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DWS Appoints Barbara Richter as Head of Asset Based Finance
4/3/2026
Appointment strengthens DWS’s asset based and specialty finance capabilities
Move supports continued expansion across private credit and structured asset strategies
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DWS today announced the appointment of Barbara Richter as Head of Asset Based Finance, further strengthening the firm’s capabilities across private credit and asset based investment strategies.
Barbara brings extensive experience across asset based finance, structured credit and private investments, with a strong track record in building and scaling asset backed platforms across Europe and globally.
Prior to joining DWS, Barbara was a Managing Director at Värde Partners in London, where she served as Co Head of the Asset Based Finance business with responsibility for EMEA as well as global whole loan investing. In this role, Barbara successfully built out the asset based finance platform, supported the fundraising, and oversaw a team of investment professionals. Barbara’s experience spans corporate lending and asset purchases across consumer and commercial assets, including SME lending, consumer and auto finance, structured risk transfer transactions and mezzanine lending across multiple jurisdictions.
Previously, Barbara held senior roles at Goldman Sachs in Structured Credit Trading and Credit and Mortgages Structuring, where her responsibilities included secondary trading and underwriting of loans and bonds across transportation, project finance and asset backed markets, as well as bespoke credit solutions and balance sheet optimisation transactions.
Barbara holds a PhD and MPhil in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge and a BA in Chemistry and Physics from Harvard University.
Patrick Connors, Global Head of Private Credit at DWS, commented: “Barbara’s appointment reflects our continued investment in strengthening our private credit and asset based finance capabilities to meet growing investor demand for differentiated, high quality investment solutions. We will continue to leverage our long-term cooperation with Deutsche Bank as we scale our private credit platform.”