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Firms / Z•• A•••••••• L•••
Z•• A•••••••• L•••
Through deep industry relationships, personal experience and extensive research, ZMC brings unique insights to the media, communications and entertainment sectors.
Classification
- Class
- Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
- Basis
- R6: 18 of 18 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 14 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
- Size band
- Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $2.29bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-07-30
Classification history (2)
- Sep 14, 2026Hybrid manager (probable, 65%, cls-pe-2)R4: Private Equity Funds are 0 of 1 distinct vehicles; hedge, securitized or liquidity vehicles 0
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 18 of 18 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 14 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
Regulatory footprint (Form ADV)
- Adviser type
- registered investment adviser
- Form ADV filings
- Feb 14, 2012 to Jul 30, 2024
- RAUM
- $3.2Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 12
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $2.3Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $2.3Bevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $2.3Bsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 100%
- Fund type mix
- filed 2024-07-30, latest gav Private Equity Fund $2.3B, latest counts Private Equity Fund 12, lifetime distinct Private Equity Fund 18
- Employees
- 26
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Office address
- 110 EAST 59 STREET, 24TH FLOOR, New York, NY, 10022
- Business phone
- 212-223-1383
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
30 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- media telecom
- Geography
- not stated or not yet read
- Revenue
- not stated or not yet read
- EBITDA
- not stated or not yet read
- Enterprise value
- not stated or not yet read
- Equity check
- not stated or not yet read
- Control
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- not stated or not yet read
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- add on 5, unknown 19, platform 7
- period
- to 2026-06-09, from 2018-10-11, undated holdings 22, dated observations 17
- window
- last 2026-06-09, first 2018-10-11
- control
- control 8, unknown 23
- companies
- 30
- geography
- count 1, share 0.033, value CA
- investments
- 31
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 8
- cadence by year
- 2018 add ons 1, 2019 add ons 1, platforms 1, 2020 add ons 1, platforms 1, 2021 platforms 1, 2026 add ons 2
- platform add on
- add ons 5, platforms 7, add ons per platform 0.71
- sector known for
- 9
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 4, share 0.133, value media telecom, examples Tekelec, 9 Story Media Group, Asian Animation Studio, ITN Networks, count 1, share 0.033, value industrial manufacturing, examples Pure Wafer, count 1, share 0.033, value business services, examples Wpromote, count 1, share 0.033, value education, examples Education Networks of America, count 1, share 0.033, value software, examples CommentSold, count 1, share 0.033, value tech enabled services, examples Okta
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- role legal adviser, shared 3, entity id deb21b83-f5c0-4e2a-93eb-3c0ef69d004d
- subsector distribution
- count 4, share 0.133, value media telecom, examples Tekelec, 9 Story Media Group, Asian Animation Studio, ITN Networks, count 1, share 0.033, value miscellaneous manufacturing, examples Pure Wafer, count 1, share 0.033, value advertising marketing, examples Wpromote, count 1, share 0.033, value education, examples Education Networks of America, count 1, share 0.033, value software, examples CommentSold, count 1, share 0.033, value it services msp, examples Okta
30 companies on the graph (8 transactions); most in media telecom (4); 7 platforms and 5 add-ons; observed 2018 to 2026
Funds
18 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S••••••• C••••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $135M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z•• I•• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $86.0M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z•• I• P•••••••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2024 first reported on Form ADV | $17.9M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| C•••••••• C••••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $167M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| I••••• R••••••• C••••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $37.9M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| O••••• C••••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2023 first reported on Form ADV | $21.7M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z•• I• E••••••• V•••• F•••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2022 first reported on Form ADV | $880M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Early deployment | |
| Z•• I••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2020 first reported on Form ADV | $513M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Successor fundraising | |
| Z•• I•• P•••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2020 first reported on Form ADV | $131M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Successor fundraising | |
| C••••••••• C••••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2019 first reported on Form ADV | $476M as of Mar 29, 2021 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| I•••••••• C••••••••• L•••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $10.1M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| C•••••••• C••••••••• A••••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $6,547 as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| Z• C•••••• N•••••• I••••••••• •••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2015 first reported on Form ADV | $23.8M as of Mar 31, 2015 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• I•• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $287M as of Jul 30, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| C••••••••• C••••••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2013 first reported on Form ADV | $272,942 as of Mar 30, 2017 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $25.6M as of Mar 30, 2022 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| A•••• M•••• C••••••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | unknown | $273,877 as of Mar 30, 2022 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• T•••• I••••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $27,365 as of Mar 30, 2017 | no Form D | Wound down |
