ZCG Appoints Jeddy Lee as Head of Credit

Marks Continued Strategic Investment in Growth and Evolution of ZCG’s Leading Credit Platform

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Z Capital Group (“ZCG”), a leading privately held global firm, today announced the appointment of Jedidiah “Jeddy” Lee as Managing Director, Head of Credit, effective May 31, 2025. Mr. Lee will lead ZCG Credit’s platform, overseeing investment strategy, portfolio construction, risk management, and capital deployment across the firm’s credit vehicles.

Mr. Lee has more than a decade of experience in credit investing across a range of strategies, including private credit, leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, and special situations. Since joining ZCG in 2021, he has played a central role in building and managing diversified credit portfolios, leading complex restructurings, and serving as a voting member of the ZCG Credit Investment Committee. Prior to ZCG, Mr. Lee was a Vice President at Bayside Capital, the special situations and distressed debt affiliate of H.I.G. Capital. He began his career in the restructuring advisory groups at Lazard and Houlihan Lokey. Mr. Lee has a B.S. in finance and accounting from Indiana University, Kelley School of Business.

As the Head of Credit, Mr. Lee will continue to advance a disciplined and cycle-tested approach to investing. He will lead the platform’s focus on opportunistic deployment across the senior secured spectrum, grounded in a three-pronged underwriting framework honed over three decades. His team will leverage ZCG’s broader ecosystem — including proprietary diligence and monitoring technologies, in-house operational consulting, and a global network of industry relationships — to enhance diligence, execution, and monitoring. Under his leadership, the platform will maintain a strong emphasis on downside protection and a focus on delivering strong risk-adjusted returns, particularly in today’s more volatile and dislocated market environment.

“Over the past several years, Jeddy has been instrumental in shaping our credit platform and positioning it for continued growth and success, and I am pleased to officially welcome him into this elevated role,” said James Zenni, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of ZCG. “ZCG has been investing in credit for nearly 30 years, and today, our platform is recognized for its experience across market cycles. With Jeddy’s leadership, market insights, and highly disciplined approach, we are well positioned to build on our track record and continue to expand into areas of strong demand.”

“The ZCG Credit platform has the agility and scale to capitalize on a dynamic market environment, and I’m honored to take on this expanded role and continue building on our success alongside a world-class team,” Mr. Lee said. “We’re focused on continuing to invest with the rigor, creativity, and conviction that define ZCG, and I look forward to building on our strong foundation and helping unlock new opportunities for our investors.”

Mr. Lee’s appointment reflects ZCG’s continued investment in scaling its credit platform to meet increasing investor demand. In addition to his appointment, the firm has strengthened its credit team with recent hires and is actively expanding its talent base, technology infrastructure, and origination capabilities to execute on complex opportunities across the capital structure, while maintaining the flexibility to adapt to evolving market conditions.

About ZCG

ZCG is a leading, privately held global firm comprised of private markets asset management, business consulting services, and technology development and solutions.

For nearly three decades, ZCG has invested tens of billions of dollars in private equity and credit-related strategies, through multiple economic cycles and across many industries, including consumer products, steel, steel processors, agriculture, consumer food, gaming, hospitality, manufacturing, specialty services, and automotive.

ZCG’s investors include prominent global sovereign wealth funds, endowments, pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, family offices, wealth management firms, and other financial institutions in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

ZCG has a global team comprised of approximately 400 professionals. The company is headquartered in New York, with affiliate offices located in Pune and Mumbai, India, and Riyadh, KSA.

For more information, please visit www.zcg.com.