About New Mountain Capital
New Mountain Capital is an alternative investment firm that invests across private equity, credit and net lease strategies. Founded in 1999, the firm describes its approach as building businesses and supporting growth in economically acyclical industries. Its investment philosophy emphasizes fundamental research and a growth-oriented, value-added approach rather than reliance on excessive risk.
In private equity, New Mountain seeks to acquire businesses it views as high-quality leaders in selected defensive-growth industries and then work to develop them. Its credit strategy applies the firm’s defensive-growth philosophy to corporate lending opportunities. Through its net lease strategy, the firm acquires operationally critical real estate assets from sponsor-backed businesses in defensive-growth industries.
The firm identifies areas where it has developed research and operational expertise, including healthcare, software, business services, information and data, logistics, specialty chemicals, federal services, financial services and environmental services. New Mountain says it continues to build expertise in additional sectors over time. Its stated investment approach is focused on long-term capital appreciation through business building and growth.
New Mountain Capital, LLC and its affiliates manage capital across the firm’s investment strategies. The firm’s website reports approximately $60 billion in aggregate assets under management; its displayed figures are accompanied by date-specific qualifications. The investment organization works across investment strategies and sector areas, while the firm also maintains investor-relations and operating-partner offices in multiple locations.
New Mountain describes itself as focused on building great businesses. The firm’s public materials emphasize intensive fundamental research, value creation and working with businesses in selected sectors. Its stated approach is to pursue growth while avoiding excessive risk. These descriptions characterize its investment philosophy; the firm does not provide a comprehensive public account of employee culture in the sources cited here.
The company is headquartered at 1633 Broadway in New York City. Its official contact page lists the New York address as its global headquarters and provides a main telephone number. The firm’s official website also publishes information about its strategies, team, social responsibility initiatives and company news.
