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Star Mountain Capital

Asset manager investing debt and equity in lower middle-market companies and buying secondary fund positions

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TrustList summary

Star Mountain Capital is a specialised asset management firm that works only in the lower middle market. It puts debt and equity straight into established operating companies and also buys secondary positions.

Services

Strategic debt and equity: capital for private businesses of a certain size.
Direct lending funds: pooled funds for investors in lower middle-market private credit.
Secondaries: buying limited partner interests in private credit and private equity funds.
NAV loans: lending to fund managers against fund portfolios.
Business sale and purchase support: a section for owners wanting to sell or buy a business.

Who it serves

Private companies, institutional investors such as pension funds, and fund managers needing liquidity.

Key facts

Founded: 2010, by Brett Hickey
Focus: lower middle market only
Based in: New York, as suggested by its local employer awards

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Star Mountain Capital is ranked on 4 TrustList rankings: #8 on 1, #10 on 1, #16 on 1 and #31 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Star Mountain Capital has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Investor · 4 rankings

#8of 38
Los angeles
Of the 38 here, 9 also cover seed stage and 7 also cover series; 20 also work in New York City and 15 also work in San Francisco.
Behind Hps Investment Partners, Llc, ahead of Core Innovation Capital.
#10of 40
Chicago
Of the 40 here, 7 also cover series a and 5 also cover pre seed; 16 also work in London and 14 also work in Tokyo.
Behind Greencoat Capital, ahead of G Squared.
#16of 75
Boston
Of the top 63 here, 12 also cover biotech and 11 also cover healthtech; 14 also work in Silicon Valley and 12 also work in Chicago.
Behind Whale Rock Capital Management, ahead of Lightstone Ventures.
#31of 157
New york city
Of the top 58 here, 10 also cover artificial intelligence and 8 also cover partners; 10 also work in Hong Kong and 9 also work in Boston.
Behind Greencoat Capital, ahead of Peak Opportunity Partners.