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Investing in the Growth Engine of America ® – Star Mountain provides: (i) Strategic Debt & Equity Capital to private businesses that have at least $15 million of revenue and under $50 million of EBITDA and (ii) Liquidity Solutions to investors and fund managers (“Secondaries”) including purchasing LP interests and direct investments in lower middle-market.

Chicago, Illinois

• Responsible for business development primarily in the Midwest for a boutique direct lending manager that makes first lien, senior secured loans to lower middle market companies in the U.S.
• Successfully raised $135 million in capital representing $2.5 million in annualized management fees from institutional investors including a university endowment, public pension plan, corporate pension plan, insurance.
• Developed a list of over 400 prospects through leveraging existing relationships built over 25+ years in the industry and through cold calling, which has led to a robust pipeline of over $500 million in prospective.
• Enhanced Deerpath Capital’s brand through attending high profile conferences including Pension Bridge, NCPERS, CORPaTH and Private Debt Investor, in many cases securing speaking roles.
• Achieved top ratings from several investment consultants including Aon, Marquette and RVK.

Chicago

• Sold complex investment strategies to the most sophisticated public and corporate pension plans and endowments and foundations in the Midwest region including 3M, American Airlines, Boeing, General Mills, Eli Lilly.
• Actively serviced a group of clients with $60 million in annualized fees and $18 billion in AUM, which grew from $30 million over 7 years.
• Developed in-depth knowledge of complex investment strategies across global equities, global fixed income, private equity, private credit, private real estate, infrastructure and hedge fund asset classes.
• Led the team that created one of the most recognized institutional strategic partnerships globally with the partnership foundation being a multi-asset class solutions mandate.
• Prepared and delivered board of trustee’s presentations for new business, portfolio reviews and global market updates.

Ba, Economics

Mba, Finance

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