Star Mountain is a rapidly growing lower middle-market (“LMM”) investment management firm with three complimentary strategies, private credit, private equity and secondary fund investing all focused within North America. These complimentary investment strategies provide compelling career opportunities and competitive investment advantages. Culture is a core principal which includes long-term alignment of interest with 100% of employees participating in carried interest. The Firm has ~$3 billion in AUM and expects strong continued growth based on its performance, distinctive investment approach and its diversified investor base. Star Mountain values team players with positive, solutions-based attitudes complemented by a strong work ethic and is heavily committed to long-term training and career development. Firm is 100% employee-owned with material long-term wealth creation opportunity for long-term, entrepreneurial professionals. Dynamic team of over 50 full-time people and 40+ Senior Advisors / Operating Partners.
Chairman, Brian Finn, is the former Co-President of Credit Suisse First Boston and Global Head of ~$100 billion AUM investment business. Other executives include former heads of Merrill Lynch leveraged finance and private equity businesses and executives trained at Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Citigroup and Barings.
For the last three consecutive years, Star Mountain was recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by both Crain’s and Pensions & Investments.
Star Mountain’s dynamic, team and client / customer-centric culture includes 100% of its employees sharing in the investment profits. Star Mountain has maintained an average growth rate of over 50% per year for many years and anticipates a similar trajectory as a leading, specialized private investment firm.
Position Description:
- Facilitate the valuation process for private credit and equity investments, a quarterly process covering a wide variety of asset classes across numerous borrowers/issuers
- Interface with internal investment team members and external valuation providers to create accurate, timely valuations
- Collaborate with investment teams to understand new investments and deal underwriting assumptions
- Value financial instruments and complex securities across the capital structure independently, including loans, equity (common/preferred), convertibles, and warrants
- Create summary materials and present to valuation committees for review and approval of significant changes/events, valuation and market trends, and key judgments
- Support audit process for all valuation and transaction-related services
- Manage all GAAP and financial statement related valuation guidance / pronouncements
Required Qualifications:
- 2-4 years of relevant experience in private equity / alternative investment related valuations
- Experience building and/or validating valuation models (DCF, Comp Multiple and Option Models)
- Ability to manage the valuation process across a large quantity of diverse investments in parallel
- CPA preferred
- Microsoft product suite power user (e.g.; Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
- Team player with a positive attitude and great people skills
Timing: Immediate
Location: Based in New York, NY or Tampa, FL.
Compensation: Base, bonus, and equity package within a heavily aligned organizational culture.
Please submit resume through LinkedIn.
Please visit the following links for more information about Star Mountain, the Star Mountain Charitable Foundation, Star Mountain’s Crain’s and Pensions & Investments awards, and to visit our YouTube channel.
Investing in the Growth Engine of America ®
www.StarMountainCapital.com
Note: Detailed award eligibility requirements for Crain’s can be found here and for Pensions & Investments here.