9AT: ZAIS GROUP

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ZAIS GROUP
ZAIS RENEWABLES, LLC (RELYING ADVISER)
ZAIS REIT MANAGEMENT, LLC (RELYING ADVISER)
ZAIS LEVERAGED LOAN MASTER MANAGER, LLC (RELYING ADVISER)
ZAIS LEVERAGED LOAN MANAGER, LLC (RELYING ADVISER)
ZAIS LEVERAGED LOAN MANAGER 4, LLC (RELYING ADVISER)
ZAIS LEVERAGED LOAN MANAGER 3, LLC (RELYING ADVISER)
ZAIS LEVERAGED LOAN MANAGER 2, LLC (RELYING ADVISER)
ZAIS IMA MANAGER 1, LLC (RELYING ADVISER)
ZAIS GROUP LLC

Fund Type	Count	GAV
Fund TypeHedge Fund	Count14	GAV$564,849,590
Fund TypePrivate Equity Fund	Count5	GAV$125,000,000
Fund TypeSecuritized Asset Fund	Count19	GAV$3,487,894,657

Adviser	Hedge Fund	Liquidity Fund	Private Equity Fund	Real Estate Fund	Securitized Asset Fund	Venture Capital Fund	Other Fund	Total Private Fund GAV	AUM	#Funds
Adviser AS BIRCH GROVE LP	Hedge Fund-	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV-	AUM6.0b	#Funds-
Adviser NEUBERGER BERMAN EUROPE LIMITED	Hedge Fund105.0m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund1.5b	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV1.6b	AUM80.0b	#Funds9
Adviser HILDENE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT	Hedge Fund4.4b	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund11.0b	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV15.4b	AUM17.3b	#Funds71
Adviser ARISTOTLE PACIFIC CAPITAL, LLC	Hedge Fund-	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund2.7b	Total Private Fund GAV2.7b	AUM26.7b	#Funds6
Adviser GC OPAL ADVISORS LLC	Hedge Fund77.2b	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund36.1b	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund1.1b	Total Private Fund GAV114.3b	AUM118.3b	#Funds84
Adviser PALMER SQUARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	Hedge Fund2.7b	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund18.0b	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund1.3b	Total Private Fund GAV22.0b	AUM27.1b	#Funds65
Adviser VOYA ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	Hedge Fund10.6b	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund1.0b	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund17.2b	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund221.4m	Total Private Fund GAV29.1b	AUM28.9b	#Funds71
Adviser CVC CREDIT PARTNERS, LLC	Hedge Fund5.1b	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund20.8b	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV25.9b	AUM43.5b	#Funds86
Adviser CANARAS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Hedge Fund34.9m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund1.5b	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV1.5b	AUM768.0m	#Funds8
Adviser BLACKSTONE ASSET BASED FINANCE ADVISORS LP	Hedge Fund390.3m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund16.6m	Securitized Asset Fund4.3b	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV4.7b	AUM53.3b	#Funds37

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ZAIS Group was established as a Delaware limited liability company in June 1997 and is registered as an investment adviser with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. ZAIS is also registered as a Commodity Pool Operator and Commodity Trading Advisor with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and is a member of the National Futures Association. ZAIS Group (UK) Limited, ZAIS’s London subsidiary, operates as an appointed representative of Infinity Asset Management LLP, which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. ZAIS is owned 100% by ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. (“ZGH”). ZAIS’s investment management services focus on specialized credit investments. Using ZAIS’s credit expertise, analytics platform, market share and experienced credit analysts, ZAIS provides a range of alternative and traditional investment management services to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts. The terms of private accounts are negotiated when each account is established, and the documents are executed. Every private account has a signed agreement identifying the type of instruments the account will invest in, any restrictions on the types of investments and the services ZAIS provides. The offering documents for each pooled investment vehicle identify the type of instruments in which the vehicle may invest, any investment restrictions or limitations and the advisory services that ZAIS will provide. The primary asset classes ZAIS manages are described below: Item 8 of this Brochure describes ZAIS’s strategies for trading the described assets. ZAIS provides investment advice on structured products including:
• Investment Grade Credit, including mainly collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”) tranches

• High Yield Credit, including mainly CLO tranches
• Senior Secured Bank Debt
• Securitized Credit, including collateralized debt obligations (“CDOs”) and other asset backed securities
• Derivatives
• Synthetic Securities
• Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS)
• Asset Backed Securities
• Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) These investments are subject to credit, liquidity, interest rate, market, operations, fraud and structural risks. In addition, concentrations in particular investments and in investments issued or guaranteed by affiliated obligors, serviced by the same servicer, managed by the same collateral manager or backed by underlying collateral located in a specific geographic region may subject investors to additional risk. ZAIS serves as collateral manager for CLO special purpose vehicles and CDO special purpose vehicles (collectively, the “Vehicles”). In that capacity, ZAIS provides ongoing collateral and asset management services to the Vehicles. ZAIS also invests in Commercial Real Estate, and engages in credit trading strategies, using Options and Interest Rate, Credit Default and Total Return Swaps. In 2019, ZAIS began to lay the groundwork for offering its products and services with an overlay of environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) screening and remains committed to developing ESG and thematic products. As a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles of Responsible Investing, we also continue to work toward implementing consideration of ESG factors into our overall investment analysis. As of December 31, 2023, ZAIS had $6,040,388,802 in regulatory assets under management of which $6,014,514,573 is on a discretionary basis and $25,874,229 is non-discretionary.

As of Date	05/12/2025
ADV Location	HOLMDEL, NJ, United States
Adviser Type - Large advisory firm
Number of Employees	49 -8%
of those in investment advisory functions	21 -16%
Registration	SEC, Approved, 10/21/1997

AUM^*	5,405,682,115 -16%
of that, discretionary	5,385,523,487 -16%
Private Fund GAV^*	4,177,744,247 -15%
Avg Account Size	142,254,793 -18%
SMA’s	Yes
Private Funds	38 17
Contact Info	732 xxxxxxx
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