MILAN – Värde Partners, Barclays investment bank and Guber Banca announced today the joint acquisition of a portfolio of non-performing loans originated by 53 cooperative banks, rural banks and popolari banks spread throughout Italy.

NEW YORK and MINNEAPOLIS – An investor group led by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (“Apollo”) (NYSE:APO) and Värde Partners, Inc. (“Värde”) completed the previously announced acquisition of an approximately 40.5% equity interest in OneMain Holdings, Inc. (“OneMain”) (NYSE:OMF) from investment funds managed by an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC for $26.00 per share.

MINNEAPOLIS – Värde Partners, the global alternative investment firm, today announced the closing of a $61.5 million loan for a 729,000 square foot office park.

MINNEAPOLIS – Värde Partners, the global alternative investment firm, is pleased to announce that its CEO and Co-Founder, George Hicks, and Co-CIO, Ilfryn Carstairs, both participated in panel discussions at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, California this week.