capital where he was responsible for asset management, financial planning and analysis, reporting and analytics.

James received his MBA from the University of Connecticut School of Business with a concentration in finance.

Justin Small

Managing Director

Chicago

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Justin Small

Managing Director

Chicago

Justin is a managing director at Antares Capital. He works on the originations team covering Boston and Chicago. He is responsible for all facets of the deal process including sourcing, structuring, closing and managing investment opportunities.

Justin joined the GE Antares team in 2011. Prior to GE Antares, Justin was with PNC Bank where he started his career in 2006.

Justin earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Olivet Nazarene University.

Phillip Smith

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

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Phillip Smith

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

Phillip is a senior vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions.

Phillip joined GE Antares as part of GE Capital’s Risk Management Leadership Program. He began his career at U.S. Bank.

Phillip earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from Utah State University and an International MBA from the University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business.

Jack Snyder

Managing Director

New York

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Jack Snyder

Managing Director

New York

Jack is managing director and head of U.S. Wealth Solutions.

Jack joined Antares Capital in 2024. Previously he served as managing director, national sales manager for Wirehouse and RIA channels and head of Retail Alternatives Sales for First Eagle Investments. Prior to this role, he worked as managing director, east regional manager, Global Private Client Group for Nuveen Investments.

Jack graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Salisbury University, Purdue School of Business with a specialization in finance.

Kirk Sonnefeld

Managing Director

Atlanta

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Kirk Sonnefeld

Managing Director

Atlanta

Kirk is a managing director at Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing sponsor-backed loan transactions. Kirk is a member of Antares’ Operating Committee.

Prior to Antares, Kirk served in various credit functions at GE Antares, including underwriting, portfolio management, and loss mitigation. He initially joined GE Capital in 2004 as part of the Telecom, Media & Technology industry lending group. Kirk began his career in public accounting in the audit practices of Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young where he earned his CPA license.

Kirk received a bachelor’s and master degree at Wake Forest University where he graduated magna cum laude, and is a CFA® charterholder.

Lofton Spencer

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

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Lofton Spencer

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

Lofton is a senior vice president with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions.

Lofton joined GE Antares in 2001 after beginning his career at Ernst & Young, LLP.

Lofton has a bachelor’s degree in business from State University of West Georgia, a master’s degree in accounting from Auburn University and holds a CPA designation.

Jeffrey Stammen

Managing Director

New York

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Jeffrey Stammen

Managing Director

New York

Jeff is a managing director and global head of Investor Coverage in the Asset Management Group at Antares Capital.

Jeff joined Antares in 2021. Prior to Antares, Jeff was Head of North American Institutional Distribution at Barings. He also held previous roles at Babson Capital, Wells Fargo and Citi.

Jeff graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Miami University, received his MBA from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and is a CFA® charterholder.

Andrew Stern

Managing Director

New York

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Andrew Stern

Managing Director

New York

Andrew is a managing director in the Antares Liquid Credit Group, where he is a portfolio manager and oversees trading for the strategy. He serves as a member of the Liquid Credit Investment Committee.

Andrew joined Antares in 2023 after ten years at Apex Credit Partners, part of the asset management platform of Jefferies Finance LLC, where he was a managing director responsible for portfolio management and trading. Previously, Andrew held various portfolio management and credit trading roles at Rocwood Capital Management, Kingsland Capital Management, and Katonah Capital. Andrew began his career in investment banking at JPMorgan.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Emory University's Goizueta Business School with a concentration in Finance.

Quinn Sumlin

Vice President

Atlanta

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Quinn Sumlin

Vice President

Atlanta

Quinn is a vice president of Asset Management at Antares Capital.

Quinn joined Antares in 2019 after having worked at Credigy and Stout Risius Ross.

Quinn earned his bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and his Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law.

Austin Tansantisuk

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

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Austin Tansantisuk

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

Austin is a senior vice president of Antares Capital and a member of the Antares’ Credit Advisory Group.

