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Exhibit 99.1
 

ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2015 Results

RED BANK, N.J., Aug. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZAIS) ("ZAIS"), today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015. ZAIS conducts substantially all of its operations through ZAIS Group, LLC ("ZAIS Group"). References to the "Company" herein refer to ZAIS, together with its consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates.

Michael F. Szymanski, Chief Executive Officer, said, "We continue to execute upon our business plan and are actively pursuing several significant initiatives aimed at growing our residential mortgage and corporate loan businesses focusing on new originations. During this initial growth phase we remain diligently focused on positioning the Company for profitability and enhanced shareholder value, and we anticipate deploying a substantial amount of the capital raised in the business combination that closed on March 17, 2015 by early fourth quarter of this year. The new risk retention rules in the U.S. and Europe will require capital solutions on behalf of investment managers, and we are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with one of our long-standing clients to form such a vehicle. We remain confident that the opportunities available to us will produce growth for the Company and allow us to offer investors in ZAIS Group's managed investment vehicles products we could not otherwise offer."

CONSOLIDATED GAAP RESULTS

The Company recorded GAAP net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2015 of ($3.5) million compared with GAAP net income of $32.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2014. GAAP net income (loss) includes results of certain investment vehicles managed by ZAIS Group that are required to be consolidated under GAAP (the "Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group"). The Company recorded pre-tax GAAP net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2015 of ($5.2) million compared with pre-tax GAAP net income for the three months ended June 30, 2014 of $32.5 million.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had not deployed the proceeds from the business combination and consequently, the Company's results for this quarterly period may not be representative of future financial results once the proceeds from the business combination are fully deployed.

ZAIS Group Parent, LLC ("ZGP"), a majority-owned consolidated subsidiary of ZAIS, is the sole member and owns all of the equity of ZAIS Group. The consolidated financial statements include non-controlling interests of the members of ZGP other than ZAIS (the "ZGP Founder Members") which represent Class A Units of ZGP held by the ZGP Founder Members.

CONSOLIDATED NON-GAAP RESULTS

The Company recorded a net loss (excluding Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group) for the three months ended June 30, 2015 of ($5.2) million, or ($0.25) per diluted weighted average Class A common share outstanding compared with net income (excluding Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group) of $21.9 million, or $3.12 per diluted weighted average Class A common share outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2014. The number of shares of common stock that was used to calculate ZAIS's earnings per share for all periods prior to the business combination was 7,000,000, representing the interests of the ZGP Founder Members. The year-over-year decrease was primarily driven by a decrease in management fee income and incentive income of $2.2 million and $35.3 million, respectively, partially offset by a decrease in expenses related to compensation of $10.8 million, primarily related to bonuses associated with investment performance in the prior year. The decrease in incentive fees is due primarily to the end of the investment period of a particular fund where the incentive fees are recognized once the final investment performance is determined.

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company reported negative Distributable Earnings of ($3.3) million, or ($0.16) per diluted weighted average Class A common share outstanding compared with Distributable Earnings of $15.7 million, or $2.24 per diluted weighted average Class A common share outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2014.

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, the Company reported negative Adjusted EBITDA of ($4.8) million, or ($0.23) per diluted weighted average Class A common share outstanding compared with Adjusted EBITDA of $15.5 million, or $2.22 per diluted weighted average Class A common share outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2014.

Additionally, the Company had $13.3 million in gross undistributed, unrecognized incentive fee income across investment vehicles managed by ZAIS Group as of June 30, 2015. This income has not been recognized in net income (loss) under GAAP or other Non-GAAP measures of income (loss) and remains at risk and subject to reduction or elimination based on the investment performance of the related ZAIS managed investment vehicle until the contractual measurement period for incentive fees is reached.

Please see the discussion of "Non-GAAP Financial Measures", including the definitions of net income (loss) (excluding Consolidating Funds of ZAIS Group), Distributable Earnings and Adjusted EBITDA, and reconciliations of such Non-GAAP financial measures to the respective GAAP net income (loss) and pre-tax GAAP net income (loss) measures for the periods discussed above at the end of this press release.