Team
36 current, 3 former
Managing partner (4)
- A••••• V•••• · Managing Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- J••••• T•••••••• · Co-Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- K••• S•••••• · Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S•••••• Z•••••• · Founder and Managing Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Partner (8)
- A••••• V•••• · Co-Chief Investment Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- A••••• V•••• · Partner · since Jan 1, 2004 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- J•••• S••••• · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••••• A••• T•••••••• · Partner · since May 1, 2003 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- J••••• A••• T•••••••• · Co-Chief Investment Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K••• S•••••• · Partner · since Sep 1, 2001 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- S•••••• •••• S•••••• · Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S•••••• Z•••••• · Partner · since Aug 1, 2001 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Principal (2)
- R•••• K•••••• · Principal · start date unknown Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- S•••• L•••• · Principal · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Vice president (3)
- A••••• P•••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- A••• S•••••• · Senior Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- P••••• M•••• · Vice President · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (3)
- C••• M•••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- C••••• G••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- E••••• B•••• · Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Operating partner (3)
- B•• C••••• · Chief Technology Advisor & Operating Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- L••••• F••••• · Chief Talent Advisor & Operating Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S•••• K•••••• · Chief Financial Advisor & Operating Partner · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Business development (1)
- K•••••• T•••••• · D•••••or of Business Development · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Investor relations (1)
- S••••• D••••••••• · Partner, Head of Investor Relations · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Platform (10)
- A•••••••• •••• M••••• · Chief Financial Officer · since Feb 1, 2024 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- A•••••••• •••• M••••• · Chief Financial Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- E•••••••• K••••• · Executive Assistant · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- E••• F••••• · Executive Assistant · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••• R••••• · Senior Accounting Associate · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••• S•••••• · D•••••or of Finance · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M••• B••••••• · Executive Assistant · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S•••••• •••• S•••••• · Partner And Chief Compliance Officer · since Sep 1, 2008 SEC Form ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- S•••••• M••••••• · Assistant Controller · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- T•• F•••••• · Controller · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Other (1)
- C••••• B••••• · Office Manger & HR Coordinator · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
3 former (kept with end dates)
- B•• F•••• · Partner · Aug 1, 2001 to Mar 28, 2013 Inference
- B•••• D•••• M••••••• · Chief Financial Officer/Chief Compliance Officer · Mar 1, 2008 to Mar 5, 2024 Inference
- S•••••••• J••••••• K•• · Chief Compliance Officer And Corporate Counsel · Feb 1, 2024 to Jul 30, 2024 Inference
Portfolio
31 relationships, 7 platforms, 5 add-ons
Transactions
8 on record
| Date | Type | Target | This firm’s role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | Add-on acquisition | A•••••••• | Sponsor (derived) | lifestyle.recentlegalnews.com |
| Jan 29, 2026 | Add-on acquisition | U••••• S••••• L••••• | Sponsor (derived) | inproduction.com |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Platform acquisition | T•• S••••• C••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | prnewswire.com |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Add-on acquisition | O••• | Sponsor (derived) | globenewswire.com |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Platform acquisition | S••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | z••••.com |
| Nov 11, 2019 | Platform acquisition | C••••••••• | Sponsor (confirmed) | z••••.com |
| Feb 4, 2019 | Add-on acquisition | A•••• A•••••••• S••••• | Sponsor (derived) | z••••.com |
| Oct 11, 2018 | Add-on acquisition | E••••• L•• | Sponsor (confirmed) | z••••.com |
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
18 relationships
Placement agents (3)
- M•••••• C•••••• A• 2 shared · recurring · last Jan 1, 2015
- C••••••• P••••••• L• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2015
- E••••••• G•••• L••••• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2022
Financial advisers (7)
- G•••••• • M••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Nov 11, 2019
- H••••••• L•••• 1 shared · one time · last Feb 18, 2021
- G••••••••• S••••••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Feb 3, 2020
- E••••••• 1 shared · one time · last Nov 11, 2019
- D•• P•••• 1 shared · one time · last Oct 11, 2018
- W•••••• B•••• • C••••••• L••••• 1 shared · one time · last Feb 3, 2020
- C•••••••• A••••••••• 1 shared · one time · last Oct 11, 2018
Legal advisers (8)
- S••••• A••••• L•• 3 shared · strong · last Feb 18, 2021
- M•••• B•••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Feb 18, 2021
- G•••••• • M••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Nov 11, 2019
- R•••• • G••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Feb 3, 2020
- L••••••••• S•••••• L•• 1 shared · one time · last Nov 11, 2019
- C•••••••• A••••••••• 1 shared · one time · last Oct 11, 2018
- D•• P•••• 1 shared · one time · last Oct 11, 2018
- E••••••• 1 shared · one time · last Nov 11, 2019
LP commitments
1 disclosed
- N•• Y••• S•••• C••••• R••••••••• F••• in Z•• I•• L• $50.5M osc.ny.gov
Events
60 most recent
- Jun 10, 2026June 10, 2026 R•••••• Launches R•••••• Intelligence, Appoints John Roa as Chief AI Officer and Acquires A••••••••
- May 9, 2026May 09, 2026 Congratulations to Jack Lawrence and the W•••• C••••• I••••••••• team on the addition of the 1880 Train to their growing portfolio of family entertainment destinations!
