Z Capital Partners, L.L.C. ("Z Capital") is a leading privately held Chicago, Illinois based distressed middle market private equity firm founded by a group of highly experienced investment professionals. Z Capital adheres to the basic tenet of being a highly effective specialized firm to deliver superior returns to investors.

Z Capital's Investment team has more than a sixteen year track record investing in distressed private equity and credit related strategies, and having in excess of 200 years combined experience. Industries where the principals of Z Capital have invested in include consumer products, steel, steel processors, agricultural, gaming, leisure - real estate, manufacturing, specialty services and automotive.

Z Capital specializes in managing assets in both the private equity-distressed / special situations and leveraged finance investments.

Z Capital's investors include prominent global endowments, financial institutions, pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, family offices and wealth management firms.

Z Capital's private equity strategy is to primarily make private equity control investments in distressed middle market companies via complex transactions through restructuring and/or bankruptcy processes, opportunistic acquisitions and special situations. Z Capital works with management to subsequently enhance enterprise value through operational and strategic initiatives. Z Capital utilizes its significant operational and restructuring expertise to execute its acquisition strategy and actively pursues value creation opportunities with the objective of achieving superior risk-adjusted returns for its investors.

A significant component of Z Capital's edge is its ability to leverage its investment team's collective knowledge of the leveraged finance universe and its proprietary research database (ZAPP™) to source distressed, middle-market, private equity transactions.