Star Mountain Capital, a specialized alternative asset manager focused exclusively on the U.S. lower middle-market added Thomas L. Jones as a strategic personal investor and senior advisor to help add value in both growing and protecting Star Mountain’s portfolio companies leveraging his 30+ years of lending, advisory and restructuring experience.

Jones is currently a managing director at Alvarez & Marsal, a leading restructuring and due diligence advisory firm. Highlights of his career at A&M include leading the liquidation of Lehman Brothers’ $14.5 billion portfolio in Asia. Prior to A&M, his 20-year career at JP Morgan included positions such as head of corporate lending in the U.S., a member of the Credit Policy Committee and head of four industry groups within Mergers & Acquisitions.

Jones then joined the M&A Department and became head of four industry groups – telecom, media, high-tech, and aerospace/defense, with responsibility for both investment banking and M&A. He later worked at both Salomon Brothers and Credit Suisse First Boston, where he had senior investment banking coverage responsibility for both large cap and emerging telecom companies.

“Our team is pleased to have a second senior professional from A&M join our advisory board alongside our longstanding partner and friend, David Javdan, who was formerly on the investment committee of the U.S. Government SBIC program and General Counsel of the SBA,” said Brett Hickey, founder & CEO of Star Mountain.

“I am looking forward to creating value for Star Mountain, its investors and portfolio companies by leveraging my industry experience, relationships, and workout experience to help businesses both maximize and protect value,” said Jones.