Matt Mach is a Managing Director on the U.S. Corporate investment team and the emerging markets team. Based in Minneapolis, he joined the firm in 2008.
Prior to joining Värde, Matt was on the Fixed Income Trade Support desk at Piper Jaffray. Prior to Piper Jaffray, he founded and ran a skateboard company.
Matt graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Minor in Mathematics.
Matteo Masi is a Managing Director on the European Corporate and Traded Credit team. Based in London, he joined the firm in 2019.
Prior to joining Värde, Matteo worked as a director in the London office of Bayside Capital and HIG WhiteHorse (both part of HIG Capital), where he focused on corporate credit opportunities.
Before HIG, Matteo was a senior associate in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs where he worked on a wide range of M&A, equity and debt capital market transactions.
Matteo holds an M.B.A. from the London Business School.
Hemang Mehta is a Managing Director on the Asia Corporate and Traded Credit team. Based in Singapore, he joined the firm in 2018.
Prior to joining Värde, Hemang was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs in their Investment Banking Division.
Hemang received a Bachelor’s of Commerce majoring in Actuarial Studies and Bachelor’s in Applied Finance from Macquarie University. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.
Jon Miller is a Managing Director on Värde’s Mortgage team. He is responsible for cultivating new investment channels and sourcing commercial real estate financing opportunities in the U.S. Based in Minneapolis, he joined the firm in 2016.
Prior to joining Värde, Jon spent five years in mortgage banking at NorthMarq Capital where he focused on originating, placing and closing commercial real estate loans for clients. Previously, Jon spent five years on the commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) capital markets desk at Morgan Stanley in New York. He started his career at a real estate development and management firm based in Monterey, California.
Jon earned a B.B.A. in Finance and Real Estate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Barbara Richter is a Managing Director on the Financial Services & Diversified Private Credit team. She serves as Head of European Financial Services and leads the firm’s whole loan program, including loan portfolio acquisitions and other related asset-based investing. Based in London, she joined the firm in 2016.
Prior to joining Värde, Barbara worked for eight years at Goldman Sachs, most recently as a director in Structured Credit Trading.
Barbara graduated from Harvard with a B.A. in Chemistry and Physics and received a PhD in Chemistry from University of Cambridge.
Alek Roomet is a Managing Director on Värde’s Mortgage team. He is responsible for cultivating new investment channels and sourcing commercial real estate financing opportunities in the U.S. Based in New York, he joined the firm in 2016.
Prior to joining Värde, Alek was a Principal at Ares Management where he focused on originating and acquiring commercial real estate loans, mezzanine loans and preferred equity investments. Prior to Ares, Alek worked at Wrightwood Capital and Cohen & Steers Capital Management.
Alek graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in History and received an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.