George G. Hicks

Värde Management LP (VMLP) serves as the investment advisor to various private funds which focus on global credit and event-driven strategies primarily within the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific markets. The funds may include closed-end funds and hedge funds. The closed-end funds are structured in a private equity format. Värde may also, on occasion, form co-investment vehicles to participate in certain investments alongside the private funds.Värde’s investing activities seek to invest in undervalued investment opportunities or inefficient markets and to invest in financial assets at a discount to their intrinsic value. The firm strives to identify catalysts for value recognition and to manage risk through diversified investment programs and trading strategies. The firm's offers several significant global investment strategies which encompass investments across the liquidity spectrum in a variety of segments.The Corporate Assets & Sovereign Debt segment includes investments in debt and equity instruments issued by corporate entities, as well as government-issued debt and also includes thematic investments within industries that are experiencing disruptions or distress.The Mortgages segment is comprised of investments in certain real estate mortgages, either directly or indirectly via securities that are backed by underlying real estate assets. This segment also includes investments in companies that originate and/or service such mortgages.The Real Estate segment focuses on investments that arise from lending to commercial entities that develop or manage real property assets, investments in loans and securities that are secured by commercial real estate assets and direct investments in real estate assets or companies that are involved in developing property or originating commercial real estate loans.The Transportation segment is comprised of investments in transportation and infrastructure assets, including loans secured by assets associated with the transportation and infrastructure sectors as well as investments in companies that operate in those sectors.The Specialty Finance segment focuses on investments in assets related to commercial and consumer credits, including credit cards, auto loans and small business loans as well as investments in companies that originate and/or service those credits.

Värde Partners, Inc. provides investment advisory services. It serves foundations and endowments, pension plans, insurance companies, other institutional investors and private clients. The company was founded by George G. Hicks, Gregory Scott McMillian and Marcia Lynn Page in 1993 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of Värde Management LP, Varde Partners Europe Ltd. is a company headquartered in London, UK. The firm acts as an alternative investment manager. It was founded in 1993 by George G. Hicks and Marcia Lynn Page. George G. Hicks has been the CEO since the company founding.The company says this about itself: Värde Partners is a $13 billion global alternative investment firm that employs a value-based approach to investing across a broad array of geographies, segments and asset types, including real estate, corporate credit, mortgages, specialty finance, real assets and infrastructure. The firm sponsors and manages a family of private investment funds with a global investor base that includes foundations and endowments, pension plans, insurance companies, other institutional investors and private clients. Founded in 1993, Värde employs nearly 300 people globally with regional headquarters in Minneapolis, London and Singapore.