The Company's GAAP net income (loss) and other Non-GAAP measures of income (loss) may fluctuate materially depending upon the performance of investment vehicles managed by ZAIS Group as well as other factors. Accordingly, the GAAP net income (loss) and other Non-GAAP measures of income (loss) in any particular period should not be expected to be indicative of future results.

LIQUIDITY & CAPITAL RESOURCES

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $75.2 million and debt obligations of $1.3 million.

INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL

Management will host a conference call today, August 6, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time to review the Company's financial results. The number to call for this interactive teleconference is (719) 325-2463.

A replay of the conference call will be available through Wednesday, August 12, 2015, by dialing (719) 457-0820 and entering the confirmation number, 7569539.

The live broadcast of the ZAIS quarterly conference call will also be available online at ZAIS's website, www.zaisgroupholdings.com on Thursday, August 6, 2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The online replay will follow shortly after the call and will be available for approximately one year.

SECOND QUARTER 2015 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The Company's Second Quarter 2015 Supplemental Information – June 30, 2015, is available on ZAIS's website at www.zaisgroupholdings.com. To access the presentation, go to the "ZAIS Shareholders" section of the website.

USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In addition to the results presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), this press release includes certain non-GAAP financial information, including net income (excluding Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group), Distributable Earnings (and per share measures) and Adjusted EBITDA (and per share measures). Net income (loss) (excluding Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group) is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as GAAP net income (loss) excluding the consolidating effects of the Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group. Distributable Earnings is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as GAAP net income (loss), excluding consolidating effects of Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group, net unrealized gain (loss) on investments, compensation expense related to a portion of net operating income of ZAIS Group due to certain employees of ZAIS Group, compensation expense related to incentive income in the form of percentage interests recorded before related incentive income being recognized, equity-based compensation and certain other non-cash and non-operating items. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that the Company defines as Distributable Earnings excluding any applicable taxes, interest expense and depreciation and amortization expenses.

The Company believes that providing investors with this non-GAAP financial information, in addition to the related GAAP measures, gives investors greater transparency to the information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making. However, because net income (loss) (excluding Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group), Distributable Earnings and Adjusted EBITDA are incomplete measures of the Company's financial performance and involve differences from net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, they should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, the Company's net income (loss) computed in accordance with GAAP as a measure of the Company's financial performance. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of net income (loss) (excluding Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group), Distributable Earnings and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies.

The following table presents the reconciliation of the Company's GAAP net income (loss) to its non-GAAP financial measure of net income (loss) (excluding Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group) for the periods presented in this Earnings Release.



Three Months Ended June 30,



Six Months Ended June 30,




2015



2014



2015



2014





(Dollars in thousands)


Consolidated net income (loss), net of tax (GAAP Net Income (loss))


$

(3,547)



$

32, 848



$

(6,999)



$

49,189


Addback: Elimination of Management fee income



61




1,218




120




7,481


Addback: Elimination of Incentive income



-




692




-




9,745


Addback: Elimination of Other revenues



-




17




-




38


Addback: Elimination of net gain / (loss) on investments



2




1,435




45




1,639


Less: Income of Consolidated Funds



(1,365)




(17,018)




(3,209)




(57,733)


Addback: Expenses of Consolidated Funds



445




818




1,514




87,963


Net (gain) loss on Consolidated Funds' investments



(774)




1,858




(1,984)




(67,793)


Net income (loss) (excluding Consolidated Funds of
     ZAIS Group) – Non-GAAP


$

(5,178)



$

21,868



$

(10,513)



$

30,529



















Net income (loss) (excluding Consolidated Funds
     of ZAIS Group) per diluted weighted average Class A
      common share outstanding – Non-GAAP(1)


$

(0.25)



$

3.12



$

(0.70)



$

4.36


(1) Number of diluted shares outstanding takes into account non-controlling interests in ZGP that may be exchanged for Class A common shares under certain circumstances.

The following tables present the reconciliations of the Company's GAAP pre-tax consolidated net income (loss) to its non-GAAP financial measures of Distributable Earnings and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented in this Earnings Release.



