Antares
Antares Capital is a leading alternative credit manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, specializing in private credit solutions for middle-market companies. With nearly three decades of experience in middle-market lending, Antares has deep-rooted relationships with over 400 private equity firms and a broad, diverse loan portfolio that reflects its position as one of the most active lenders in U.S. private equity-backed transactions. The firm's majority owner is Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), one of the world's largest institutional investors, which provides Antares with significant financial backing and long-term capital stability.
The firm specializes in originating, structuring, and distributing senior secured floating-rate loans to private equity-owned, U.S. middle-market companies. Antares operates with approximately $80 billion in capital under management and administration, executing transactions across the full range of middle-market deal sizes and complexities. The firm's scale and relationships allow it to serve as a lead lender across a wide variety of transactions, providing direct access to borrowers and enabling proactive portfolio oversight. Antares has recently expanded its market presence through the launch of the Antares Private Credit Fund (ABDC), a public non-traded business development company designed to bring institutional private credit to a broader investor base including family offices, insurance companies, banks, and wealth management clients.
Antares is broadly recognized as a defining name in middle-market private credit, having built its platform through decades of consistent capital deployment, disciplined credit selection, and cycle-tested portfolio management. The firm's emphasis on senior secured loans, which carry higher priority in the capital structure and historically generate better recovery rates in default scenarios, reflects a conservative and risk-aware approach to credit investing. Antares's long track record, extensive relationships across the private equity ecosystem, and strong institutional backing position it as one of the most trusted and frequently cited partners for private equity sponsors seeking reliable financing for portfolio company transactions.