Comvest Credit Partners Co-Founder and Investment Committee Member Daniel Lee Joins Star Mountain Capital as Managing Director

Comvest Credit Partners Co-Founder and Investment Committee Member Daniel Lee Joins Star Mountain Capital as Managing Director

Star Mountain Capital, LLC (“Star Mountain”), a rapidly growing, employee-owned investment firm with ~$5 billion in assets under management (“AUM”), is pleased to announce that Daniel Lee has joined the firm as Managing Director, where he focuses on investment originations and business development. Mr. Lee brings extensive experience working with business owners and private equity sponsors to help create bespoke finance and private equity investment solutions. His 30 years of experience also includes working for large global audit and investment banking firms.

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Daniel Lee, Star Mountain Capital Managing Director.

“Daniel brings extensive private credit experience, a strong network and a demonstrated ability to source and execute investments while helping build and scale investment platforms,” said Brett Hickey, Founder & CEO of Star Mountain Capital. “We believe his experience and relationships will further enhance our origination capabilities as we continue to provide capital solutions to established lower middle-market businesses.”

Prior to joining Star Mountain, Mr. Lee was a Partner and Co-Founder of Comvest Capital Partners, a direct lending platform focused on providing growth capital to small and medium-sized businesses. During his 14 year tenure, the platform grew to $12 billion. He also co-founded the firm’s Consumer and Retail vertical, served as an Investment Committee member and helped grow its credit team.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Lee was an initial team member, Senior Director and Investment Committee Member at Dymas Capital, a Cerberus affiliate, which grew from inception to approximately $3 billion in assets under management during his seven-year tenure.

“Star Mountain has built a differentiated platform focused on providing capital to established lower middle-market businesses, a segment where deep relationships, disciplined underwriting and experience can be particularly valuable,” said Mr. Lee. “I look forward to working with the team to expand our origination capabilities, develop relationships with business owners and intermediaries and support the continued growth of the firm.”

Mr. Lee subsequently served as a Partner at Garnett Station Partners, a principal investment firm backing growth platforms with $3 to $50 million of EBITDA, and as a Partner and Co-Founder of Pin High Strategies, a merchant banking and advisory firm serving independent sponsors and founder-led businesses on capital raising and strategic growth assessments. His earlier career also included roles at Square 1 Bank, Salomon Smith Barney, Heller Financial and Arthur Andersen, where he began his career as an accountant before transitioning into investment banking and private markets investing.

Mr. Lee earned his Master of Business Administration with distinction from the University of Michigan and his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.

About Star Mountain Capital

With ~$5 billion in AUM (committed capital including debt facilities as of 9/30/2026), Star Mountain specializes in providing scalable and data-driven investment solutions across two core strategies:

• Direct Investments: Providing debt and equity capital to established lower middle-market businesses.
• Secondary Investments: Acquiring LP interests, direct assets and making primary LP commitments.

Star Mountain’s investors include public and private pensions, insurance companies, commercial banks, endowments, foundations, family offices and high-net-worth individuals. Employee-owned and sharing profits with 100% of its U.S. full-time employees, the firm prioritizes alignment of interests to maximize value for stakeholders.

Since 2010, Star Mountain has completed over 100 direct platform investments and 50 secondary / fund investments in the North American lower middle-market. The firm has been recognized as one of the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies and a Best Place to Work by Crain’s New York Business and Pensions & Investments.

For more information, visit www.starmountaincapital.com.

Legal Disclaimer:

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase interests in any investment product. Awards and recognitions by third-party rating agencies, companies or publications should not be interpreted as a guarantee of future results or performance. They should not be considered as an endorsement, recommendation or referral of Star Mountain Capital or its representatives by any client or third party. Rankings published by media and industry organizations are based on information provided by the recognized advisor. Additionally, readers should understand that past performance is not indicative of future results. Award descriptions and selection methodologies may vary.

Awards and Recognition Disclosure:

Star Mountain Capital’s awards and recognitions are based on third-party evaluations and criteria, which may be subjective. These honors do not imply a guarantee of future performance or an endorsement by current or past clients.

Ranking Methodologies:

• Crain’s Best Places to Work: Evaluations were conducted through a two-part process, assessing workplace policies, practices and employee satisfaction via surveys. Participation required a fee solely for survey processing purposes. More details are available at Crain’s eligibility criteria.
• Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work: Companies were evaluated based on surveys measuring employee engagement (75%) and employer policies (25%). Participation required a minimum of 20 U.S. employees and $100 million in discretionary assets under management. Further details can be found at P&I eligibility criteria.
• Inc. 5000 Rankings: Companies were ranked based on revenue growth from 2019 to 2022. To qualify, firms had to be U.S.-based, privately held and independent, with revenue thresholds of at least $100,000 in 2019 and $2 million in 2022. More details are available at Inc. 5000 criteria.

Media Contact: John Polis – Media@StarMountainCapital.com

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