Star Mountain Capital Appoints Curtis Glovier as Chief Investment Officer

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 10, 2025--

Star Mountain Capital, LLC ("Star Mountain"), a specialized, alpha-focused, employee-owned, private markets investment firm with over $4 billion in assets under management (“AUM”), is pleased to announce the promotion of Curtis Glovier to Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Glovier has been working with the Star Mountain team for over five years, most recently as Strategic Investment & Portfolio Officer.

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Mr. Glovier brings more than 30 years of experience to his new role. He has held C-level executive positions and worked across private credit, secondaries, private equity, investment banking, consulting, and board leadership. This broad background gives him a strong mix of operating and investment expertise.

“Curtis has consistently brought thoughtful leadership and deep investment expertise to Star Mountain,” said Brett Hickey, Star Mountain Capital Founder & CEO. “Curtis exudes our STAR Values with a disciplined operating approach, authentic caring for our team and clients and an analytical mindset to consider and robustly debate information to help come up with the best answer. He has a strong and consistent track record of success throughout his life and career. It is an honor to have him as a senior partner, member of our Executive Committee and Chief Investment Officer.”

“Star Mountain’s purpose-built platform bringing large market resources to high quality, established, small and medium-sized U.S. private businesses remains a compelling investment strategy that I believe creates meaningful value for all stakeholders,” said Curtis Glovier. “I’m honored to take on the role of Chief Investment Officer and look forward to helping Star Mountain further its mission of generating strong risk-adjusted returns for investors while also creating a positive community impact by helping build businesses and drive innovation.”

Career Background

Before joining Star Mountain, Mr. Glovier held several senior roles across Opus Bank and its subsidiary PENSCO Trust Company. At Opus Bank, he served as Senior Executive Vice President, heading wealth services, and was Managing Partner and Investment Committee Member of Opus Equity Partners, an SBIC lower middle-market private investment fund. He also served as Chairman, CEO and President of PENSCO Trust Company, a specialty custodian of alternative investments for retirement accounts with over $16 billion in assets under custody. Opus and PENSCO were acquired by Pacific Premier Bancorp (NASDAQ: PPBI).

Mr. Glovier joined the leadership team at Opus after leading Fortress Investment Group’s investment in the bank. He spent nearly 10 years at Fortress, a ~$50 billion AUM asset manager, where he was a Managing Director, Department Head, and Investment Committee Member in the Credit Business, and led private equity and debt investments across a range of industries with a focus on financial services.

Before Fortress, Mr. Glovier was a Managing Director at Perseus, a $2 billion AUM diversified lower middle-market private equity firm headquartered in Washington, DC, where he co-led the buyout group in the firm’s New York City office. Earlier, Mr. Glovier was with Nassau Capital, a private investment firm that managed over $2 billion of alternatives for its sole client, the Princeton University Investment Company; he focused on direct investments in companies across a variety of industries and stages ranging from venture capital to private equity. Mr. Glovier started his career as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group and then worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.

Board Roles and Education

During his private equity and private credit career, he has served as Chairman of the Board of three companies and held board positions across a wide range of sectors including financial services, industrial, business services, pharmaceutical, communications, and technology companies.

He currently serves on the Board of Governors of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

He holds a BA in Economics, cum laude, from Princeton University; a Masters of Economic Studies from James Cook University in Australia as a Rotary International Scholar; and an MBA from The Wharton School, where he was a Palmer Scholar.

About Star Mountain Capital

With over $4 billion in AUM (committed capital including debt facilities as of 5/31/2025), Star Mountain specializes in providing scalable and data-driven investment solutions across two core strategies:

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 300 direct 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.

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Curtis Glovier, Chief Investment Officer at Star Mountain Capital.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bo Bichette and the New York Mets agreed Friday to a $126 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was subject to a successful physical and had not been announced.

A two-time All-Star shortstop with the Toronto Blue Jays, Bichette will move to third base with the Mets, who have Francisco Lindor at shortstop. Bichette has never played a professional game at the hot corner.

Bichette can opt out of the deal after the first or second season to become a free agent again. He would receive $47 million for one year and $89 million for two years, the person said.

The deal does not contain any deferred money and Bichette gets a full no-trade provision. His $42 million average annual value ties for the sixth-highest in baseball history.

It was the latest big development in an eventful offseason for the Mets, who angered fans by letting popular slugger Pete Alonso and star closer Edwin Díaz leave in free agency. President of baseball operations David Stearns also traded two other stalwarts, outfielder Brandon Nimmo and versatile veteran Jeff McNeil — both homegrown players.

New York signed closer Devin Williams to a $51 million, three-year contract, infielder Jorge Polanco to a $40 million, two-year deal and reliever Luke Weaver to a $22 million, two-year agreement.

Although he lacks Alonso's prodigious power, Bichette is a proven hitter with lightning-fast hands and a penchant for line-drive doubles. He would give the Mets a dangerous right-handed bat to help complement lefty slugger Juan Soto.

Because of his inexperience at third, however, Bichette becomes the latest question mark in the field for New York even though Stearns has insisted the team must improve its defense and is determined to do so.

Polanco has one pitch of major league experience at first base, where he and Mark Vientos, previously a third baseman, are the leading candidates to replace Alonso.

New York had planned to start Brett Baty at third, where he provides a strong glove. Baty, who also has experience at second base, is viewed as a versatile defender who could see time in the outfield and perhaps at first.

Or, the Mets could look to trade Baty for pitching or outfield help. Gold Glove winner Marcus Semien is set to play second after arriving from Texas in a November trade for Nimmo.

Bichette batted .311 with 18 home runs, 94 RBIs and an .840 OPS in 139 games for the Blue Jays last year. He homered off Shohei Ohtani in Game 7 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Late last season, Bichette sprained his left knee in a Sept. 6 collision with New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells, keeping the infielder out of the lineup until the World Series. He returned for Game 1 against the Dodgers and played second base for the first time in six years.

Bichette led the American League in hits in 2021 and 2022. He finished second in the major leagues in batting average last season to Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.

Bichette turned down a $22,025,000 qualifying offer from the Blue Jays in November, so they would receive an extra draft pick in July after the fourth round if he completes his deal with the Mets.

New York would forfeit its second- and fifth-highest draft picks, along with $1 million in 2027 international signing bonus pool allocation.

Bichette was one of the last remaining big-name hitters on the free agent market after outfielder Kyle Tucker spurned the Mets and agreed Thursday to a $240 million, four-year contract with the Dodgers.

Bichette, who turns 28 in March, has spent his entire career with the Blue Jays since they selected him in the second round of the 2016 amateur draft. He is a .294 career hitter with 111 home runs and an .806 OPS in 748 major league games.

He is a son of former big league slugger Dante Bichette, a four-time All-Star outfielder.

Also Friday, the Mets claimed infielder Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from Tampa Bay.

AP Baseball Writers Ronald Blum and David Brandt and AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston contributed to this report.

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FILE - Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette celebrates his three run home run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the third inning in Game 7 of baseball's World Series, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, in Toronto. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FILE - New York Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns responds to questions during a news conference about MLB trade deadline deals, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)