Buy Side
ZATS Trading Platform is the first trading platform to automate the restricted and illiquid securities markets. Our electronic marketplace is a global community of investment banking and trading counterparties in our targeted products and services providing an infrastructure in which to optimize and support investment and trading strategies for participants and we view ourselves as a trusted business partner to our members. ZATS Trading Platform combines an open trading platform with fully automated back office, documentation, escrow, transfer and settlement support. ZATS electronic marketplace offers our buyside members access to an array of alternative products and services not previously found in one location.
We understand the unique challenges that face our buyside members within the alternative marketplace and attempt to provide products and services that address those needs. ZATS Trading Platform members encompass a wide array of buyside participants from hedge funds to accredited individuals, below is a description of the services we provide our various buyside members.
Hedge Funds
ZATS Trading Platform offers hedge funds access to a wide array of private offerings electronically and anonymously in one centralized location. ZATS Trading Platform products include:
- PIPEs
- Private Equity – issuance and secondary trading
- Block trades of illiquid registered non NMS securities
- Restricted stock and warrants
- Rule 144a equity securities
- APO’s – domestic and international issuers
- Emerging markets private placements
- Structured equity and debt securities
For funds interested in negotiated transactions dictating both price terms and financing structures, ZATS Trading Platform provides Capital Wanted listings for proposed transactions of private and public issuers where money managers can issue terms sheets for a specific transaction.
For the seller, ZATS Trading Platform provides a secondary market for these securities giving the hedge fund manager a valuable liquidity option for restricted or illiquid securities held in portfolios all in one centralized marketplace. ZATS members also have the option of listing a security for sale in a discreet format preventing certain member groups from viewing your listing providing a higher level of privacy. There are no membership fees and no cost to list a security, members only pay a fee when a transaction is completed. ZATS will notify you electronically when specific opportunities become available, thereby removing the need to constantly check the site.
For more information about becoming a ZATS Trading Platform hedge fund member click on the link and fill out our basic member questionnaire and we will contact you, or email Michael Van Patten at mvanpatten@zealousats.com
Mutual Funds
ZATS Trading Platform offers the mutual fund manager access to a wide array of private offerings electronically and anonymously in one centralized location. ZATS Trading Platform products include:
- PIPEs
- Private Equity – issuance and secondary trading
- Block trades of illiquid registered non NMS securities
- Restricted stock and warrants
- Rule 144a equity securities
- APO’s – domestic and international issuers
- Emerging markets private placements
- Structured equity and debt securities
For funds interested in negotiated transactions dictating both price terms and financing structures, ZATS Trading Platform provides Capital Wanted listings for proposed transactions of private and public issuers where money managers can issue terms sheets for a specific transaction.
For the seller, ZATS Trading Platform provides a secondary market for these securities giving the mutual fund manager a valuable liquidity option for restricted or illiquid securities held in portfolios all in one centralized marketplace. ZATS Trading Platform members also have the option of listing a security for sale in a discreet format preventing certain member groups from viewing your listing providing a higher level of privacy. There are no membership fees and no cost to list a security, members only pay a fee when a transaction is completed. ZATS Trading Platform will notify you electronically when specific opportunities become available, thereby removing the need to constantly check the site.
For more information about becoming a ZATS Trading Platform mutual fund member click on the link and fill out our basic member questionnaire and we will contact you, or email Michael Van Patten at mvanpatten@zealousats.com
RIA’s
ZATS Trading Platform offers RIA’s access to a wide array of private offerings electronically and anonymously in one centralized location. ZATS products include:
- PIPEs
- Private Equity – issuance and secondary trading
- Block trades of illiquid registered non NMS securities
- Restricted stock and warrants
- Rule 144a equity securities
- APO’s – domestic and international issuers
- Emerging markets private placements
- Structured equity and debt securities
For RIA’s interested in negotiated transactions dictating both price terms and financing structures, ZATS Trading Platform provides Capital Wanted listings for proposed transactions of private and public issuers where money managers can issue terms sheets for a specific transaction.