- Mar 31, 2026Z•• A•••••••• L•••: Private Equity Funds on Form ADV 12 (2024 extract) -> 11 (roster 2026-09-01)
- Feb 12, 2026February 12, 2026 I••••••••• Appoints Greg McLaughlin to Board of D•••••ors
- Feb 12, 2026February 12, 2026 Sweetgreen names W••••••• paid media AOR as brand looks to reignite growth
- Jan 29, 2026January 29, 2026 I••••••••• Expands Partnership with U••••• S••••• L••••• to Help Clubs Build Faster, Scale Smarter, and Drive Revenue
- Nov 25, 2025November 25, 2025 W••••••• Acquires Giant Spoon
- Nov 4, 2025November 04, 2025 R••••••• Names Meredith Albertson Chief Marketing Officer
- Mar 3, 2025March 03, 2025 Rockstar Games to Acquire Video Games Deluxe
- Jan 22, 2025January 22, 2025 ZMC Announces Promotions
- Nov 13, 2024November 13, 2024 ZMC Acquires P••• W••••, A••••••’s Leading Semiconductor Silicon Solutions and Services Company
- Oct 9, 2024October 09, 2024 Victory Live Acquires ZMC-Backed L•••••• to Expand its Leadership in Live Event Technology
- Jul 8, 2024July 08, 2024 W••••••• Hires Intel Vet Megan McDonagh as its First Chief Marketing Officer
- Jun 21, 2024June 21, 2024 SCHOLASTIC CLOSES INVESTMENT IN 9• S•••• M•••• G••••
- Mar 14, 2024March 14, 2024 ZMC Announces Promotion of A•••••••• M••••• to Chief Financial Officer
- Jan 8, 2024January 08, 2024 Former Mindshare Leader Amanda Richman Joins W•••••••'s Board of D•••••ors
- Sep 7, 2023September 07, 2023 ZMC Acquires I•••••••••
- Aug 21, 2023August 21, 2023 9 S•••• Acquires Two New Titles from MonRae Productions for Digital Distribution and Announces almost 1700 Half Hours of New Content Delivery to AVOD Channels
- Mar 30, 2023March 30, 2023 New R••••••• AI-Powered Insurance Data Solution Offers Greater Insight into Customer Preferences for More Efficient, Effective Acquisition, Upselling and Retention
- Jan 26, 2023January 26, 2023 L•••••• names LeValley as chief strategy officer
- Jan 12, 2023January 12, 2023 LOGITIX, TESSITURA ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP
- Jan 12, 2023January 12, 2023 New Banking Data Solution Offers Deeper Customer Understanding, More Efficient Acquisition and Retention
- Jan 10, 2023January 10, 2023 S••••• Announces Strategic Acquisition of Identity and Access Management Firm PathMaker Group
- Dec 21, 2022December 21, 2022 S••••• Announces Partnership with SailPoint to Deliver Frictionless Identity Services and Automation in Enterprise Identity Security
- Oct 26, 2022October 26, 2022 W••••••• Partners With ZMC
- Oct 13, 2022October 13, 2022 Industry Veteran Christina Komporlis Appointed CEO of S•••••• T••••••
- Sep 13, 2022September 13, 2022 T•• S••••• C••• Names Sesame Workshop’s Ed Wells as CEO
- Aug 24, 2022August 24, 2022 CafeM•••• acquires market-leading audience engagement suite, Slickstream, to unlock powerful engagement solutions for independent publishers
- Jul 27, 2022July 27, 2022 R••••••• Accelerates Expansion Plans with ZMC Investment
- Jun 2, 2022June 02, 2022 Zayo Group Completes Acquisition of E•••••••• N••••••• o• A••••••
- Mar 3, 2022March 03, 2022 Zayo Group Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire E•••••••• N••••••• o• A•••••• (ENA)