Austin joined Antares through GE Capital’s Telecom, Media & Technology Group in 2014 and has been responsible for underwriting, restructuring and managing various private equity sponsored transactions. Austin began his career at JP Morgan and prior to joining Antares was a senior credit underwriter at Regional Financial Corporation.

Austin is a CFA charterholder and holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

Colin Torrance

Managing Director

New York

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Colin Torrance

Managing Director

New York

Colin is a managing director with Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions. Colin joined GE Antares in 2006.

Prior to GE Antares, Colin began his career at GE Capital and is a graduate of GE’s Financial Management Program.

Colin graduated magna cum laude from Fairfield University, and received his MBA from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Beth Troyer

Managing Director

Chicago

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Beth Troyer

Managing Director

Chicago

Beth is a managing director of Antares Capital. She is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions.

Prior to Antares, Beth was with GE Capital, which she joined after graduating with a BBA in Finance and International Business from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Beth earned her MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Troy Unell

Head of Capital Markets

Chicago

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Troy Unell

Head of Capital Markets

Chicago

Troy is head of Capital Markets for Antares Capital. He leads the business's capital markets activities, which consist of structuring and syndicating Antares Capital's originated transactions. Troy serves on the Antares Capital Advisers Investment Committee and chairs the Antares Operating Committee.

Prior to joining GE Antares in 2005, Troy held positions at GE Capital focused on underwriting, asset securitization and restructuring transactions. Troy began his career at PPM America after graduating from Iowa State University.

Troy graduated with honors from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business with an MBA in analytic finance and entrepreneurship.

Devasena Vallabhaneni

Managing Director

Chicago

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Devasena Vallabhaneni

Managing Director

Chicago

Devasena is a managing director with Antares Capital. She is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing transactions.

Devasena joined Antares in 2004 and has held roles in the workout and unitranche structuring groups. Since 2016, she has also been focused on underwriting and marketing within the healthcare portfolio. Devasena also leads efforts for the credit team focused on secondary purchases and is on the working group managing the integration of ESG efforts at Antares. Prior to joining Antares, she was an associate in the workout and restructuring group of Societe Generale.

Devasena has a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in computer science from Johns Hopkins University.

Paul Vannelli

Managing Director

New York

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Paul Vannelli

Managing Director

New York

Paul is a managing director with Antares Capital. He is responsible for New York and Canada sponsor and pension plan coverage activities. Paul also is responsible for all facets of the deal process including originations, structuring, executing and managing investment opportunities.

Paul joined GE Antares in 2014 serving as vice president within the originations function. Earlier in his career, Paul worked at HSBC Bank in the financial sponsor coverage group.

Paul graduated with a bachelor of business administration degree in finance from Acadia University.

 

Michael Vitale

Senior Vice President

Chicago

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Michael Vitale

Senior Vice President

Chicago

Mike is a senior vice president with Antares Capital.  He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Mike joined Antares in 2013 after completing GE Capital’s Risk Management program.

Mike earned a bachelor’s degree in economics, international relations and entrepreneurship from Tufts University.

Christine Wahl

Senior Vice President

New York

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Christine Wahl

Senior Vice President

New York

Christy is a senior vice president of portfolio originations at Antares Capital. She is responsible for developing private equity client relationships and generating deal flow from the existing portfolio.

Christy joined Antares in 2014, prior to which she was in credit & underwriting roles at lower middle market mezzanine firms, Praedsidian Capital and Parkway Capital Investors.

Christy graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of business administration degree from Loyola University Maryland.

Patrick Wallace

Managing Director

New York

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Patrick Wallace

Managing Director

New York

Patrick is a managing director at Antares Capital, focused on secondary loan trading. Patrick joined Antares as part of the purchase in 2015 of the sponsor finance business of GE Capital.

Prior to joining GE Capital in August 2007, Patrick was the head loan trader at Societe General. Prior to that, Patrick worked at BNP Paribas and began his career at Bankers Trust in the High Yield Capital Markets group.

Patrick holds a bachelor’s degree from Yale University.

Patrick Watson

Vice President

Chicago

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Patrick Watson

Vice President

Chicago

Patrick is a vice president at Antares Capital. He is responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing private equity sponsored transactions.

