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Star Mountain is a specialized asset management firm focused exclusively on the U.S. lower middle-market by investing debt and equity directly into established operating companies, making strategic investments into fund managers and purchasing secondary fund positions. Star Mountain Capital, founded in 2010 by Brett Hickey, is a specialized asset management firm focused exclusively on the large and fragmented U.S. lower middle-market. Backed by some of the world’s most sophisticated institutional and high-net-worth investors, Star Mountain has developed a unique and proprietary platform to provide investors with highly diversified access to the attractive risk-reward opportunities available from established businesses that are not large enough to access the more efficient U.S. capital markets.

Past Speaking Events

Opportunities in U.S. Lower Middle Market Private Credit
January 21, 2021
12:30 PM - 13:00 PM
Keynote
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Led by Brett Hickey, Founder & CEO of Star Mountain Capital, a $1.5bn AUM specialized U.S. lower middle-market investment firm focused on generating alpha from value-added direct lending and off-market secondary fund investing.
Where investors can look for Alpha and create more defensive portfolios including lower correlation / beta investments
Demographic trends and how they create challenges and opportunities
Valuation arbitrage between smaller and larger companies
Pricing and return dynamics in private credit
2021 and beyond outlook for private credit particularly in the lower middle-market
Speakers: Brett Hickey
Current Opportunities in Private Lending & Private Lending Secondaries in the U.S. Market
July 16, 2020
12:00 PM - 13:00 PM
Panel
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Join us for a panel as we discuss how private lenders are benefitting from these current challenging economic times and explore other dislocated private market opportunities that will lead to the opportunities of 2020 and beyond. Our expert panel will reflect on the global crisis and discuss how they are adjusting to today's new realities and preparing for tomorrow's opportunities.
How has debt capital available to private businesses been impacted by the current economic environment?
Is this different based on size of market the company is in?
What types of loans are banks most easily able to make in the current environment?
What kind of niche opportunities represent the most attractive opportunities for non-bank lenders?
How are debt terms changing to reflect the current economic environment?
Will this time be different for private debt lenders than the success they enjoyed investing during prior recessions?
Are liquidity constraints leading to more secondaries?
What kind of niche opportunities represent the most attractive opportunities for non-bank lenders?
What kind of opportunities are asset owners (e.g. institutional investors) exploring within their private debt programs given the current environment?
Speakers: Brett Hickey, Patrick Clancy, Jeff Mitchell, and Jeremy Hill
How Are Private Lenders Benefitting From Challenging Times And Other Dislocated Private Market Opportunities
May 20, 2020
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Panel
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Join us for a panel as we discuss how private lenders are benefitting from these current challenging economic times and explore other dislocated private market opportunities that will lead to the opportunities of 2020 and beyond. Our expert panel will reflect on past crises and discuss how they are adjusting to today's new realities and preparing for tomorrow's opportunities.
How has debt capital available to private businesses been impacted by the current economic environment? Is this different based on size of market the company is in?
What types of loans are banks most easily able to make in the current environment?
What kind of niche opportunities represent the most attractive opportunities for non-bank lenders?
How are debt terms changing to reflect the current economic environment?
Will this time be different for private debt lenders than the success they enjoyed investing during prior recessions?
Speakers: Brett Hickey, Matt Gilbert, Tod Trabocco, Ashley Knight, and Jeffrey Marron

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