- Jan 24, 2022January 24, 2022 9• S•••• M•••• G•••• Appoints Katrina Hitz-Tough as SVP, Franchise Strategy & Marketing
- Jan 22, 2022January 22, 2022 E••••••••• Industry Leader Jed Weitzman joins L•••••• as Head of M••••
- Jan 20, 2022January 20, 2022 S••••• Accelerates Managed Identity Services Revenue Growth with a 55% Increase in New Client Acquisition in 2021
- Jan 4, 2022January 04, 2022 S•••••• T•••••• Accelerates Expansion Plans with ZMC Partnership
- Dec 1, 2021December 01, 2021 CafeM•••• Names Two New Engineering Leaders to Accelerate Publisher Growth
- Nov 18, 2021November 18, 2021 CafeM•••• & Kargo Preferred Partnership Drives Higher Yield For Content Creators
- Nov 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Private Division Acquires Developer Roll7
- Nov 9, 2021November 09, 2021 2K Announces Acquisition of elite3d
- Nov 8, 2021November 08, 2021 L•••••• making moves with hires, deals
- Sep 29, 2021September 29, 2021 CafeM•••• Announces Acquisition Of Leading SEO Platform, Topic
- Aug 18, 2021August 18, 2021 C••••••••• Accelerates Plans to Democratize Livestream E-Commerce with Investment from Permira
- Jul 29, 2021July 29, 2021 L•••••• Names CEO, Announces New Executive Chairperson, CFO, and Head of Engineering
- Jul 1, 2021July 01, 2021 T••••••• I••••••••• Software Acquires Dynamixyz
- Jun 2, 2021June 02, 2021 T••••••• I••••••••• Software to Acquire Mobile Games Developer Nordeus
- Apr 12, 2021April 12, 2021 ZMC Announces Promotions
- Apr 7, 2021April 07, 2021 Najoh Tita-Reid Joins CafeM•••• Board of D•••••ors
- Mar 23, 2021March 23, 2021 2K and Visual Concepts Acquire HookBang Game Division
- Feb 18, 2021February 18, 2021 ZMC Announces Acquisition of T•• S••••• C•••
- Feb 18, 2021ZMC Announces Acquisition of T•• S••••• C•••
- Jan 12, 2021January 12, 2021 S••••• Appoints Owen Newman as Chief Financial Officer
- Dec 17, 2020December 17, 2020 ZMC Announces Promotion of S••••• D••••••••• to Partner
- Nov 19, 2020November 19, 2020 CafeM•••• Hires Digital M•••• Veteran As Company's First Chief Marketing Officer
- Aug 26, 2020August 26, 2020 ENA/CatchOn and Digital Promise Form New Partnership to Leverage Data and Expand Learning Opportunities
- Aug 12, 2020August 12, 2020 S••••• Names Chris Schueler as Chief Executive Officer
- Jun 11, 2020June 11, 2020 S••••• Expands Partnership with O••• to Deliver Premier Identity Managed Services for the O••• Identity Platform
- Feb 18, 2020February 18, 2020 New Partnership Helps E•••••••• Leaders Make the Most of EdTech Investments
- Feb 3, 2020ZMC PARTNERS WITH SIMEIOPlatform investmentFactS•••••Press release wires (PR Newswire, GlobeNewswire, Business Wire public pages and RSS)
- Feb 3, 2020February 03, 2020 ZMC PARTNERS WITH SIMEIO
- Nov 11, 2019ZMC Partners With Commentsold
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Z•• A•••••••• L••• is the same institution as 3 records in Independent Sponsors, RIA and Wealth and Allocators.
Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1Allocators1
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