Z Capital Partners filed an investor presentation supporting its nomination of two candidates to the Affinity Gaming Board. Z Capital currently owns more than 30% of Affinity Gaming. Z Capital Partners has offered to buy all the outstanding shares of Affinity Gaming that it doesn’t own.

Z Capital Partners has offered to buy all the outstanding shares of Affinity Gaming that it doesn’t already own for $14 a share, according to an SEC filing. Z Capital owns 30.5% of Affinity’s outstanding stock. Press reports are valuing the deal at $196.8 million. Las Vegas-based Affinity is a casino operator.

Z Capital Partners is fundraising for its second special situations fund. Lake Forest, Ill.-based Z Capital is looking to raise $500 million, according to an SEC filing dated Dec. 31.

Z Capital Partners said Monday that four members of its team were promoted to senior MD and Partner. They include Martin Auerbach, Christopher Kipley, Rahul Sawhney and Jonathan Schmugge. The four execs were previously MDs.

Z Capital Partners has acquired a nearly 25% stake in Affinity Gaming. Financial terms were not announced. Las Vegas-based Affinity is a diversified casino gaming company with 12 casinos spread throughout Nevada, Missouri and Iowa. PRESS RELEASE Z Capital Partners, L.L.C. (“Z Capital”), a private equity firm focused on revitalizing businesses, today announced that it [...]

Neways Enterprises, Utah-based maker of dietary supplements and personal care products, has completed an out-of-court restructuring to reduce its debt, the company announced. As a result of the transaction, private equity firm Z Capital Partners and funds affiliated with S.A.C. Capital Advisors will own a majority of Neways. Golden Gate Capital will maintain an equity stake, the company said. Terms of the deal were not released.

Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, a franchisor in the premium snack food industry, has appointed a new board of directors. The business is majority-owned by Z Capital Partners and The Carlyle Group. PRESS RELEASE Mrs. Fields Famous Brands (the “Company”), a franchisor of Mrs. Fields and TCBY, today announces a new board of directors as the [...]

Utah-based Mrs. Fields’ Famous Brands, franchisor of cookie-maker and TCBY, completed a refinancing with Z Capital Partners and the Carlyle Group. Specifics of the transaction were not publicized.