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Antares Names Seasoned Private Credit Expert to Help Scale BDC Platform

via Business Wire

Antares Capital ("Antares" or the “Company”), a leading alternative asset manager with approximately $83* billion in capital under management and administration, welcomes Jean Hsu to the Boards of Trustees of the firm’s growing suite of business development companies (“BDCs”) designed for institutional and individual investors.

“We are pleased to welcome Jean to the boards of our family of BDCs,” said Vivek Mathew, President of Antares Capital Advisers. “Jean brings decades of institutional investing expertise and a proven track record of strategic leadership at one of the world’s most sophisticated asset owners. Her insights and experience will be invaluable as we continue to scale our platform and make our products more accessible to the private wealth community.”

A seasoned investment leader, Ms. Hsu brings deep expertise in structure and credit in the private markets, with a strong focus on innovation and long-term strategy. She retired in 2024 as Global Head of Private Debt at the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation’s largest public pension fund. Over her distinguished 25-year tenure at CalPERS, Ms. Hsu held multiple senior leadership roles, including Managing Investment Director for Opportunistic Strategies, and served on key committees responsible for strategic asset allocation and investment decisions across the total fund. While at CalPERS, Ms. Hsu led the launch of the market’s first Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) deal as well as the fund’s participation in more than $5 billion of TALF transactions beginning in 2009 – a milestone that under her guidance helped to demonstrate the firm’s ability to lead and innovate during times of market instability Ms. Hsu also played a pivotal role in establishing the fund’s collateralized loan obligations (CLO) portfolio in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. As an anchor investor during one of the most volatile periods in market history, Ms. Hsu helped reinforce the firm’s reputation as an industry leader. Prior to CalPERS, Ms. Hsu practiced law with a focus on banking, securities, and corporate finance. She holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is a Fulbright Scholar.

“I’m excited to join the boards at a pivotal time as Antares continues to scale its BDC platform to meet growing demand from both institutional and individual investors. As someone who spent decades managing institutional capital, I believe strongly in the role private credit can play in individual portfolios – and I’m pleased to help shape strategies that bring that potential to more investors,” said Ms. Hsu. “As the market continues to mature, expanding access to private wealth investors – responsibly and thoughtfully – is a natural next step, and I look forward to contributing to the firm’s efforts in this space.”

About Antares Capital

Founded in 1996, Antares has been a leader in private credit for nearly three decades. Today with approximately ~$83 billion of capital under management and administration as of March 31, 2025, Antares is an experienced and cycle-tested alternative credit manager. With one of the most seasoned teams in the industry, Antares is focused on delivering attractive risk-adjusted returns for investors and creating long term value for all of its partners. The firm maintains offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and London. Visit Antares at www.antares.com or follow the company on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/antares-capital-lp.

Antares Capital is a subsidiary of Antares Holdings LP, (collectively, “Antares”). Antares Capital London Limited is an appointed representative of Langham Hall Fund Management LLP, an entity which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority of the UK.

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