Archive: Värde In the News

Jim Dunbar, Partner and Head of Real Estate Lending, spoke with PERE Credit about the significant uptick in U.S. multifamily originations by US real estate credit managers in the first half of 2026. Jim shared that while multifamily gets the spotlight, the shift toward non-bank lenders is visible across property sectors and signals that private…

Haseeb Malik, Partner and Head of Asia Credit, spoke at DealStreetAsia’s Asia PE-VC Summit about the state of private credit in Asia Pacific. Asia only accounts for about 6% of global private credit, and with large, growing economies and improving credit culture, he argued that the region presents far more opportunities than the capital available today.

Haseeb Malik, Head of Asia Credit, was interviewed on Bond Street, presented by CNBC-TV18, discussing the firm's view on Indian credit market opportunities. Malik highlighted India’s credit system growing from roughly $3 trillion toward $5 trillion by decade’s end, driven by infrastructure investment and rising AI-related data center buildout. He noted India’s credit markets remain in early innings compared to the US and Europe, with private credit still nascent but growing quickly.

Haseeb Malik, Partner and Head of Asia Credit, spoke with DealStreetAsia about the scale of the opportunities in Asia Pacific private credit. "Asia’s GDPs are large. Consumption stories are intact. The credit culture has evolved positively across markets, from both a government and borrower standpoint.”

Haseeb Malik, Partner and Head of Asia Credit, spoke with Private Debt Investor about the forces driving India's private credit opportunity. India's rapidly growing economy, improved credit culture, constrained bank lending and demand for capital being fueled by a wave of consolidation across asset-heavy industries such as renewables and infrastructure have created an environment where private lenders can often achieve better spreads and covenants than in developed markets. "We are seeing a broadening of LP interest, both globally and domestically, as India private credit moves from a niche allocation to a more mainstream one. Geopolitical-driven diversification is part of this, but so is a growing recognition that the local consumption story here is real and the window to capture the early-market premium will not be available forever.”

Missy Dolski, Partner and Global Head of Asset-Based Finance, spoke with Structured Credit Investor about her path into Asset-Based Finance as well as the trends and opportunities she sees in the asset class today.

Missy Dolski, Global Head of Asset-Based Finance, spoke with Private Debt Investor about the reshaping of the private credit landscape and the rapid growth of asset-based finance, which is predicted to reach around $9 trillion by the end of 2029. She highlights lending to fintech companies as one of the most compelling opportunities Värde sees in ABF today. Technology-driven lending platforms are transforming how small businesses and consumers access credit and, by extension, creating opportunities for firms like Värde to provide capital to support their growth.

Värde was featured in Real Estate Capital Europe's 2025 Active Lenders report. The report highlights Värde's growing presence in the European real estate lending market, where the firm has worked alongside experienced sponsors and advisors to finance high-quality real estate assets across the UK and Europe.

In a conversation with PERE Credit, Jim Dunbar, Partner and Head of Real Estate Lending, makes the case that the growth in commercial real estate bridge lending is more than just a short-term phenomenon; it’s indicative of the evolving and maturing non-bank lending landscape. Värde’s bridge loan lending profiles include construction takeout, value-add and increasingly more stabilized properties as well. “We’re seeing more deals on stabilized real estate assets, where the borrowers want to keep flexibility and don’t want to enter into a five- or 10-year, fixed-rate loan that is potentially difficult to prepay. We’re bridging them to the last turn of the rent roll before a sale or bridging them into what could be lower rates in the future. I believe that is part of a maturing landscape for the non-bank lending universe.”

Värde’s Head of Real Estate Lending, Jim Dunbar, joined Bloomberg Surveillance to share his insights on the U.S. real estate lending landscape. He discusses valuations, CRE CLO issuance and Värde's approach to investing in student housing. You can listen to the segment here.