Three Months Ended June 30,



Six Months Ended June 30,




2015



2014



2015



2014





(Dollars in thousands)


Distributable Earnings - Non GAAP

















Pre-tax Consolidated Net Income (loss) (GAAP pre-tax net income (loss))


$

(5,229)



$

32,544



$

(9,582)



$

49,204


Foreign currency translation adjustment



291




43




483




(201)


Addback: Elimination of Management fee income



61




1,218




120




7,481


Addback: Elimination of Incentive income






692







9,745


Addback: Elimination of Other revenues






17







38


Less: Income of Consolidated Funds



(1,365)




(17,018)




(3,209)




(57,733)


Addback: Expenses of Consolidated Funds



445




818




1,514




87,963


Net unrealized (gain) loss on investments






(1)







2


Net (gain) loss on Consolidated Funds' investments



(774)




1,858




(1,984)




(67,793)


Addback: Compensation attributable to Income Unit Plan






2,070







4,140


Addback: Compensation attributable to equity compensation



1,616




-




1,878





Reclassification of incentive compensation






(6,850)







(6,759)


Income tax benefit / (expense)



1,671(1)




304




4,384(1)




(14)


Distributable Earnings – Non-GAAP


$

(3,284)



$

15,695



$

(6,396)



$

26,073



















Distributable Earnings per diluted weighted average Class A common share outstanding – Non-GAAP(takes into account non-controlling interests in ZGP on an as-if-exchanged basis)


$

(0.16)



$

2.24



$

(0.43)



$

3.72



















Adjusted EBITDA  - Non GAAP

















Distributable Earnings – Non-GAAP


$

(3,284)



$

15,695



$

(6,396)



$

26,073


Addback: Depreciation and amortization



146




143




208




236


Addback: Income tax (benefit) / expense



(1,671)




(304)




(4,384)




14


Adjusted EBITDA – Non-GAAP


$

(4,809)



$

15,534



$

(10,572)



$

26,323



















Adjusted EBITDA per diluted weighted average Class A common share outstanding – Non-GAAP(takes into account non-controlling interests in ZGP on an as-if-exchanged basis)


$

(0.23)



$

2.22



$

(0.70)



$

3.76


(1) Income tax benefit is calculated assuming that all of the Company's pre-tax net income (loss) was subject to income taxes.



ZAIS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
(Dollars in thousands)





June 30,
2015



December 31,
2014


Assets


(Unaudited)






Cash and cash equivalents


$

75,198



$

7,664


Income and fees receivable



2,509




4,283


Investments in affiliates, at fair value






104


Due from related parties



1,022




648


Fixed assets, net



1,015




1,091


Prepaid expenses



2,214




1,543


Deferred tax Asset



2,603





Other assets



3,232




3,310


Assets of Consolidated Funds









Cash and cash equivalents



18,637




94,212


Restricted cash



2,201




30,265


Investments, at fair value



35,799




1,126,737


Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value



28,072




31,457


Derivative assets, at fair value



2,287




6,648


Other assets



3,544




11,577


Total Assets


$

178,333



$

1,319,539


Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Equity









Liabilities









Notes payable


$

1,252



$


Compensation payable



1,578




6,094


Due to related parties



174




32


Other liabilities



3,146




3,050


Liabilities of Consolidated Funds









Notes payable of consolidated CDOs, at fair value






749,719


Securities sold, not yet purchased



10,829




19,308


Derivative liabilities, at fair value



1,138




5,785


Due to broker






21,047


Other liabilities



5,871




32,863


Total Liabilities



23,988




837,898


Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)









Redeemable Non-controlling Interests



61,626




452,925


Equity









Class A Common Stock, $0.0001 par value; 180,000,000 shares authorized; 13,870,917 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.



1




1


Class B Common Stock, $0.000001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 20,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.







Additional paid-in capital



58,834





Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)



(3,770)




18,189


Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss)



321




186


Total stockholders' equity. ZAIS Group Holdings



55,386




18,376


Non-controlling interests in ZAIS Group Parent, LLC



26,545





Non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds



10,788




10,340


Total Equity



92,719




28,716


Total Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Equity


$

178,333



$

1,319,539




ZAIS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES


Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)
(Dollars in thousands)





