Zealous Trading Group, Inc. (OTCBB: ZLST; "ZATS"; http://www.ZealousATS.com; see merger information in "About Zealous Trading Group" below), has retained The Investor Relations Group, Inc. (IRG), based in New York City, to serve as its investor relations and corporate communications firm.
Zealous Trading Group owns Zealous ATS, LLC, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Zealous Capital Markets, LLC. Zealous Alternative Trading System, or ZATS, plans to be a global electronic marketplace used to support and execute trades for buyers and sellers of restricted and illiquid securities.
"Since the launch of our business, we offer an integrated electronic platform for the trading of restricted securities," said Zealous Trading Group President and Chief Executive Officer, Milton "Todd" Ault III. "Our system is built on proven, scalable technology and intuitive user functionality to provide the best trading experience. Our company is dedicated to evolving the marketplace by increasing accessibility, maximizing transparency and liquidity to optimize our participants' trading strategies."
Mr. Ault continued: "As we move forward and continue to grow, the Investor Relations Group will play an integral role in communicating Zealous' message to the investment community and the media-at-large."
IRG will strive to increase investor and industry awareness of Zealous Trading Group within the U.S. and world markets by introducing the company and its management to pre-qualified fund managers, analysts, and the media.
About The Investor Relations Group, Inc.
The Investor Relations Group, Inc. (IRG) offers a full-service corporate communications program designed to suit the many unique needs of Alternative Public Offering (APO) companies. The program utilizes a proprietary, targeted approach to reach institutional investors, analysts, and the media-at-large. For further information, please visit the company's website at www.investorrelationsgroup.com.
About Zealous Trading Group, Inc.
On July 16, 2007, Zealous Trading Group, Inc. (fka Atlantic Syndication Network, Inc.), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement") with its wholly-owned subsidiary, ASNI II, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ASNI-II") and Zealous Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Zealous"). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Zealous will merge with and into ASNI-II, with ASNI-II as the surviving corporation of the merger (the "Merger"). As a result of the Merger, Zealous will become a wholly-owned subsidiary, through which our operations will be conducted.
Zealous owns Zealous ATS, LLC, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Zealous Capital Markets, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and registered Broker-Dealer, Member FINRA/SIPC.
About Zealous ATS, LLC
Zealous ATS, LLC (Alternative Trading System) or "ZATS" plans to be a global electronic marketplace used to support and execute trades for buyers and sellers of restricted and illiquid securities.
Zealous Alternative Trading System, in connection with Transfer Online Technology Development, LLC, has been tested and used successfully for over 18 months with a major NYSE financial institution, trading a single stock under Rule 144a. Now, ZATS has been rolled out to a limited number of users, providing them the ability to trade restricted stock and illiquid securities of over 1,100 public and private company securities on a negotiated basis.
The next generation of ZATS, now under development, will offer an integrated electronic platform for the trading of alternative assets globally. The ZATS marketplace will be a global community of trading counterparties. The intention is to provide an infrastructure on which to optimize the investment and trading strategies for participants.
ZATS will combine an open trading platform with an automated documentation, escrow, transfer and settlement support. It brings technology to the cumbersome, fragmented and paper intensive transaction process for the primary offering and secondary trading market for: PIPE offerings (private investment in public equity); warrants; domestic and international private equity offerings; Rule 144a equity securities; restricted stock of public companies; block sales of thinly traded non-NMS registered stock; limited partnership offerings and secondary LP interests; structured equity and debt products including emerging markets, illiquid bonds, loans.
ZATS will bring buyers and sellers together seamlessly and anonymously creating a more liquid, fluid centralized marketplace. Users will include: hedge funds; domestic and foreign Broker-Dealers, registered investment advisors; domestic and foreign issuers; accredited individuals; family offices; mutual funds; attorneys and accountants; corporate insiders; affiliates; minority stakeholders; private equity and venture capital funds; real estate syndicates; and third party marketers.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified as such because the context of the statement will include words such as Zealous Trading Group, Inc. (fka Atlantic Syndication Network, Inc.) plans, expects, should, believes, anticipates or words of similar import. Stockholders, potential investors and other readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are predictions based only on current information and expectations that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause future events or results to differ materially from those set forth or implied by the forward-looking statements. Certain of those risks and uncertainties are discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These forward-looking statements are only made as of the date of this press release and Zealous Trading Group, Inc., does not undertake any obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
For more information, visit http://www.ZealousATS.com.
