Värde Partners Completes Acquisition of Fairstone, Canada’s Largest Non-Bank Consumer Lender

MINNEAPOLIS – Värde Partners, the $12 billion global alternative investment firm, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of portfolio company, CitiFinancial Canada, Inc., and has rebranded the company under the new name “Fairstone Financial Inc.” Värde Partners and J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC purchased CitiFinancial Canada in 2016 with the goal of strengthening…

Värde Partners Acquires Boscolo Hotels: Transaction is one of the Largest Deals in the Italian Hotel Sector Since Global Financial Crisis

MILAN – Värde Partners, the $12 billion global alternative investment firm, today closed on its acquisition of 100% of the equity of Gruppo Boscolo, the Italian luxury hotel group. The agreement follows Värde’s acquisition of over 90% of the company’s outstanding debt from its original lenders via 9 separate transactions. The original lending group advanced…

Värde Partners Acquires Stake in Guber, Sees Significant Opportunity in Management of Italy’s Non-Performing Loans

BRESCIA, ITALY – Värde Partners, the $12 billion global alternative investment firm, today announced its acquisition of a 33% share of Guber, the independent Italian servicer with over 25 years of experience managing secured and unsecured credits in the Italian market. Working with the founders of the company, Värde intends to support the continued growth…

Värde Partners and Lamda Development Reach Agreement On Greek Shopping Center Deal

ATHENS – Värde Partners, the $12 billion global alternative investment firm, today reached agreement, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, with Lamda Development for a minority share of the newly established subsidiary company Lamda Malls S.A. The result of this transaction is that both companies are owners of Golden Hall and Mediterranean Cosmos Shopping Centers. Värde’s investment…

Värde Partners Completes $208 Million Issuance of Notes Secured by Real Estate Loans and Assets

MINNEAPOLIS – Värde Partners, an alternative investor in broad strategies including commercial and residential mortgage markets, today announced that certain of its subsidiaries completed the issuance of $208.5 million in notes secured primarily by real estate loans and assets. The notes yield 3.60%. “We are very pleased with the execution of this transaction and the…