Antares Capital

Amit Bafna is a Managing Director and Product Specialist at Antares Capital, which he joined in 1999, where he works on developing products for institutional investors and capital raising. He was previously a Senior Vice President at GE Capital, and earlier held various roles there including commercial loan underwriting, portfolio management, and corporate finance. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University and an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Ben Chapin joined Antares Capital in 2006 and serves as a Managing Director and Head of Liquidity Solutions, leading the firm's credit secondaries platform and sitting on the Liquid Solutions Investment Committee. His team sources, evaluates, and monitors LP investments in private credit manager funds across North America and Europe. He has spent his career at Antares and its predecessor businesses in roles spanning sponsor coverage, the Senior Secured Loan Program joint venture, middle market underwriting, and leveraged finance, and began his career in a GE management training program. He holds a B.S.B.A. from the Boler School of Business at John Carroll University.

Doug Cannaliato joined Antares Capital in 1998 and serves as Co-Head of Originations, sitting on the firm's Executive Committee with responsibility for the Origination platform, Capital Markets, Portfolio Originations, and Responsible Investment. He previously worked as a Managing Director at Antares' predecessor firm GE Capital, focusing on origination, structuring, and execution of leveraged finance investments for sponsor-backed middle market companies, having started in GE Capital's Investment Analyst Program in 1996. He holds a B.A. in Accounting from Franklin & Marshall College.

Emily Anderson is a Managing Director at Antares Capital, which she joined in 2006, serving as Head of Responsible Investment and Portfolio Originations. She leads the firm's Responsible Investment strategy, works on private equity client relationships, and previously served on the private credit underwriting team. She began her career at GE Capital through GE's Financial Management Program and holds a B.S. in Finance from Marquette University.

Jonathan Balch is a Managing Director in Antares Capital's Credit Advisory Group, which he joined in 2002. His work centers on restructuring and managing the firm's most complex and challenged investment partnerships, and he previously worked on the firm's legacy Private Credit team structuring, underwriting, and managing private equity-sponsored transactions. Before Antares, he held roles in Wachovia's Corporate & Investment Banking and Commercial Banking groups, and he holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Michele Kovatchis is a Senior Managing Director and Head of Credit Advisory at Antares Capital, which she joined in 1989 through a predecessor organization. She leads the firm's workout, restructuring, and value creation team and serves on the Antares Capital Advisers Investment Committee and Valuation Committee. She previously worked at GE Capital, Heller Financial, and Merrill Lynch Capital, and holds a B.S. in Finance from Northern Illinois University and an M.M. from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Mike Hynes joined Antares Capital in 2002 and serves as Co-Head of Originations, leading the firm's Midwest and West Coast sponsor coverage. He sits on the Antares Capital Advisers Investment Committee and the firm's Executive Committee. Before Antares, he worked in the leveraged finance group at LaSalle Bank, and he holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D./M.B.A. from Loyola University Chicago.

Seth Painter joined Antares Capital in 2017 and leads Capital Solutions, and he sits on the firm's Executive Committee. Before Antares, he was an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan in its global primary CLO business and previously a Vice President at GreensLedge Capital Markets. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance and International Business from James Madison University.

Shannon Fritz joined Antares Capital in 2004 and serves as Deputy Chief Investment Officer, overseeing the firm's private credit investment strategy and portfolio management, including structuring, underwriting, documenting, and managing transactions. She sits on the Antares Capital Advisers Investment Committee and the firm's Executive Committee. Before Antares, she worked in the Asset Based Lending Group at Transamerica across audit, portfolio management, and underwriting roles. She holds a B.A. in International Business from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Sheila Brown is a Managing Director at Antares Capital, which she joined in 2023, where she oversees investor coverage in EMEA. She previously served as a Managing Director at Hayfin Capital Management in the Partner Solutions Group and chaired its ESG Committee, and earlier held roles in account management at PIMCO Europe and investment banking at Lehman Brothers. She earned a B.A. in Business Economics from UCLA and an M.B.A. from London Business School, and is a CFA charterholder.

Troy Unell joined Antares Capital in 2005 and serves as Head of Capital Markets, overseeing capital markets activities for private credit and broadly syndicated transactions, including structuring, primary syndication, and secondary trading. He sits on the Antares Capital Advisers Investment Committee and the Antares Operating Committee. Before Antares, he worked in credit underwriting for commercial clients at GE Capital and began his career at PPM America. He earned a B.S. from Iowa State University and an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Tyler Lindblad is Chief Investment Officer at Antares Capital, which he joined in 1996 as a founding member, overseeing the firm's investment strategy and portfolio management. He previously held senior credit roles at Antares' predecessor firm GE Capital, including Chief Risk Officer of Specialized Finance and Chief Credit Officer of the Telecommunications, Media and Technology group, and earlier spent seven years at Heller Financial. He holds an A.B. in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Vivek Mathew joined Antares Capital in 2016 and serves as President of Antares Capital Advisers and Head of Asset Management, sitting on the firm's Investment Committee and Executive Committee. Before Antares, he was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan running its global primary CLO business, and earlier held a Vice President role in Structured Finance at Deutsche Bank. He earned an A.B. in Economics from Harvard University.

Adam Chalmers joined Antares Capital in 2011 and serves as a Senior Vice President working on underwriting, structuring, and managing private credit transactions with a healthcare focus, having previously been part of the Senior Secured Loan Program team on unitranche financings. Before Antares, he was a Vice President at Madison Capital Funding in its underwriting and capital markets groups, and earlier held roles in the high yield finance group at Banc One Capital Markets and the leveraged finance group at Banc of America Securities. He holds a B.A. in Finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is a CFA charterholder.

