Star Mountain Capital Achieves Record Year of Realizations in its 15th Year of Operations
NEW YORK, April 16, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Star Mountain Capital, LLC ("Star Mountain"), a rapidly growing, employee-owned investment firm with over $4 billion in assets under management (AUM), is pleased to announce a record year of portfolio company realizations in 2024, with 10 successful exits across its platform.
As the firm celebrates its 15th year anniversary, this milestone marks the highest level of portfolio liquidity in Star Mountain's history, underscoring the strength and maturity of its investment strategy and platform. These realizations underscore the firm's continued commitment to supporting the growth and success of established small and medium-sized businesses across the United States.
"We are incredibly grateful to our investors, team members and portfolio company partners who have contributed to a record-breaking year," said Brett Hickey, Founder & CEO of Star Mountain Capital. "These realizations not only reflect the value creation achieved to date, but also signal what we believe to be compelling investment opportunities ahead in the U.S. lower middle-market."
Looking ahead, Star Mountain remains focused on continuing this momentum in 2025, leveraging its experience, network and long-term approach to identify and develop attractive investment opportunities.
About Star Mountain Capital:
With over $4 billion in AUM (committed capital including debt facilities as of 3/31/2025), Star Mountain specializes in providing scalable and data-driven investment solutions across two core strategies:
Direct Investments: Providing debt and equity capital to established lower middle-market businesses.
Secondary Investments: Acquiring LP interests, direct assets, and making primary LP commitments.
Star Mountain's investors include public and private pensions, insurance companies, commercial banks, endowments, foundations, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. Employee-owned and sharing profits with 100% of its U.S. full-time employees, the firm prioritizes alignment of interests to maximize value for stakeholders.
Since 2010, Star Mountain has completed over 300 direct investments and 50 secondary/fund investments in the North American lower middle-market. The firm has been recognized as one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies and a Best Place to Work by Crain's New York Business and Pensions & Investments.
For more information, visit www.starmountaincapital.com.
Legal Disclaimer:
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase interests in any investment product. Awards and recognitions by third-party rating agencies, companies, or publications should not be interpreted as a guarantee of future results or performance. They should not be considered as an endorsement, recommendation, or referral of Star Mountain Capital or its representatives by any client or third party. Rankings published by media and industry organizations are based on information provided by the recognized advisor. Additionally, readers should understand that past performance is not indicative of future results. Award descriptions and selection methodologies may vary.
Awards and Recognition Disclosure:
Star Mountain Capital's awards and recognitions are based on third-party evaluations and criteria, which may be subjective. These honors do not imply a guarantee of future performance or an endorsement by current or past clients.
Ranking Methodologies:
Crain's Best Places to Work: Evaluations were conducted through a two-part process, assessing workplace policies, practices, and employee satisfaction via surveys. Participation required a fee solely for survey processing purposes. More details are available at Crain's eligibility criteria.
Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work: Companies were evaluated based on surveys measuring employee engagement (75%) and employer policies (25%). Participation required a minimum of 20 U.S. employees and $100 million in discretionary assets under management. Further details can be found at P&I eligibility criteria.
Inc. 5000 Rankings: Companies were ranked based on revenue growth from 2019 to 2022. To qualify, firms had to be U.S.-based, privately held, and independent, with revenue thresholds of at least $100,000 in 2019 and $2 million in 2022. More details are available at Inc. 5000 criteria.
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