Professionals

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.

Dan Johnson

Vice President

New York

Dan is a vice president of portfolio originations at Antares Capital. He is responsible for developing private equity client relationships and generating volume from the existing portfolio.

Dan originally joined Antares as part of the Investor Relations team covering Strategic Investor Programs in 2016. Previously, Dan had sourcing and origination roles for middle market private equity firms at Milestone Partners and CMF Associates.

Dan graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelors of science in business administration.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.