Bio

Brad Bauer, a Partner of Värde, serves as the President of the firm. He is a member of the firm's Investment Committee and serves as chairman of its Risk Committee. Based in Minneapolis, he joined the firm in 2007 and was named Partner in 2013. As President, Brad plays a central role in firm leadership and strategic direction, including global responsibility for all non-investing activities. He previously led the firm's Global Business Development and Investor Relations team. During his first six years with Värde, Brad was involved with the management of the firm's corporate credit team and related portfolios. Brad’s experience spans an array of industries and includes restructurings, liquidations and performing credit. Prior to joining Värde, Brad held senior investing and portfolio management roles focused on distressed debt and credit trading at both Deephaven Capital Management and Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Prior to Ameriprise, he worked for U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray as an analyst in the Middle-Market Mergers and Acquisitions group. Brad received a B.S. in Finance from Iowa State University, where he also competed on the University’s Varsity Golf Team. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.