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Z• C•••••• G••••• L•••••
Buyout firmClassification confirmedMiddle marketSEC registered investment adviser· New York, NYz••.com
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As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
- Regulatory AUM
- $3.1B
- PE fund assets
- $2.6B
- PE funds
- 15
- Investments held
- 0 of 44
- Deals, last 12 months
- Not established
Form ADV
Form ADV
Form ADV
DFX transaction tape
As of · identity and classification; each section below carries its own date
Why this matters
- Equity cheque up to $2.0BSectors manufacturing,consumer,food_beverage,automotive,agriculture,hospitality_leisure
- Graphs 4
- Placement agents 2
Classification
How this organization is classified, and on what basisBuyout firm · 1 in historyShowHide
- Class
- Buyout firmconfirmed, confidence 85%
- Basis
- R6: 44 of 55 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 21 reported gross assets on a filing in 2022 or later
- Size band
- Middle marketdefined by: proxy: $2.61bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-03-27
- Strategies
- PRIVATE CREDIT, SPECIAL SITUATIONS
Classification history (1)
- Sep 13, 2026Buyout firm (confirmed, 85%, cls-pe-1)R6: 44 of 55 distinct vehicles are sworn Private Equity Funds; 21 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 May 27, 2026
- RAUM
- $3.1Bregulatory assets under management of the adviser; not dry powder, not a fund size
- PE funds, latest filing
- 15
- PE fund GAV, latest filing
- $2.6Breported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size
- All private fund GAV
- $2.9Bevery private fund type, latest filing
- 2024 PE fund GAV
- $2.6Bsum over funds typed Private Equity Fund with a 2024 or later as-of date
- PE share of funds, lifetime
- 80%
- Fund type mix
- filed 2024-03-27, latest gav Hedge Fund $55.7M, Private Equity Fund $2.6B, Securitized Asset Fund $969M, latest counts Hedge Fund 5, Private Equity Fund 24, Securitized Asset Fund 6, lifetime distinct Hedge Fund 5, Private Equity Fund 44, Securitized Asset Fund 6
- Employees
- 38
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- Office address
- ••• Locked
- Business phone
- ••• Locked
Stated criteria beside observed behaviour
44 observed deals
Stated by the firm
- Sectors
- manufacturing, consumer, food beverage, automotive, agriculture, hospitality leisure
- 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
- up to $2.0B
- Control
- not stated or not yet read
- Thesis
- not stated or not yet read
Observed from deals on record
- roles
- unknown 44
- period
- to unknown, from unknown, undated holdings 44, dated observations 0
- window
- last unknown, first unknown
- control
- unknown 44
- companies
- 44
- geography
- investments
- 44
- seller kinds
- transactions
- 0
- cadence by year
- platform add on
- add ons 0, platforms 0, add ons per platform unknown
- sector known for
- 1
- disclosed value usd
- n 0
- sector distribution
- count 1, share 0.023, value specialty distribution, examples Classic accessories
- holding period years
- n 0
- repeat counterparties
- subsector distribution
- count 1, share 0.023, value misc durable wholesale, examples Classic accessories
44 companies on the graph (0 transactions); most in specialty distribution (1); no dated observations
Funds
42 on record
| Fund | Vehicle | Vintage | Reported gross assets (Form ADV), not fund size | GAV by year | Form D sold | Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z• C•••••• F• R••••••••• S•••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2020 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z• C•••••• F• R••••••••• B••••••• I••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2020 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z• C•••••• D•••• R••••• F••• H•••••••• I••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $79.5M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z• C•••••• P•••••• T•••••• S••••••••• I••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $51.6M as of May 31, 2021 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| D•••• R••••• F••• I••••••••• H•••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $20.0M as of Jan 10, 2019 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| P•••••• T•••••• S•••••••• F••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2018 first reported on Form ADV | $10.0M as of May 31, 2021 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• P••••••• I••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $413M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| Z• C•••••• P••••••• I••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $270M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| Z• C•••••• C••••• T••••••• F•••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Credit fund | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $77.6M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z• C•••••• C••••• T••••••• C•••••••• F•••••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $40.4M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| P••• T••• H•••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $7.8M as of Sep 29, 2017 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• P• S•••••••• L• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $4.4M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| Z• C•••••• P• H•••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2017 first reported on Form ADV | $4.4M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| Z• C•••••• F• I••••••••• H•••••••• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $40.9M as of Sep 29, 2017 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• F• H•••••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $40.9M as of Sep 29, 2017 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• F• S•••••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $28.2M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| Z• C•••••• F• H••••• I••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $8.3M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| Z• C•••••• F• N• T••••• I••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $3.1M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Mature | |
