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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

March 9, 2020

Star Mountain’s CEO & Founder, Brett Hickey, featured on Bloomberg TV’s Money Undercover

February 28, 2020

Star Mountain’s John McCarty quoted in Atlanta Business Chronicle

February 5, 2020

Star Mountain Capital Managing Director and Investment Committee Member, John McCarty, Speaking at the ACG Capital Connection Conference in Atlanta, Georgia

January 15, 2020

Star Mountain’s COO and CTO, John Polis, Speaking at Private Equity International’s COOs and CFOs Forum 2020

December 20, 2019

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

October 29, 2019

Star Mountain’s Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey Speaking at the LPGP Private Debt Conference in Miami

October 29, 2019

Star Mountain’s Managing Director & Investment Committee Member, Ryan McGovern Speaking at the 3rd Annual Private Equity US Fall Forum in San Francisco

October 11, 2019

Star Mountain’s Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey Moderating SuperReturn Private US Conference in Chicago

June 19, 2019

Star Mountain’s Controller & Chief Compliance Officer, Jaspal Bajaj Speaking at PEI’s Investor Relations Marketing & Communications Forum in New York, NY

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

October 23, 2023

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO Brett Hickey Sits Down with Robert Kaplan, Vice Chairman at Goldman Sachs & Former Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas CEO, to Discuss Leadership Development

April 12, 2022

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, Featured on Branch Out Podcast with Alex Drost

July 26, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, Featured on The Scott Becker Private Equity Podcast

July 13, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, Featured on Women Worldwide Podcast with Deirdre Breakenridge

June 3, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, Featured on EisnerAmper’s Podcast Series with Elana Margulies Snyderman

May 10, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO, Brett Hickey, Was Recently Featured on WKYC NBC Cleveland

March 8, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Managing Director, Chris Goodwin, Featured on Television’s CBS Austin

January 20, 2021

Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO Brett Hickey featured on IHS Markit’s Private Debt Educational Series

November 9, 2020

Star Mountain’s Brett Hickey Featured on The X Factor: Human Performance & Leadership Podcast

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