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February 12, 2025

Former Partner and Senior Member of Credit Funds at Fortress Investment Group, Jared Cohen, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Managing Director

January 31, 2025

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

January 30, 2025

Former Mercury Capital Advisors Partner, Justin Garrod, Joins Star Mountain Capital as Managing Director

January 29, 2025

Building Value with Independent Sponsors – Maury Bradsher

January 17, 2025

Sara Mathew, Former Chair & CEO of Dun & Bradstreet, joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor

December 17, 2024

C. Shawn Bookin, Former Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners ($300 bn AUM), joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor

December 9, 2024

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

December 5, 2024

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

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…

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

February 5, 2026

Donald Raymond, Former Chief Investment Strategist at Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), Joins Star Mountain Capital as Senior Advisor

December 10, 2025

Star Mountain Capital Recognized by Crain’s New York Business and Pensions & Investments as One of the Best Places to Work in 2025

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

February 8, 2017

Star Mountain Private Credit Event in New York, NY

January 18, 2017

Star Mountain Business Owner & Investment Industry Networking Event in Austin, TX

October 18, 2016

Star Mountain Capital Sponsoring Chapin Hill Advisors’ Investment Professionals & Business Owners Networking Event in New York, NY

October 18, 2016

Star Mountain Capital is Hosting the Harvard Alumni Entrepreneur Breakfast Series in New York, NY

October 15, 2016

Star Mountain is a Proud Participant of the Annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research in New York, NY

October 10, 2016

Star Mountain and the Women’s Association of Venture Capital & Private Equity (WAVE) Co-Host “Command Any Room: The Purpose & Power To Sell Yourself & Your Ideas” Lunch and Discussion Event in New York, NY

September 29, 2016

Star Mountain Networking Event for Lower Middle Market Business Professionals in New York, NY

August 17, 2016

Star Mountain and Polsinelli Host Invitation-Only Seminar for Small Business Focused Fund Managers in Kansas City, MO

August 17, 2016

Star Mountain Networking Event for Lower Middle Market Business Professionals in Kansas City, MO