About Star Mountain Capital
Star Mountain Capital is a specialized investment firm with ~$4 billion in AUM (committed capital including debt facilities as of 1/15/2024) focused exclusively on the large and fragmented U.S. lower middle-market. Star Mountain has closed ~100 direct investments and ~20 secondary / fund investments since inception. The Firm provides insights, relationships and resources to assist companies in maximizing value by: 1. Providing senior and/or junior debt to established, growing small and medium-sized companies. 2. Investing minority or control equity capital into established, growing small and medium-sized companies. 3. Purchasing investments and LP positions from other investors in lower middle-market funds and companies. 4. Providing strategic LP capital (including separate accounts) to lower middle-market funds. Star Mountain’s specialty is helping grow companies that generally have at least $15 million of annual revenues and under $50 million of EBITDA through organic and strategic initiatives such as acquisitions. Team includes former Head of Credit Suisse Alternatives ($100 bn AUM), Chief Risk Officer GSO / Blackstone, Head of Leveraged Loan Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch and BAML (underwrote ~$50 bn in event driven financings), Co-Heads of ~$6 bn Merrill Lynch and BAML Private Equity, ~$11 bn Citigroup Private Equity and Merchant Banking Division of BNP Paribas and Head of Media & Communications Merchant, Investment and Corporate Banking at BMO. Star Mountain was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by both Crain’s and Pensions & Investments. Crain’s two-part survey process consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. The second part involved an employee survey to measure the employee experience. The combined scores determined the top companies and the final ranking. Crain’s does not disclose the total number of companies participating. There is no fee to be cons