| Z• C•••••• R• H••••••• I•• L•• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 30, 2020 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• R• H••••••• I•••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 30, 2020 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• R• H••••••• I•••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 30, 2020 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• P••••••• I• S•••• H•••••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Buyout fund | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| R• H••••••• M•••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2016 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 30, 2020 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• S•••••• S••••••••• F••• I•••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Special situations fund | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $536M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z• C•••••• S•••••• S••••••••• F••• I•• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Special situations fund | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $425M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z• C•••••• S•••••• S••••••••• F••• I•••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Special situations fund | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $214M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Unknown | |
| Z• C•••••• S•••••• S••••••••• F•••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Special situations fund | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $123M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| Z• C•••••• S•••••• S••••••••• F•••••• L••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Special situations fund | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $66.3M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| H•• R•• B••••• H•••••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $54.5M as of Apr 1, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• M••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $5.0M as of Apr 1, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| M•••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2014 first reported on Form ADV | $0 as of Mar 30, 2020 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z••••••• C••• C••••••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | 2013 first reported on Form ADV | $18.4M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| Z• C•••••• S•••••• S••••••••• F••• H••••••• I•• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Special situations fund | 2013 first reported on Form ADV | $11.3M as of Jun 30, 2015 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z••••••• F••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2013 first reported on Form ADV | $35,913 as of Apr 1, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z••••••• F••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | 2013 first reported on Form ADV | $759 as of Apr 1, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• S•••••• S••••••••• H••••••• F••• I• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Special situations fund | unknown | $184M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| Z• C•••••• H•• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $77.0M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| Z• C•••••• H•••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Feeder or parallel | unknown | $17.1M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| Z• C•••••• N•••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $16.2M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| Z• C•••••• N•••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $9.2M as of Mar 27, 2024 | no Form D | Harvest | |
| Z• C•••••• V•• C••••••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | Co-investment vehicle | unknown | $11,778 as of Apr 1, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down | |
| Z• C•••••• V••••• L••••• ADV: Private Equity Fund | buyout or unlabelled | unknown | $4,201 as of Apr 1, 2014 | no Form D | Wound down |
Team
59 current, 5 former
Managing partner (2)
- J•••• J••••• Z•••• · Managing Member · since Nov 1, 1999 SEC F••• ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- J•••• J••••• Z•••• · Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Partner (9)
- A•••• A• F•••• · Managing Director, Head of SME Direct Lending - ZCG Arabia · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- A•••• S•••• · Managing Director, ZCGC – Head of Business Technology · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J•••• L•• · Managing Director, Head of Credit · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J•••• T•• · Manager, CPA · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J•••••• S••••• · Managing Director, Chief of Staff – Middle East & Asia Pacific · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•••••• B•••••• · Senior Managing Director, ZCGC – Head of C-Suite & Board Advisory · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- N•••••• M••••••••• · Managing Director, Asia Pacific · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- O••• M•••• · Managing Director, ZCGC – Head of Real Estate & Infrastructure · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- P•••• G•••••• · Managing Director, ZCGC – Head of Insurance & Risk Management · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Principal (2)
- D•••• J••• · Principal, Private Equity · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J•••• R•••••••• · Principal, Credit · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Vice president (11)
- D••••• W••• · Senior Associate, Private Equity · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- E••••• W••• · Vice President, Global Head of Infrastructure · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- F••••• T•••••• · Senior Associate, Private Equity · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- F••••••• F•••••••• · Senior Associate, Credit · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- H••••••• B•••••• · Vice President, Private Equity · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- J••••• A•••••• · Senior Associate, Private Equity · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K•••• V•••••• · Senior Associate, Credit · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M••••••• C•••• · Senior Associate, ZCGC – Real Estate & Infrastructure · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- P•••••• S•••• · Senior Associate, Credit · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- R••• B•••• · Senior Associate, Private Equity · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- Y••• K•• · Vice President, Credit · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Associate (2)
