Merlin Properties

Vice Chairman & CEO

Mr. Clemente has over 20 years’ experience as a real estate professional. He has worked at Garrigues, Bankers Trust REIB, DB Real Estate and RREEF, as Managing Director. Mr Clemente has participated in transactions with an aggregate volume of approximately €5.0 billion across all property sectors. These include the sale and leaseback of the Tree Portfolio, the largest real estate transaction executed in Europe in 2009.

During his tenure at RREEF, he was responsible for a team managing an asset portfolio of more than €3.0 billion, representing the full range of global funds advised by RREEF. This team also raised seven investment vehicles, of which two are still active, representing approximately €500 million of equity on behalf of Spanish private clients and family offices.

Mr. Clemente holds superior degrees in Law and in Economics & Business Administration, with a specialisation in Finance, from ICADE (E-3), is a lecturer of the MRE programme at IE Business School and a member of the Spanish Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Corporate Director

Mr. Ollero has over 13 years’ experience as a real estate professional. He has worked at Arthur Andersen, FCC Construcción, Deutsche Bank M&A and RREEF, as Managing Director. During his tenure at RREEF, he led the execution of real estate transactions with an aggregate value of approximately €4.0 billion, ranging from Core to Opportunistic, as well as the subsequent asset management of the resulting portfolios. He also played a key role in the structuring and equity raising of five investment vehicles for the Iberian peninsula and Morocco, in cooperation with the Private Wealth Management Division of Deutsche Bank.

Mr. Ollero holds superior degrees in Law and in Economics & Business Administration, with a specialisation in Finance, from ICADE (E-3).