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NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE) – Star Mountain Capital, LLC (“Star Mountain”), a specialist investment manager focused solely on the large and underserved lower middle class in the United States (companies with $ 15 million or more in revenue or an EBITDA of less than $ 30 million . USD), is pleased to announce that it has been named one of the Best Places to Work for 2020 by Crains New York Business.

“Culture is at the core of our business, as is our mission and passion to invest in America’s growth engine,” said Brett Hickey, Founder and CEO of Star Mountain Capital. “People are our most important asset, and we are constantly striving to attract and develop passionate, team-oriented and energetic teammates whom we call mountaineers. We care about our community, our team, and the portfolio companies we invest in. Our charitable foundation continues to support this culture of care and community. We are very grateful for the long-term orientation, loyalty and vision of our team as well as for our senior advisors, investors and managers of portfolio companies who work with us as oriented partners and support us. ”

Since 2010, Star Mountain has made nearly 100 direct investments in US small and medium-sized businesses and over 20 secondary / fund investments in its Collaborative Ecosystem®, which focuses solely on the US lower middle class.

With approximately $ 1.5 billion in assets under management and over 40 full-time team members, Star Mountain’s focus and commitment has been productive to job creation and economic development, as well as to generating compelling absolute and risk-adjusted returns. Star Mountain is dedicated to this large market of underserved companies with its special business model tailored to the challenges and opportunities these companies face. As part of its commitment, Star Mountain has registered the Investing in the Growth Engine of America® trademark.

Crain’s two-part survey process consisted of evaluating the workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics of each nominated company. The second part comprised an employee survey to measure employee experience. The combined results determined the top companies and the final ranking. Star Mountain only has to pay Crain’s a fee for survey purposes. You can find detailed admission criteria here: https://www.bestplacestoworknyc.com/eligibility-criteria

Note: Awards and recognitions from unaffiliated rating services, companies, and / or publications should not be construed by any customer or prospect as a guarantee that he / she will achieve any particular level of results if Star Mountain is engaged or continues to be engaged To provide investment advice; Nor should they be construed as current or prior confirmation, endorsement, recommendation or recommendation from SMFM or its agents by any of its clients or any other third party. Rankings published by magazines and others are generally based solely on information created and / or submitted by a recognized advisor.

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