Allie Blincow is a Vice President on the Originations team at Antares Capital, which she joined in 2021, where she manages private equity firm relationships across the Midwest and Southeast and handles deal sourcing, structuring, and closing. She previously worked at PwC as a Senior Associate in Deal Advisory, having started her career in audit there. She holds a Master of Accountancy from the University of Missouri-Columbia and is a CPA.

Ben Auwaerter joined Antares Capital in 2019 and serves as a Vice President focused on underwriting, structuring, and managing private credit transactions. He previously worked in Antares' Credit Advisory Group, supporting transaction execution and portfolio management for stressed accounts. He earned a B.B.A. in Finance and English from the University of Notre Dame and is a CFA charterholder.

Douglas Bezeredi joined Antares Capital in 2025 as a Senior Vice President and Advisor Consultant on the Wealth Solutions team, supporting the firm's wealth channel and working with financial advisors on alternative investment solutions. He previously served as a vice president at CION Investments, focusing on alternative credit and infrastructure solutions, and earlier held roles at Bank of America Merrill Lynch as a Financial Advisor and at Fidelity Investments as an Investment Consultant. He holds a B.S.B.A. in Finance from Xavier University's Williams College of Business.

Josh Becker joined Antares Capital in 2014 as a Senior Vice President, where he underwrites, structures, and manages private credit transactions. He previously worked at Versa Capital Management as an AVP focused on leveraged buyouts and earlier at Glencoe Capital, both middle market private equity firms. He holds a B.S. from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Kyle Blumer joined Antares Capital in 2015 as a Senior Vice President working on underwriting, structuring, and managing private credit transactions, with a focus on diversified services. He previously worked as an internal auditor at GE Capital, in corporate financial planning and analysis at Sears Holdings, and in Morgan Stanley's mortgage capital markets group. He earned a B.S. from Eureka College and an M.B.A. from Elmhurst College.

Matt Brozewicz joined Antares Capital in 2019 as a Vice President, where he works on underwriting, structuring, and managing private credit transactions. He previously worked as an Analyst in the Restructuring Group at Bank of America. He earned a B.A. in Finance from West Virginia University.

Max Brustein joined Antares Capital in 2017 and is a Vice President in the firm's Liquid Credit group, where he handles credit research, investment idea generation, relative value trade analysis, and monitoring a portfolio of syndicated loans and high yield bonds. Before Antares, he worked in corporate strategy at CDK Global, focusing on acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships. He holds a B.A. in History and Political Science from the University of Illinois and an M.S. in Finance from The Ohio State University.

Rishi Bahl is a Vice President at Antares Capital, which he joined in 2018, where he handles underwriting, structuring, and management of private credit transactions. Before Antares, he worked as an analyst at GE Energy Financial Services on project finance debt investments in natural gas, renewable energy, and midstream projects, and completed GE Capital's Financial Management Program. He holds a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Ryan Chapman joined Antares Capital in 2019 and serves as a Vice President in the Asset Management group, where he works as a Portfolio Manager overseeing various asset management client funds. Before Antares, he held underwriting and portfolio management roles at Deerpath Capital Management, LP and MB Financial Bank. He earned a B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business and is a CFA charterholder.

Shane Cassidy is a Vice President at Antares Capital, which he joined in 2021, where he works on underwriting, structuring, and managing private credit transactions. He earned a B.S. in Finance and Information Systems from the University of Maryland, graduating cum laude.

Thomas Archer joined Antares Capital in 2014 as a Senior Vice President, where he structures, underwrites, documents, and manages transactions with a focus on software. He previously worked as an Associate with GE Corporate Audit Staff, conducting consulting engagements and financial and control audits across five GE sub-businesses in the U.S., UK, Europe, and South America, and earlier participated in the GE Capital Financial Management Program. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Vermont.

Benjamin Concessi joined Antares Capital in 2022 as Chief Financial Officer, overseeing the firm's global finance function and serving on the Executive Committee. He was previously a Partner at McKinsey & Company, leading the North American Strategy and Corporate Finance practice within the Financial Institutions group, and earlier worked at Deloitte on public accounting matters. He holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD.

Bruce Frank is Chief Legal Officer at Antares Capital, which he joined in 2016, overseeing legal, regulatory, and governance matters and serving on the firm's Executive Committee. He previously was Managing Director, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at NXT Capital from its 2010 founding, and earlier held roles at GE Capital, Merrill Lynch Capital, and Heller Financial. He began his legal career at Goldberg, Kohn, Bell, Black, Rosenbloom and Moritz and holds a B.B.A. in Accounting and a J.D. from the University of Michigan.

Eric Goldstein joined Antares Capital in 2017 and serves as Chief Risk Officer, overseeing the firm's Enterprise Risk Management function and sitting on its Executive Committee; he previously held the role of Chief Administrative Officer. Before Antares, he spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs as a Managing Director in the Merchant Banking Division, and earlier worked as a Senior Consultant at Ernst & Young. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Penn State University and an M.B.A. from NYU's Stern School of Business.

Tracy Raben joined Antares Capital in 2019 as Chief Human Resources Officer and sits on the firm's Executive Committee, overseeing global human resources, workplace services, real estate, and facilities. She previously served as Chief Human Resources Officer at The Options Clearing Corporation for five years and held senior HR leadership roles at Prospira PainCare, RehabCare, and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics. She holds a B.A. in Labor and Employment Relations from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School of Management.