For your clients who hold restricted securities, ZATS Trading Platform provides a secondary market for these securities giving the RIA and their clients a valuable liquidity option for restricted or illiquid securities held in portfolios all in one centralized marketplace. ZATS Trading Platform members also have the option of listing a security for sale in a discreet format preventing certain member groups from viewing your listing providing a higher level of privacy. There are no membership fees and no cost to list a security, members only pay a fee when a transaction is completed. ZATS Trading Platform will notify you electronically when specific opportunities become available, thereby removing the need to constantly check the site.
For more information about becoming a ZATS RIA member click on the link and fill out our basic member questionnaire and we will contact you, or email Michael Van Patten at mvanpatten@zealousats.com
Pension Funds
ZATS Trading Platform offers pension funds access to a wide array of private offerings electronically and anonymously in one centralized location. ZATS Trading Platform products include:
- PIPEs
- Private Equity – issuance and secondary trading
- Block trades of illiquid registered non NMS securities
- Restricted stock and warrants
- Rule 144a equity securities
- APO’s – domestic and international issuers
- Emerging markets private placements
- Structured equity and debt securities
For funds interested in negotiated transactions dictating both price terms and financing structures, ZATS Trading Platform provides Capital Wanted listings for proposed transactions of private and public issuers where money managers can issue terms sheets for a specific transaction.
For the seller, ZATS Trading Platform provides a secondary market for these securities giving the pension fund manager a valuable liquidity option for restricted or illiquid securities held in portfolios all in one centralized marketplace. ZATS Trading Platform members also have the option of listing a security for sale in a discreet format preventing certain member groups from viewing your listing providing a higher level of privacy. There are no membership fees and no cost to list a security, members only pay a fee when a transaction is completed. ZATS Trading Platform will notify you electronically when specific opportunities become available, thereby removing the need to constantly check the site.
For more information about becoming a ZATS Trading Platform pension fund member click on the link and fill out our basic member questionnaire and we will contact you, or email Michael Van Patten at mvanpatten@zealousats.com
Venture and Private Equity Funds
ZATS Trading Platform offers venture and private equity funds an alternative liquidity option for restricted public and private securities positions held from current or previous portfolio companies. Whether you received restricted shares or warrants of portfolio company that had an exit event, or you are looking to provide a portfolio companies management with needed liquidity for private shares, ZATS provides a secondary market for these securities giving the venture fund and its portfolio company management teams a valuable liquidity option for restricted or illiquid securities all in one centralized marketplace.
ZATS Trading Platform understands the discreet nature of the venture capital business offerings the option of listing a security for sale in a discreet format preventing certain member groups from viewing your listing providing a higher level of privacy. There are no membership fees and no cost to list a security, members only pay a fee when a transaction is completed. ZATS Trading Platform will notify you electronically when specific opportunities become available, thereby removing the need to constantly check the site.
For more information about becoming a ZATS Trading Platform venture and private equity fund member click on the link and fill out our basic member questionnaire and we will contact you, or email Michael Van Patten at mvanpatten@zealousats.com
Accredited Investors – Corporate Insiders
ZATS Trading Platform offers accredited individuals access to products and services that previously have been the domain of the professional investor all in one centralized marketplace. ZATS Trading Platform automated transaction and settlement platform allows the accredited member to view, analyze, and invest in sophisticated products thereby adding diversity and total return to their portfolios. ZATS Trading Platform products include:
- PIPEs
- Private Equity – issuance and secondary trading
- Block trades of illiquid registered non NMS securities
- Restricted stock and warrants
- Rule 144a equity securities
- APO’s – domestic and international issuers
- Emerging markets private placements
- Structured equity and debt securities
Corporate insiders and holders of large blocks of restricted stock or illiquid concentrated positions may offer their securities on ZATS Trading Platform electronic trading platform in private transactions and gain needed liquidity. To facilitate restricted stock transactions in excess of the standard leak out or holding period restrictions ZATS Trading Platform will rely on exemption 4(1 1/2) and offer the restricted securities to qualified buyers in a negotiated transaction. There are no membership fees or cost to lists transactions on ZATS Trading Platform, all transaction fees are success based. ZATS Trading Platform will notify you electronically when specific opportunities become available, thereby removing the need to constantly check the site.
For more information about becoming a ZATS Trading Platform accredited individual member click on the link and fill out our basic member questionnaire and we will contact you, or email Michael Van Patten at mvanpatten@zealousats.com
