Melford Carter

Senior private markets investment professional

Role: Senior Advisor at Star Mountain Capital
Location: Austin, TX, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Melford Carter

Senior executive with a proven track record in venture capital, private equity, and institutional investing. Exceptional ability to develop strategic investment opportunities, drive due diligence, provide board-level oversight, and foster relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Recognized for calmness under pressure and proficiency in bridging diverse viewpoints to achieve rational business solutions. A committed lifelong learner continually seeking to expand knowledge across various industries and disciplines.

Experience

Senior Advisor
Star Mountain Capital
Aug 2025 — Present
Star Mountain is a specialized asset manager focused on investing in the lower middle-market space

Education

The University of Texas at Austin
MBA, Finance and International Business
1985 — 1987
The University of Texas at Austin
BS, Mechanical Engineering
1980 — 1984

Skills

Mergers & Acquisitions
Venture Capital
Corporate Development
Divestitures
Investments
Portfolio Management
Mergers
Start-Ups
Investment Banking
Alternative Investments
Private Equity
Institutional Investors
Valuation
Funding
Crm
Acquisitions
Buyouts
Institutional Investments
Fund of Funds
Leadership
Financial Modeling
Due Diligence
Corporate Finance

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Current company

Star Mountain Capital

Financial Services · 175 employees · Founded 2010 · New York, New York, United States

Bringing large market expertise to smaller companies, Star Mountain’s philosophies include a data-driven and systematic approach to investing. Its long-term focus includes substantial investments in team, technology, brand and culture. Star Mountain’s complementary investment verticals and Collaborative Ecosystem® provide insights, relationships and resources to assist companies in maximizing value: 1. Providing senior and/or junior debt to established, growing small and medium-sized companies. 2. Investing minority or control equity capital into established, growing small and medium-sized companies. 3. Purchasing investments and LP positions from other investors in lower middle-market funds and companies. 4. Providing strategic LP capital (including separate accounts) to lower middle-market funds. Star Mountain’s specialty is helping grow companies that generally have at least $15 million of revenue or under $50 million of EBITDA through organic and strategic initiatives such as acquisitions. Team includes former Head of Credit Suisse Alternatives ($100 bn AUM), Chief Risk Officer GSO / Blackstone, Head of Leveraged Loan Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch and BAML (underwrote ~$50 bn in event driven financings), Co-Heads of ~$6 bn Merrill Lynch and BAML Private Equity, ~$11 bn Citigroup Private Equity and Merchant Banking Division of BNP Paribas and Head of Media & Communications Merchant, Investment and Corporate Banking at BMO. Investment professionals have an average of 20+ years of experience. Join us at upcoming events in your area: https://www.StarMountainCapital.com/Events Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarMountainCap Engage with our video content on YouTube: https://youTube.com/c/StarMountanCapital Subscribe to our podcast channel on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/starmountaincapital

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