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.

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“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

470

borrower relationships1

Scale

We manage one of the largest portfolios of sponsor-backed companies, with approximately 470 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.

~$ 30 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 Canadian 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.”

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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.

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      Emily AndersonBio

      Managing DirectorNew York
    • Portrait of Allie Blincow

      Allie BlincowBio

      Vice PresidentChicago
    • Portrait of Vince Di Grande

      Vince Di GrandeBio

      Managing DirectorChicago
    • Portrait of Anthony Douvris

      Anthony DouvrisBio

      Vice PresidentChicago
    • Portrait of Matthew Eaves

      Matthew EavesBio

      Managing DirectorLos Angeles
    • Portrait of Kevin Fitzgerald

      Kevin FitzgeraldBio

      Managing DirectorChicago
    • Portrait of Matthew Fleming

      Matthew FlemingBio

      Senior Managing DirectorLos Angeles
    • Portrait of Scott Green

      Scott GreenBio

      Managing DirectorChicago
    • Portrait of Grant Hanna

      Grant HannaBio

      Vice PresidentChicago
    • Portrait of Joseph Keffer

      Joseph KefferBio

      Managing DirectorChicago
    • Portrait of Joey Kramer

      Joey KramerBio

      Vice PresidentLos Angeles
    • Portrait of Graham Manley

      Graham ManleyBio

      Senior Managing DirectorNew York
    • Portrait of Frank Natta

      Frank NattaBio

      Senior Vice PresidentAtlanta
    • Portrait of Alexandra Norton

      Alexandra NortonBio

      Vice PresidentNew York
    • Portrait of Justin Small

      Justin SmallBio

      Managing DirectorChicago
    • Portrait of Devasena Vallabhaneni

      Devasena VallabhaneniBio

      Managing DirectorChicago
    • Portrait of Paul Vannelli

      Paul VannelliBio

      Managing DirectorNew York
    • Portrait of Christine Wahl

      Christine WahlBio

      Senior Vice PresidentNew York
Transactions4
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    Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Five Arrows & Vista Equity Partners Admin Agent & Lead Left Arranger
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    Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Providence Equity Partners Admin Agent & Lead Left Arranger
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    Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Advent International Joint Lead Arranger
  • An overhead view of three people in construction hats and vests. They are looking at plans on a desk.
    Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Goldman Sachs Joint Lead Arranger
  • A closeup view of a US currency bill.
    Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility GTCR Admin Agent & Lead Left Arranger
  • A photo of a window in a residential house.
    Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Blackstone Admin Agent & Lead Left Arranger
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    Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Blackstone Admin Agent & Lead Arranger
  • A photo of two people in business attire reviewing documents on a table. One has a phone, the other a laptop.
    Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Hg Capital & General Atlantic Partners Joint Lead Arranger
  • A photo of three people running on treadmills in a gym.
    Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Apollo Joint Lead Arranger
  • A photo of two people in business attire reviewing documents on a table. One has a phone, the other a laptop.
    Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility K1 Investment Management Admin Agent & Lead Left Arranger
  • A photo of ornate architecture, evoking bank imagery.
    Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Redbird Capital Partners Joint Lead Arranger
  • A photo of two people in business attire reviewing documents on a table.
    $1,475,625,000 1st Lien Credit Facility Carlyle & GTCR Joint Lead Arranger
  • A person lifting a box from a stack of boxes.
    $4,915,000,000 1st Lien Credit Facility PPC Partners Joint Lead Arranger
  • A photo of a microscope.
    Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Frazier Healthcare Partners Admin Agent & Lead Left Arranger
  • A dramatically shadowed photo of columns casting shadows on the ground.
    Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility General Atlantic Partners Admin Agent & Lead Left Arranger
  • An outdoor photo of a warehouse or similar building.
    Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Sentinel Capital Partners Admin Agent & Lead Arranger
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    Undisclosed Unitranche Credit Facility Wind Point Partners Admin Agent & Lead Left Arranger
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    Undisclosed 1st Lien Credit Facility Sentinel Capital Partners Admin Agent & Lead Left Arranger

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1 As of December 31, 2025, borrower count based on funded principal of positions held on the Antares balance sheet.

2 As of December 31, 2025.

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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