Author: Brett Hickey
Star Mountain Names Former Head of U.S. Leveraged Loan Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch, Stephen Paras, as Managing Director & Investment Committee Member
March 27th, 2018 by Brett Hickey
Stephen Paras, a leveraged finance and investment professional with over 30 years of experience and over $50 billion in aggregate underwritten debt financings, is expanding his role at Star Mountain to become a full-time Managing Director & Investment Committee Member. NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Star Mountain Capital, LLC (“Star Mountain”), a specialized investment manager focused exclusively on […] PEHUB Reports on Stephen Paras Joining Star Mountain
March 26th, 2018 by Brett Hickey
Star Mountain taps former Merrill Lynch leveraged-loan chief as MD By Sam Sutton Stephen Paras led US, EMEA leveraged loan teams for Merrill European experience could help some Star Mountain portfolio companies, says Hickey Paras to hold seat on firm’s investment committee Star Mountain Capital tapped former Merrill Lynch leveraged-loan chief Stephen Paras as a […] 
Former BAML head of lev loans takes MD role at lower-middle market fund Stephan Paras, the former European and US head of leveraged loans at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has joined the investment committee at lower-middle market lending firm Star Mountain Capital By David Bell Paras has been involved with the firm as both […] Private Debt Investor Reports on Stephen Paras Joining Star Mountain
March 23rd, 2018 by Brett Hickey
Ex-Merrill exec joins Star Mountain investment committee The Merrill Lynch veteran brings 30 years of experience to Star Mountain’s investment committee By John Bakie To read the article CLICK HERE 
Former Merrill Lynch US loan head takes on new role at New York-based direct lender By Sayed Kadiri A 30-year loan veteran is taking on his first buy-side role at a US direct lender. To read the article please CLICK HERE Star Mountain’s Dave DiPaolo Speaking at Capital Roundtable’s SBICs Opportunities & Challenges in Fundraising & Fund Management in New York, NY
March 22nd, 2018 by Brett Hickey
Star Mountain’s Dave DiPaolo will be speaking at Capital Roundtable’s conference on the Challenges and Opportunities in Fundraising and Fund Management for SBICs. For more information or to see the conference agenda click here. Star Mountain Capital, Milken Institute and U.S. Small Business Administration Partner to Help Growing Minority Small Businesses in California
March 21st, 2018 by Brett Hickey
Initiative to increase lending in underserved communities LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Wednesday, March 14th, Star Mountain Capital, a specialized asset manager focused on investing in the largest segment of established businesses in the U.S. economy (companies with under $100 million in annual revenues), together with the Milken Institute and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) convened small […] Star Mountain’s Founder & CEO Brett Hickey Speaking at PEI’s Responsible Investment Forum in New York, NY
March 21st, 2018 by Brett Hickey
Star Mountain’s Founder & CEO Brett Hickey will be speaking at Private Equity International (PEI)’s Responsible Investment Forum on Wednesday, March 21st in New York. Brett will be participating on the panel, “Shifting to Value Creation with ESG.” This panel will explore the following topics: GPs present ESG value creation success stories at select portfolio companies […] Star Mountain’s Chief Technology Officer, John Polis Speaking at Cyber Risk North America in New York, NY
March 21st, 2018 by Brett Hickey
Star Mountain’s Chief Technology Officer, John Polis will be speaking at Cyber Risk North America in New York on March 21st. John is actively involved in the event and sits on the advisory board. John’s panel, “Extrapolating the Causes of the Cyber Security Breaches” will explore the following topics: Evaluating the role of human error […] Star Mountain’s Ryan McGovern Speaking at PartnerConnect’s East 2018 Conference in Boston, MA
March 20th, 2018 by Brett Hickey
Star Mountain’s Managing Director, Ryan McGovern will be speaking at PartnerConnect’s East 2018 Conference in Boston on Tuesday, March 20th. Ryan will be participating on the panel, “Independence Day: Best Practices for Assessing and Committing to Fundless Sponsors.” For more information or to see the conference agenda please click here.