Three
Months Ended
June 30,
2015



Three
Months Ended
June 30,
2014



Six
Months Ended
June 30,
2015



Six
Months Ended
June 30,
2014


Revenues

















Management fee income


$

4,020



$

5,069



$

7,714



$

10,403


Incentive income



1,213




35,845




2,121




36,790


Other revenues



106




228




137




369


Income of Consolidated Funds



1,365




17,018




3,209




57,733


Total Revenues



6,704




58,160




13,181




105,295


Expenses

















Compensation and benefits



7,361




18,126




13,931




28,110


General, administrative and other



4,764




4,579




9,101




7,614


Depreciation and amortization



146




143




208




236


Expenses of Consolidated Funds



445




818




1,514




87,963


Total Expenses



12,716




23,666




24,754




123,923


Other income (loss)

















Net gain (loss) on investments






9







(21)


Other income (expense)



9




(101)




7




60


Net gains (losses) of Consolidated Funds' investments



774




(1,858)




1,984




67,793


Total Other Income (Loss)



783




(1,950)




1,991




67,832


Income (loss) before income taxes



(5,229)




32,544




(9,582)




49,204


Income tax (benefit) expense



(1,682)




(304)




(2,583)




14


Consolidated net income (loss), net of tax



(3,547)




32,848




(6,999)




49,190


Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:

















Foreign currency translation adjustment



291




43




483




(201)


Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)


$

(3,256)




32,891




(6,516)



$

48,989


Allocation of Consolidated Net Income (Loss), net of tax

















Redeemable non-controlling interests


$

1,217



$

10,656



$

2,240



$

20,252


Non-controlling interests of Consolidated Funds



414




1,885




1,276




2,141


Stockholders' equity, ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.



(2,947)







(3,770)





Non-controlling interests of ZAIS Group Parent, LLC



(2,231)




20,307




(6,745)




26,797




$

(3,547)



$

32,848



$

(6,999)



$

49,190


Allocation of Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)

















Redeemable non-controlling interests


$

1,217



$

10,692



$

2,240



$

20,226


Non-controlling interests of Consolidated Funds



414




1,885




1,276




2,141


Stockholders' equity, ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc.



(2,753)







(3,449)





Non-controlling interests of ZAIS Group Parent, LLC



(2,134)




20,314




(6,583)




26,622




$

(3,256)



$

32,891



$

(6,516)



$

48,989



















Consolidated Net Income (Loss), net of tax per Class A common share applicable to ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. Stockholders' Equity - Basic


$

(0.21)



$

2.90



$

(0.47)



$

3.83


Consolidated Net Income (Loss), net of tax per Class A common share applicable to ZAIS Group Holdings, Inc. Stockholders' Equity - Diluted


$

(0.21)



$

2.90



$

(0.53)



$

3.83



















Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

















Basic



13,870,917




7,000,000(1)




8,046,665




7,000,000(1)


Diluted



20,870,917(1)




7,000,000(1)




15,046,665(1)




7,000,000(1)


(1) Number of diluted shares outstanding takes into account non-controlling interests in ZGP that may be exchanged for Class A common shares under certain circumstances.

The following supplemental financial information illustrates the consolidating effects of the Consolidated Funds of ZAIS Group on the Company's financial position at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2014:



June 30, 2015




ZAIS


Consolidated
Funds


Eliminations


Consolidated




( Dollars in thousands )


Assets

















Cash and cash equivalents


$

75,198



$



$



$

75,198


Income and fees receivable



2,509










2,509


Investments in affiliates, at fair value



263







(263)




-


Due from related parties



1,047







(25)




1,022


Fixed assets, net



1,015










1,015


Prepaid expenses



2,214










2,214


Deferred tax asset



2,603










2,603


Other assets



3,232










3,232


Assets of Consolidated Funds

















Cash and cash equivalents






18,637







18,637


Restricted cash






2,201







2,201


Investments, at fair value






35,799







35,799


Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value






28,072







28,072


Derivative assets, at fair value






2,287







2,287


Other assets






3,544







3,544


Total Assets


$

88,081



$

90,540



$

(288)



$

178,333


Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Equity

















Liabilities

















Notes payable


$

1,252



$



$



$

1,252


Compensation payable



1,578










1,578


Due to related parties



174










174


Other liabilities



3,146










3,146


Liabilities of Consolidated Funds

















Securities sold, not yet purchased






10,829







10,829


Derivative liabilities, at fair value






1,138







1,138


Other liabilities






5,896




(25)




5,871


Total Liabilities



6,150




17,863




(25)




23,988


Commitments and Contingencies

















Redeemable Non-controlling Interests






61,875




(249)




61,626


Equity

















Class A Common Stock



1










1


Class B Common Stock













Additional paid-in-capital



58,834










58,834


Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)



(3,770)










(3,770)


Accumulated  other comprehensive income (loss)



321










321


Total stockholders' equity, ZAIS Group Holdings Inc.



