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Brett Hickey
Chief Executive Officer @ Star Mountain Capital

Brett Hickey has over 20 years of private investing and investment banking experience with over 15 years spent directly in the U.S. lower middle-market. He has completed over 125 private equity, private credit and secondary fund investments.

Mr. Hickey is the Founder & CEO of Star Mountain Capital, LLC, a multi-billion dollar specialized private investment firm, making loans, private equity investments and secondary fund purchases across its Collaborative Ecosystem® in the lower middle-market. Driven by culture and stakeholder alignment, Star Mountain has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by Crain’s and Pensions & Investments in both 2020 and 2019.

Previously worked as an Investment Banker at Citigroup Global Markets in New York City (formerly known as Salomon Smith Barney) where he completed over $24 billion in transactions for financial institutions.

Graduated with Distinction from McGill University in Montreal, Canada with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Accounting. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School’s Owner, President / Manager executive training and management program.

Board positions include Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs, Help for Children and the YMCA of Greenwich. He is also the Founder & Chairman of the Star Mountain Charitable Foundation, a 501(c)(3) focused on job creation (including for veterans, women and athletes), economic development and health & wellness. Mr. Hickey is a member of YPO and is a former Canadian national gold medalist and North American medalist in speed skating.

Past Speaking Events

  • Private Debt & Direct Lending Opportunities in 2021 hosted by FLAIA
    April 15, 2021
    12:00 PM - 13:00 PM
    Panel
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    Private Credit offers the potential for a strong alternative to traditional fixed income but it is important for investors to understand the different types of private credit–especially in uncertain times like now. In this panel, we will explore the various strategies and their opportunities and risks. We will focus on both the challenges and opportunities in this current pandemic environment.

    Speakers: Michael Corcelli, Bill Whale, CFA, CAIA, CIPM, Mark Bell, Mark Fitzpatrick, and Brett Hickey

  • Opportunities in U.S. Lower Middle Market Private Credit hosted by Star Mountain Capital
    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.

    Speakers: Brett Hickey

  • Opportunities in the US Lower Middle Market
    December 24, 2020
    12:30 PM - 13:30 PM
    Webcast
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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.

    Speakers: Brett Hickey

  • Direct Lending & Private Debt Going Forward: An Investor Roadmap hosted by Millennium Trust
    December 17, 2020
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Panel
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    Private Credit offers the potential for a strong alternative to traditional fixed income but it is important for investors to understand the different types of private credit–especially in uncertain times like now. In this panel, we will explore the various strategies and their opportunities and risks. We will focus on both the challenges and opportunities in this current pandemic environment.

    Speakers: Matt Kiggins, Brett Hickey, Rob Jafek, Jordan Suppan, and Brian M. Prenoveau, CFA

  • The War for Yield hosted by Northvest Capital
    September 10, 2020
    12:00 PM - 13:00 PM
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    With the challenging environment of “lower for longer” interest rates greatly impacting asset allocation and little expected upside remaining in most fixed income assets, where can investors turn for alternative sources of yield, stability and diversification? Niche alternative strategies uncorrelated to traditional equity or fixed income markets can help meet those investment objectives. With equity markets peaking, the time to address head-on is now. Please join us for an enlightening discussion on ways investors can achieve their investment objectives outside of traditional asset classes.

    Speakers: Joseph Abramson, Scott Romanek, Steven Groslin, Luiz Pacheco, and Brett Hickey

  • Current Opportunities in Private Lending & Private Lending Secondaries in the U.S. Market hosted by Star Mountain Capital
    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.

    Speakers: Brett Hickey, Patrick Clancy, Jeff Mitchell, and Jeremy Hill

  • Impact of COVID - 19 on Collateral Values hosted by Sheridan Asset Management
    June 23, 2020
    13:30 PM - 14:30 PM
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    Our panel will look at the impact of COVID-19 on collateral values, the panelists will share their observations, experience and views on how the underlying assets in various types of Private Debt structures have performed Pre & Post COVID-19. The group will take Q&A from the audience and make the panel very interactive. All panelists have long track records, great pedigrees and have seen a wide variety of conditions during their careers.

    Speakers: Jeffrey Marron, Brett Hickey, Peter Lowden, Lance Etcheverry, and Karl Douglas

  • How Are Private Lenders Benefitting From Challenging Times And Other Dislocated Private Market Opportunities hosted by Star Mountain Capital
    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.

    Speakers: Brett Hickey, Matt Gilbert, Tod Trabocco, Ashley Knight, and Jeffrey Marron

About STAR MOUNTAIN CAPITAL

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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.