Prior to joining Antares in 2018, Patrick held various credit roles in the Corporate Banking group at PNC.

Patrick earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from the University of Alabama.

Ellen Weaver

Managing Director

Atlanta

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Ellen Weaver

Managing Director

Atlanta

Ellen is a managing director with the Credit Advisory Group of Antares Capital.

Prior to Antares, Ellen was with GE Capital and held positions in both finance and risk management. Prior to joining GE Capital, Ellen spent time in various finance roles with increasing responsibility at Nortel Networks, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. and IBM Corporation.

Ellen holds an MBA from the College of William and Mary and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Indiana University.

Daniel Weishar

Vice President

Chicago

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Daniel Weishar

Vice President

Chicago

Dan is a vice president at Antares Capital and a member of the Asset Management & Funding team.

Previously, Dan worked in Antares’ Capital Markets group, responsible for structuring and syndicating Antares originated financings. Prior to joining Antares Capital, Dan began his career within the commercial banking division of JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Dan earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

Kathleen Wright

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

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Kathleen Wright

Senior Vice President

Atlanta

Kathleen is a senior vice president in the Portfolio Management team at Antares Capital. Prior to this role, Kathleen held positions in asset management as well as credit and underwriting responsible for structuring, underwriting, documenting and managing sponsor-backed leveraged loans.

Kathleen joined GE Antares in 2008 via the Merrill Lynch Capital acquisition and began her career in asset-based lending with GE Capital’s Corporate Lending Group.

She is a graduate of GE Capital’s Financial Management Program and received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Wagner College in Staten Island, NY.

Rui Yang

Senior Vice President

New York

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Rui Yang

Senior Vice President

New York

Rui is a Senior Vice President and Insurance Product Specialist in the Asset Management Group. Rui is responsible for helping to develop partnerships with insurance companies globally.

Rui brings more than a decade of insurance asset management experience to the role, having previously served as a vice president within the insurance strategy team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management where he advised insurers on strategic asset allocation and capital efficient investments.

Rui holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematical and computational sciences and a master’s degree in financial mathematics, both from Stanford University.

Donna Yip

Managing Director

New York

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Donna Yip

Managing Director

New York

Donna is a managing director with Antares Capital’s Asset Management team. Prior to joining Antares, Ms. Yip was a managing director at PineBridge Investments LLC, where she worked in Global Fixed Income and Structured Products. Previously, Donna was a vice president at Oak Hill Advisors. Earlier in her career, Donna also spent time at Proskauer, Paul Hastings and PwC.

Donna received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and a JD degree from Emory University School of Law.

Menglin Zhang

Vice President

New York

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Menglin Zhang

Vice President

New York

Menglin is a vice president with the Asset Management team at Antares Capital. She is responsible for working with asset management clients and managing their funds and programs.

Prior to joining Antares in 2018, Menglin began her career at J.P. Morgan where she held roles in the Private Bank and Investment Bank.

Menglin graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston University and earned her MBA from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Brian Ziemer

Senior Vice President

New York

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Brian Ziemer

Senior Vice President

New York

Brian is a senior vice president of Capital Markets with Antares Capital.

He joined the firm in 2013 and is responsible for structuring, documenting, and syndicating transactions. Prior to Antares, Brian was a credit analyst at CIBC covering leveraged issuers across a diverse set of industries. He began his career at Union Capital Associates in 2007.

Brian holds a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University.

John Zilko

Managing Director

New York

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John Zilko

Managing Director

New York

John is a managing director and Head of Americas Investor Coverage in the Asset Management Group at Antares Capital. John is responsible for developing and managing relationships with institutional investors, including public and private pensions, insurance companies, non-profits, and family offices.

Prior to joining Antares, John was the Head of US Institutional Sales at PineBridge Investments. He has also held investor coverage roles at PIMCO and Lord Abbett.

John earned his bachelor’s degree from University of South Florida. He is a CFA charterholder and is a member of the CFA Society of New York.