EX-99.(J)(2) 27 tm2117579d1_exj2.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Exhibit (j)(2)

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

 

Each Undersigned Trustee and Officer of MassMutual Advantage Funds (the “Trust”), does hereby severally constitute and appoint Andrew M. Goldberg, Jill Nareau Robert and Timothy W. Diggins, and each of them individually, as his true and lawful attorneys and agents.

 

Such attorneys and agents shall have full power of substitution and to take any and all action and execute any and all instruments on the Undersigned’s behalf as a Trustee or Officer of the Trust that said attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Trust to comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) thereunder. This power of attorney applies to the registration, under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act, of shares of beneficial interest of the Trust to be offered by the Trust. It specifically authorizes such attorneys and agents to sign the Undersigned’s name on his or her behalf as a Trustee or Officer to the Registration Statements and to any instruments or documents filed or to be filed with the Commission under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act in connection with such Registration Statements, including any and all amendments to such statements, documents or instruments.

 

The Undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Undersigned has set his or her hand on this 6th day of May, 2021.

 

/s/ Paul LaPiana     President and Chief Executive Officer
Paul LaPiana   (Principal Executive Officer)
     
/s/ Renee Hitchcock     Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Renee Hitchcock   (Principal Financial Officer)
     
/s/ R. Alan Hunter, Jr.     Chairperson and Trustee
R. Alan Hunter, Jr.    
   
/s/ Allan W. Blair     Trustee
Allan W. Blair    
   
/s/ Nabil N. El-Hage     Trustee
Nabil N. El-Hage    
   
/s/ Michael R. Fanning     Trustee
Michael R. Fanning    
   
/s/ Maria D. Furman     Trustee
Maria D. Furman    
   
/s/ C. Ann Merrifield     Trustee
C. Ann Merrifield    
   
/s/ Clifford M. Noreen     Trustee
Clifford M. Noreen    
   
/s/ Susan B. Sweeney     Trustee
Susan B. Sweeney