Archive: Announcements

LONDON – Värde Partners is pleased to share that Brad Bauer, Global Head of Private Debt, and Elena Lieskovska, Head of European Specialty Finance, each participated in panel discussions at the Milken Institute London Summit on December 4, 2018. During the New Rules: Open Banking, FinTech, and Big Tech panel, Elena addressed the evolving dynamics in financial…

Focus to remain on building new brand of curated, contemporary hôtellerie based on distinctive properties in Italy and across Europe MILAN – Milan-based hotel group The Dedica Anthology is pleased to announce that it successfully completed its planned €337 million refinancing. The lender is Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies, and the facilities will refinance legacy…

Approximately $400 Million Committed Capital Ends Fundraising Above Target SINGAPORE – Värde Partners, a leading global alternative investment firm, today announced the final close of the Värde Asia Credit Fund (“the Fund”) with approximately $400 million of committed capital. The Fund, which exceeded its $250 million target and closed after six months, is the firm’s first…

LISBON – Värde Partners, a leading global alternative investment firm, today announced that funds managed by Värde have acquired Imopólis – Sociedade Gestora de Fundos de Investimento Imobiliário, SA (“Imopólis”), a Portuguese regulated real estate asset manager, and FIIF ImoDesenvolvimento, a closed-end commercial real estate fund. Värde plans to use the platform to invest in Portugal…

MADRID – Värde Partners and WiZink today announced the completion of the previously announced agreement for Värde to acquire the remaining 49% of WiZink from Banco Santander, S.A. and its subsidiary Banco Popular Español, S.A. (jointly “Grupo Santander”). In 2014, Värde Partners acquired a 51% stake in WiZink, a leading independent digital bank specializing in…

MINNEAPOLIS – Värde Partners, a leading global alternative investment firm, today announced the closing of a commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation (CRE CLO). This is the firm’s second CRE CLO this year. The asset pool consists of 25 floating-rate mortgages secured by 27 properties and has an aggregate unpaid principal balance of $457.8 million.…

NEW YORK – Värde Partners, the global alternative investment firm, announced today the hire of Mona Girotra as Global Head of Consultant Relations in Värde’s Business Development and Investor Relations group. Based in New York, Mona will focus on developing Värde’s relationships with consultants and institutional advisors around the world. She will also work with…

MINNEAPOLIS – Värde Partners, the global alternative investment firm, today announced the closing of a $77.7 million loan for Triangle Plaza, a 636,000 square foot, Class A office complex located in Chicago, Illinois. The loan provides financing for the leasehold acquisition of Triangle Plaza. The Class A office towers are located in Chicago’s O’Hare submarket…

Via Célere to Become Largest Residential Developer in Spain MADRID – Värde Partners, the global alternative investment firm, today announced plans for Via Célere, a residential property developer in Spain, to acquire the land bank assets of Aelca, another residential developer and asset manager in Spain. Following the transaction, Via Célere will be the largest…

SINGAPORE – Värde Partners is pleased to share that Ilfryn Carstairs, Partner and Global Co-CIO, spoke on the Uncertain Times: The State of Global Capital Markets panel at Milken Institute Asia Summit in Singapore on September 13, 2018. The discussion, moderated by Michael Milken, covered the impacts of geopolitics, trade and technology on the global investment landscape…