- D••••••• S•••• · Associate, Credit · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- T•••• P••••••••• · Associate, Credit · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Investor relations (5)
- B•••••• B••••• · Associate, Capital F•••ation · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- B•••• C•••• · Principal, Head of Capital F•••ation · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- C•••• O•••• · Senior Associate, Capital F•••ation · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- H•••• S•••••• · Analyst, Capital F•••ation · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- M•• S••••• · Events Associate, Capital F•••ation · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Board or advisory (1)
- R• B••• O•••• · Trustee · since Jul 1, 2021 SEC F••• ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
Platform (26)
- A••••• I•••• · Associate, Infrastructure Engineer · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- A••••• N••••• · General Counsel, Investment Funds · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- C•••••••• B•••••••• · Corporate Counsel, Legal · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- C••••• O•••••• · Senior Corporate Counsel · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D••••• M••• · Senior Associate, ZCGC – Strategic Finance & Reporting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D••••• B•••• · Analyst, Talent · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D•••• M••••••• · Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- D••••• B•••••• · Senior Associate, Structuring, Modeling, and CLO Compliance · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- E••• A•••••••• K••••••• · General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer · since Apr 1, 2022 SEC F••• ADV filing data 2011 to 2024 (Schedule D 7.B.(1) private funds, Schedules A/B, 1.I websites)
- E••• A•••••••• K••••••• · General Counsel, Corporate & Regulatory · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- E••• D••••• · Manager, Fund Accounting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- F•••• Z•••• · Analyst, ZCGC – Strategic Finance & Reporting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- G••• G•••••• · Principal, ZCGC Strategic Finance & Reporting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- G••• P••••••• · Managing Director, ZCGC – Head of Talent · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- H•••• B•••••• · Senior Associate, ZCGC – Talent · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- I••• E•••••• · Senior Service Desk Analyst, Executive IT Support · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- K••••• C•••• · Staff Accountant, Finance and Accounting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- N••• Z•••• · Principal, Head of Media & Global Communications · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- R•• Z••••• · Senior Consultant, ZCGC Strategic Finance · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S••••• R•••• · Manager, Fund Accounting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S••••• P•••• · Principal, ZCGC Strategic Finance & Reporting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- S••••••• A••• · Senior Fund Accountant, Fund Accounting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- T•••• B•••••• · Senior Systems Administrator, Executive IT Support · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- T•••• X• · Senior Consultant, Strategic Finance & Reporting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- Z••••• R••••• C•• · Senior Vice President, Head of Fund Accounting · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
- Z•••• G••••• · Senior Controller · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
Other (1)
- A••••• B••••••• · Fund Accountant · start date unknown Investment organization websites (team, portfolio, strategy, criteria, news)
5 former (kept with end dates)
- J••••••• •••• S••••••• · Trustee · Dec 1, 2018 to Mar 31, 2022 Inference
- A•••• S•••• · Chief Compliance Officer · Jun 1, 2021 to May 3, 2022 Inference
- E••• H••••••••• · Chief Financial Officer · Feb 1, 2019 to Mar 30, 2021 Inference
- M••••• J••• A••••••• · General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officer · Nov 1, 2016 to Jan 10, 2019 Inference
- M•••••• D•••• K••• · Chief Compliance Officer & General Counsel · Jan 1, 2019 to May 31, 2021 Inference
Portfolio
44 relationships, 0 platforms, 0 add-ons
Transactions
3 on record
| Date | Type | Target | This firm’s role | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2015 | Add-on acquisition | M••• G•••• | Seller (confirmed) | lincolnshiremgmt.com |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Add-on acquisition | M••• G•••• | Seller (confirmed) | lincolnshiremgmt.com |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Add-on acquisition | M••• G•••• | Seller (confirmed) | lincolnshiremgmt.com |
Placement agents, lenders, advisers and co-investors
2 relationships
Placement agents (2)
- J•••••••• L•• 3 shared · strong · last Jan 1, 2018
- T••••• 1 shared · one time · last Jan 1, 2013
LP commitments
1 disclosed
- C••••••• P••••• E••••••••• R••••••••• A••••••••• in Z• C•••••• S•••••• S••••••••• F••• I•• L••• $50.0M content.copera.org
Events
3 most recent
- May 27, 2026••• Locked
- May 27, 2026••• Locked
- Feb 14, 2012••• Locked
Across the graphs
Z• C•••••• G••••• L••••• is the same institution as 4 records in Independent Sponsors, RIA and Wealth, Allocators and Private Credit.
Independent Sponsors1RIA and Wealth1Allocators1Private Credit1
Which record it is in each graph, what it is called there, and what the two were joined on. The Data Factory holds all nine graphs and the identity layer between them.
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