Bio

Andrew Lenk, a Partner of Värde, leads the Asset Management function, which he developed for the firm, and is member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Based in Minneapolis, he joined the firm in 2001 and was named Partner in 2008. Under Andy’s leadership, the Asset Management team partners with Värde’s global team of investment professionals to drive value in key positions held by the Värde funds. More specifically, this team seeks to optimize investment performance through active real estate management, capital markets expertise and operational support of private equity investments. Prior to his current role, Andy oversaw the global Finance and Operations functions at Värde, and spent his first seven years focused on investing in U.S. and European corporate opportunities. Prior to joining Värde, Andy worked in U.S. Bancorp’s Leveraged Lending division, providing financing to private equity backed companies in connection with acquisitions and recapitalizations across a variety of industries. Prior to U.S. Bancorp, he worked in the operational and finance functions of Jostens, Inc., as well as in the business assurance practice of Coopers & Lybrand. Andy received a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is a CPA (inactive).