Zachary Viders

Director/Board Member at VERTEX ENERGY

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Zachary B. Viders currently works at Vertex Energy, Inc., as Director from 2025 and BlackRock Private Equity Partners, as Managing Director & Portfolio Manager from 2016.
Mr. Viders also formerly worked at Niagara Corp., as Director, Octagon Credit Opportunities LLC, as Managing Director, The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois), as Associate, Gradient Partners LP, as Credit Analyst, and Kohlberg & Co. LLC, as Vice President from 2008 to 2013.
Mr. Viders received his Masters Business Admin degree in 2005 from Columbia Business School and undergraduate degree in 1999 from Harvard University.

Zachary Viders active positions

Companies	Position	Start
VERTEX ENERGY	Director/Board Member	21/01/2025
BlackRock Private Equity Partners BlackRock Private Equity Partners Investment ManagersFinance BlackRock PEP seeks investment opportunities in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for secondaries, LBOs, mezzanine, distressed and growth stage transactions. The firm also makes co-investments.	Private Equity Investor	01/05/2016

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Former positions of Zachary Viders

Companies	Position	End
Kohlberg & Co. LLC Kohlberg & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kohlberg & Co invests in middle market companies located in the United States with an enterprise value of USD 500 - 5000 million and with an EBITDA of USD 50 - 250 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of healthcare and service sectors. It provides financing for buyouts and credit capital requirements.	Private Equity Investor	01/05/2013
Octagon Credit Opportunities LLC Octagon Credit Opportunities LLC Investment ManagersFinance Octagon Credit Opportunities' investment platform focuses on distressed debt situations, primarily through the purchase of leveraged loans, as well as other debt obligations of financially troubled companies. The firms seeks to invest in businesses that are experiencing financial pressures related to a cyclical downturn or are facing operating or other business issues that may necessitate a change in ownership. Octagon Credit Opportunities often employs an activist approach to investment activities and takes an active role in the reorganization process of targeted companies.	Portfolio Manager-Fixed Income	-
Niagara Corp. Niagara Corp. SteelNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures cold-drawn steel bars	Director/Board Member	-
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides engineering services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Gradient Partners LP Gradient Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Gradient manages the Gradient FC Master Ltd., Gradient OC Master Ltd., Gradient Opportunistic Credits Ltd. and the Gradient Fundamental Credits Ltd. Gradient specializes in distressed debt, deleveraged buyouts and rescue loan originations.	Analyst-Equity	-

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Niagara Corp. Niagara Corp. SteelNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures cold-drawn steel bars	Non-Energy Minerals
Harvard University Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Kohlberg & Co. LLC Kohlberg & Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kohlberg & Co invests in middle market companies located in the United States with an enterprise value of USD 500 - 5000 million and with an EBITDA of USD 50 - 250 million. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of healthcare and service sectors. It provides financing for buyouts and credit capital requirements.	Finance
The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) The Blackstone Group, Inc. (Illinois) Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides engineering services	Industrial Services
Gradient Partners LP Gradient Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Gradient manages the Gradient FC Master Ltd., Gradient OC Master Ltd., Gradient Opportunistic Credits Ltd. and the Gradient Fundamental Credits Ltd. Gradient specializes in distressed debt, deleveraged buyouts and rescue loan originations.	Finance
Vertex Energy, Inc. Vertex Energy, Inc. Oil Refining/MarketingEnergy Minerals Refines and markets conventional & alternative fuels used motor oil and petroleum by products	Energy Minerals
BlackRock Private Equity Partners BlackRock Private Equity Partners Investment ManagersFinance BlackRock PEP seeks investment opportunities in companies located across the globe. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for secondaries, LBOs, mezzanine, distressed and growth stage transactions. The firm also makes co-investments.	Finance
Octagon Credit Opportunities LLC Octagon Credit Opportunities LLC Investment ManagersFinance Octagon Credit Opportunities' investment platform focuses on distressed debt situations, primarily through the purchase of leveraged loans, as well as other debt obligations of financially troubled companies. The firms seeks to invest in businesses that are experiencing financial pressures related to a cyclical downturn or are facing operating or other business issues that may necessitate a change in ownership. Octagon Credit Opportunities often employs an activist approach to investment activities and takes an active role in the reorganization process of targeted companies.	Finance
Columbia Business School Columbia Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services