55,386










55,386


Non-controlling interests in ZAIS Group Parent, LLC



26,545










26,545


Non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds






10,802




(14)




10,788


Total Equity



81,931




10,802




(14)




92,719


Total Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Equity


$

88,081



$

90,540



$

(288)



$

178,333




December 31, 2014



ZAIS


Consolidated
Funds



Eliminations



Consolidated




( Dollars in thousands )


Assets

















Cash and cash equivalents


$

7,664



$



$



$

7,664


Income and fees receivable



11,223







(6,940)




4,283


Investments in affiliates, at fair value



1,752







(1,648)




104


Due from related parties



968







(320)




648


Fixed assets, net



1,091










1,091


Prepaid expenses



1,543










1,543


Other assets



3,310










3,310


Assets of Consolidated Funds

















Cash and cash equivalents






94,212







94,212


Restricted cash






30,265







30,265


Investments, at fair value






1,126,737







1,126,737


Investments in affiliated securities, at fair value






66,219




(34,762)




31,457


Derivative assets, at fair value






6,648







6,648


Other assets






11,599




(22)




11,577


Total Assets


$

27,551



$

1,335,680



$

(43,692)



$

1,319,539


Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Equity

















Liabilities

















Compensation payable

$


6,094



$



$



$

6,094


Due to related parties



32










32


Other liabilities



3,050










3,050


Liabilities of Consolidated Funds

















Notes payable of consolidated CDOs, at fair value






784,481




(34,762)




749,719


Securities sold, not yet purchased






19,308







19,308


Derivative liabilities, at fair value






5,785







5,785


Due to broker






21,047







21,047


Other liabilities






40,144




(7,281)




32,863


Total Liabilities



9,176




870,765




(42,043)




837,898


Commitments and Contingencies (Note 14)

















Redeemable Non-controlling Interests






452,925







452,925


Equity

















Class A Common Stock



1










1


Class B Common Stock













Additional paid-in-capital













Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)



18,188




1,650




(1,649)




18,189


Accumulated  other comprehensive income



186










186


Total ZAIS Group Holdings Stockholders' Equity



18,375




1,650




(1,649)




18,376


Non-controlling interests in ZAIS Group Parent, LLC













Non-controlling interests in Consolidated Funds






10,340







10,340


Total Stockholders' Equity



18,375




11,990




(1,649)




28,716


Total Liabilities, Redeemable Non-controlling Interests and Equity


$

27,551



$

1,335,680



$

(43,692)



$

1,319,539





Three months Ended June 30, 2015




ZAIS



Consolidated
Funds



Eliminations



Consolidated




( Dollars in Thousands )


Revenues

















Management fee income


$

4,081



$



$

(61)



$

4,020


Incentive income



1,213










1,213


Other revenues



106










106


Income of Consolidated Funds






1,365







1,365


Total Revenues



5,400




1,365




(61)




6,704


Expenses

















Compensation and benefits



7,361










7,361


General, administrative and other



4,764










4,764


Depreciation and amortization



146










146


Expenses of Consolidated Funds






505




(60)




445


Total Expenses



12,271




505




(60)




12,716


Other Income (loss)

















Net gain (loss) on investments



2







(2)





Other income (expense)



9










9


Net gains of Consolidated Funds' investments






774







774


Total Other Income



11




774




(2)




783


Income before income taxes



(6,860)




1,634




(3)




(5,229)


Income tax (benefit) expense



(1,682)










(1,682)


Consolidated net income (loss) , net of tax



(5,178)




1,634




(3)




(3,547)


Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax

















Foreign currency translation adjustment



291










291


Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)


$

(4,887)



$

1,634



$

(3)



$

(3,256)




Three months Ended June 30, 2014



ZAIS



Consolidated
Funds



Eliminations



Consolidated



( Dollars in Thousands )

Revenues
















Management fee income


$

6,287



$



$

(1,218)



