Investment Expertise

• Large global team of dedicated credit professionals with local presence and expertise
• Extensive experience and knowledge of credit, structures and markets
• Strong culture and proven group chemistry from senior members of investment team having worked together

Experience in Distressed Markets

• Successfully launched many distressed funds in turbulent markets and realized attractive value for investors
• Took over management of several distressed structured funds
• Worked with individual clients to maximize recovery of existing distressed portfolios

Premier Analytics Platform

• Market-leading proprietary valuation and monitoring tools
• Includes an extensive private database and performance covering 10 years
• Provides cash flow and scenario analysis for a broad variety of structures
• Allows for calculation of correlation across asset pools, including on a look-through basis
• Allows for transparent communication and reporting to clients

World Class Clients

• Long-term relationships and client references are the foundation of our franchise
• Global investor base focused on pension funds, endowments, insurance companies, governmental entities, family offices and large fund-of-funds
• Focus on transparent communication and reporting
• Time-sensitive “one-off” investments opportunities implemented with existing core clients

Exceptional Market Access and Relationships

• Strong relationships and active trading with dealers and market participants give ZAIS broad access to collateral via both secondary and primary markets
• Deep knowledge of global structured investors increases access to secondary investments
• Long-term partnerships with top CDO asset managers provide access to market flows and favourable terms otherwise unavailable to investors
• Extensive and frequent rating agency contacts & dialogues, including with respect to projected methodology changes