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May 14, 2026

Why the U.S. Lower Middle-Market Might Be Your Best Diversifier with Leading Global Economist and Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner

April 30, 2026

Accessing the Lower Middle-Market with Leading Global Economist and Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner

April 21, 2026

Star Mountain Capital Named “Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year” by Alternative Credit Investor

March 19, 2026

George Zahringer, Operationally Focused Private Equity Investor with 20+ Years of Experience, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Strategic Portfolio Partner

March 11, 2026

Christopher “Chris” Babcock, Former ~25 Year Director from BNY Mellon Asset Management, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Managing Director

February 26, 2026

Angela Rodell, Former CEO of Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor

February 24, 2026

Michael Karangelen, Former CEO of North America for Investindustrial ($10+bn AUM PE Firm), Joins Star Mountain Capital as Member of the Firm’s Executive and Investment Committees

February 19, 2026

Star Mountain Capital Announces Final Close of Its Oversubscribed 2nd SBIC Fund at a Program Optimized Level of $286 Million

February 18, 2026

Paul Efron, Former General Partner of Goldman Sachs & Co, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor

September 22, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, on Risk and Reward Opportunities in Private Credit, Private Equity and Secondaries at the Star Mountain Sponsored Cornell Financial Engineering Manhattan’s Future of Finance

March 1, 2022

Crandall Deery, Former SBIC and BDC Investment Committee Member with $6+ Billion in Completed Debt and Equity Investments, Joins Star Mountain Capital as a Managing Director

February 8, 2022

Former President of $25 Billion Corporate Pension Plan for 3M, Dennis Duerst, Joins Star Mountain Capital as a Senior Advisor

January 20, 2022

Former CIO of $35 Billion AUM Public Pension Plan, Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), Tom Tull Joins Star Mountain Capital as a Senior Advisor

January 6, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Named One of Pensions & Investments 2021 Best Places to Work

December 9, 2021

Renald Durand Joins Star Mountain Capital From JPMorgan Chase to Become Director of Finance

December 7, 2021

For the Third Year in a Row Star Mountain Capital is Named One of Crain’s New York Business 2021 Best Places to Work

October 20, 2021

Deirdre Breakenridge, Published Author and CEO of Pure Performance Communications, Joins Star Mountain as a Senior Advisor

September 15, 2021

Star Mountain Capital is Proud to Become a Signatory to the ILPA Diversity in Action Initiative

May 14, 2026

Why the U.S. Lower Middle-Market Might Be Your Best Diversifier with Leading Global Economist and Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner

April 30, 2026

Accessing the Lower Middle-Market with Leading Global Economist and Harvard Business School Professor Josh Lerner

September 25, 2025

Star Mountain Insights: Brett Hickey and David Javdan on the QSBS Program Expansion

September 12, 2025

Lower Middle-Market Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

December 5, 2024

Secondaries Roundtable Sees Boom Continuing ‘This is not a market moment.’

October 4, 2024

The Rise Of Private Credit Secondaries

August 31, 2017

Business Rockstars Interviews Brett Hickey, Founder & CEO, Star Mountain at Milken Institute Global Conference

July 26, 2017

“Grow Your Organization Through Execution IQ” Webinar

June 29, 2017

“Get a Grip on Your Business” Webinar with Sergiu Simmel of GetBusinessMomentum, Inc.

June 15, 2017

Jeffrey Gibbons of ERM Speaking on “ESG Trends in Private Equity” Webinar

June 14, 2017

Brett Hickey discusses “What are investors looking for?”

June 6, 2017

Building a High Growth, Leading Business Part V with Brett Hickey and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson

May 25, 2017

Building a High Growth, Leading Business Part IV with Brett Hickey and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson

May 19, 2017

Building a High Growth, Leading Business Part III with Brett Hickey and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson

May 12, 2017

Building a High Growth, Leading Business Part II with Brett Hickey and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson

February 7, 2024

Star Mountain Named One of Crain’s New York Business 2023 Best Places to Work for the 5th Year in a Row

January 25, 2024

Star Mountain Recognized as One of GrowthCap’s Top Private Debt Firms of 2023

March 24, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Named a 2021 Winner of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in NYC Program

March 5, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Portfolio Company, NSC, Awarded BAE System’s Top Ship Repair Suppliers for 2020

February 10, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Named a 2020 Winner of the Best and Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation Program

December 22, 2020

Private Debt Investor selects Star Mountain Capital as a finalist for 2020 Junior Lender of the Year

March 11, 2020

Star Mountain Capital Named One of Crain’s 2019 Best Places to Work in NYC

December 20, 2019

Star Mountain Capital Named One of Pensions & Investments 2019 Best Places to Work

May 24, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, on Seeking Alpha in Private Equity, Private Credit and Secondaries at the 31st Annual TEXPERS Conference

May 24, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, on Deal Sourcing and Financing Structures at the Global M&A Network USA Growth & Deals Forum

October 28, 2020

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, will be a guest speaker at iiBIG’s Virtual Distressed & Turnaround Investment Forum on October 28, 2020

January 15, 2020

Senior Investment Professional Dinner Discussions & Live Musical Performance

December 9, 2019

Star Mountain’s Managing Director & Investment Committee Member, Ryan McGovern Speaking at PartnerConnect Texas 2019

November 20, 2019

Star Mountain Business Owner and Investment Industry Discussion & Networking Event in Atlanta, GA

October 28, 2019

Star Mountain CEO, Brett Hickey to Moderate Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs Panel on Financing Options for Growing Businesses

October 18, 2019

Star Mountain’s Managing Director & Investment Committee Member, Ryan McGovern Speaking at SANNE & RSM Event in NYC

October 12, 2019

Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research 2019