$

5,069

Incentive income



36,537







(692)




35,845

Other revenues



245







(17)




228

Income of Consolidated Funds



-




10,181




6,837




17,018

Total Revenues



43,069




10,181




4,910




58,160

Expenses
















Compensation and benefits



18,126










18,126

General, administrative and other



4,579










4,579

Depreciation and amortization



143










143

Expenses of Consolidated Funds






11,484




(10,666)




818

Total Expenses



22,848




11,484




(10,666)




23,666

Other Income (loss)
















Net gain (loss) on investments



1,444







(1,435)




9

Other income (expense)



(101)










(101)

Net gains of Consolidated Funds' investments






(129,093)




127,235




(1,858)

Total Other Income



1,343




(129,093)




125,800




(1,950)

Income before income taxes



21,564




(130,396)




141,376




32,544

Income tax (benefit) expense



(304)










(304)

Consolidated net income (loss) , net of tax



21,868




(130,396)




141,376




32,848

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) , net of tax
















Foreign currency translation adjustment



43










43

Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)


$

21,911



$

(130,396)



$

141,376



$

32,891







Six months Ended June 30, 2015



ZAIS



Consolidated
Funds



Eliminations



Consolidated



( Dollars in Thousands )

Revenues
















Management fee income


$

7,834



$



$

(120)



$

7,714

Incentive income



2,121










2,121

Other revenues



137










137

Income of Consolidated Funds






3,209







3,209

Total Revenues



10,092




3,209




(120)




13,181

Expenses
















Compensation and benefits



13,931










13,931

General, administrative and other



9,101










9,101

Depreciation and amortization



208










208

Expenses of Consolidated Funds






1,633




(119)




1,514

Total Expenses



23,240




1,633




(119)




24,754

Other Income (loss)
















Net gain (loss) on investments



45







(45)




Other income (expense)



7










7

Net gains of Consolidated Funds' investments






1,984







1,984

Total Other Income



52




1,984




(45)




1,991

Income before income taxes



(13,096)




3,560




(46)




(9,582)

Income tax (benefit) expense



(2,583)










(2,583)

Consolidated net income (loss) , net of tax



(10,513)




3,560




(46)




(6,999)

Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax
















Foreign currency translation adjustment



483










483

Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)


$

(10,030)



$

3,560



$

(46)



$

(6,516)



Six months Ended June 30, 2014




ZAIS



Consolidated
Funds



Eliminations



Consolidated




( Dollars in Thousands )


Revenues

















Management fee income


$

17,884



$



$

(7,481)



$

10,403


Incentive income



46,535







(9,745)




36,790


Other revenues



407







(38)




369


Income of Consolidated Funds






52,290




5,443




57,733


Total Revenues



64,826




52,290




(11,821)




105,295


Expenses

















Compensation and benefits



28,110










28,110


General, administrative and other



7,614










7,614


Depreciation and amortization



236










236


Expenses of Consolidated Funds






117,017




(29,054)




87,963


Total Expenses



35,960




117,017




(29,054)




123,923


Other Income (loss)

















Net gain (loss) on investments



1,618







(1,639)




(21)


Other income (expense)



60










60


Net gains of Consolidated Funds' investments






(58,850)




126,643




67,793


Total Other Income



1,678




(58,850)




125,004




67,832


Income before income taxes



30,544




(123,577)




142,237




49,204


Income tax (benefit) expense



14










14


Consolidated net income (loss) , net of tax



30,530




(123,577)




142,237




49,190


Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) , net of tax

















Foreign currency translation adjustment



(201)










(201)


Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)


$

30,329



$

(123,577)



$

142,237



$

48,989


ABOUT ZAIS GROUP HOLDINGS, INC.

ZAIS (NASDAQ: ZAIS) owns a majority interest in, and is the managing member of ZGP. ZGP is the sole member of ZAIS Group, an investment advisory and asset management firm focused on specialized credit strategies with approximately $4.3 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2015. Based in Red Bank, New Jersey with operations in London, ZAIS Group employs professionals across investment management, client relations, information technology, analytics, finance, law, compliance, risk management and operations. To learn more, visit www.zaisgroupholdings.com.

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CONTACT: Marilynn Meek, Financial Relations Board, 212-827-3773