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October 25, 2022

Star Mountain Capital is Proud to Have Once Again Been Among the Top Fundraisers of the NYC The Terry Fox Foundation Run for Cancer Research 2022

October 20, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Managing Director, John Ide, Shared Insights on How to Position Strategies to Withstand High Inflation and a Potential Recession at the Carmo Companies Private Markets Texas Meeting

September 29, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Chief Operating Officer & Chief Technology Officer, John Polis, on Technological Development in Private Credit at LPGP Connect’s 3rd Annual CFO/COO Private Debt New York 2022

September 22, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, Delivered A Keynote Interview at Sahar Global Summit’s 4th Annual Secondaries & Co-Investments Investor Summit

September 22, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Managing Director & Investment Committee Member, Ryan McGovern, on Opportunities within U.S. Lower Middle-Market Private Credit and Secondaries at the 4th 360 One Firm UK/Europe Tour on Investment & Philanthropy

June 6, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, on Growth Prospects for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses at Horasis Global Meeting

May 5, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Director, Stephan Connelly, Speaks at Private Equity Wire and Hedgeweek’s Private Credit US Leadership Summit

May 3, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, on Successfully Executing Transactions at Global M&A Network’s USA M&A Growth & Deals Virtual Forum

May 3, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Strategic Portfolio Manager and ESG Committee Chair, Anne Yang, on ESG Best Practices at the Private Equity US ESG Summit

December 4, 2025

James R. Boyle, Former John Hancock President and CEO, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor

November 19, 2025

Brett Hickey, Founder & CEO of Star Mountain Capital, Joins the Foreign Policy Association Board

November 6, 2025

Melford Carter, Former GCM Grosvenor Principal and Denali Co-Founder, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor

September 11, 2025

Star Mountain Exits Another Successful Growth and Consolidation of a Low Public Market Correlated, Main Street Business, DCCM, Investment in Partnership with White Wolf Capital Group

August 7, 2025

Former CEO of CAIA Association and Boston Partners, William J. Kelly, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor

July 11, 2025

Star Mountain Capital Transitions Peter Scaturro to Vice Chairman

July 1, 2025

Star Mountain Capital Earns Spot on Inc.’s 2025 Best Workplaces List

June 18, 2025

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO Brett Hickey Receives Corporate Social Responsibility Award from the Foreign Policy Association

June 10, 2025

Star Mountain Capital Appoints Curtis Glovier as Chief Investment Officer

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

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

December 29, 2025

Brett Hickey Joins Educational Alpha to Explore the Landscape of Lower Middle-Market Private Credit

September 25, 2025

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

July 24, 2025

Finding Alpha in Private Markets with Rich Boghosian of Peak Altitude Partners

January 31, 2025

Incorporating Private Markets into an Investment Strategy with FFT Wealth Management’s John Tassone

January 29, 2025

Building Value with Independent Sponsors – Maury Bradsher

December 9, 2024

How Veterans Contribute to the Growth Engine of America with U.S. Army Veteran, Tom Tull

November 27, 2024

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, Sits Down with Globally Recognized Negotiation Expert, a 12-time Award-Winning Faculty Member at the Wharton School, a Highly Sought-After Speaker, and Author, Mori Taheripour to Discuss Mastering…

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