Z2 Investment Management Launches in North America

Z2 Investment Management, LP (Z2), a new alternative investment manager focused on debt and equity investments in non-sponsored, lower middle market businesses in North America, launched recently.

United States – November 29, 2022 —

With an intended investment size per firm of between $10 million and $100 million, Z2 will make direct investments mostly in private companies. These companies typically provide minimal options for financing, which forces owners to decide between foregoing the next stage of growth or ceding ownership of their businesses to institutional equity capital. This is made worse by the present high-interest rate environment, which makes it harder and harder to obtain loans from traditional financing sources like commercial banks. Using its extensive, exclusive sourcing networks, Z2 will create privately negotiated direct loans and opportunistic equity investments.

Scott Gold, Managing Partner and Founder of Z2 Investment Management, said this about Z2’s opportunistic investment approach. “We saw a void in the direct lending sector serving lower middle market private companies needs for growth capital while maintaining their independence. We believe that non-sponsored, directly originated financings can yield compelling investment risk-adjusted returns while simultaneously supporting this critical and underserved sector of the US economy. This segment is generally overlooked by regulated banks and direct lending investment funds. Our expertise, having spent more than 20 years exclusively focused on understanding the dynamics of these companies, affords Z2 the competency, insight, and confidence to support their growth. Our research and direct connections to these businesses allows us to source unique, attractive opportunities for our investors.”

Z2 aims to make investments in debt and growth-oriented equity across the capital structure, with each transaction being tailored to the specific requirements of the target company. Since 1998, the founders of Z2 have been actively investing in middle market firms on behalf of hundreds of privately held businesses and billions of dollars in cash raised. The team is made up of partners Bobby Barrett, Jake Sussman, and Scott Gold.

Z2, an alternative investment firm established in 2022, specializes in providing debt and equity investments that are tailored to the specific requirements of non-sponsored, lower-middle market enterprises in North America.

For more information, please visit www.z2mgmt.com

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