Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management (REIM) has appointed Klaus Schmitz as Chief Investment Officer Europe and Executive Chairman of Edmond de Rothschild REIM UK, effective 1st September 2025.
Based in London, Klaus will join the Edmond de Rothschild REIM Executive Committee and report to co-CEOs Pierre Jacquot and Arnaud Andrieu. In his dual role, he will lead Edmond de Rothschild REIM’s pan-European investment strategy, lead investment activity and help strengthen relationships with capital partners across key markets.
As part of his new role, Klaus will maximise the Real Estate business’s ability to meet investor requirements with equity and debt investments across logistics, residential, mixed-use, and operational real estate. He will chair Edmond de Rothschild REIM Investment Committee.
As Executive Chairman of Edmond de Rothschild REIM UK, he will support the local team to further expand in the UK market and strengthen the firm’s presence close to institutional partners in London.
Klaus brings nearly 20 years of experience in real estate private equity, capital markets, and cross-border transactions. He joins from Ares Management, where he was a Managing Director focusing on the DACH market. He also served as Executive Chairman and Board Member of Peach Property Group, a Swiss-listed residential platform and held positions at Starwood Capital Group, N.M. Rothschild & Sons, and PIMCO.
Klaus holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BSc in Philosophy and Economics from the London School of Economics. His track record spans residential, logistics, office, NPLs, special situations, and distressed credit.
Pierre Jacquot, Co-CEO of Edmond de Rothschild REIM, said: "We are very pleased to welcome Klaus to the leadership team. His deep investment expertise, cross-border experience, and entrepreneurial approach will contribute to bringing our European platform to the next level."
Edmond de Rothschild REIM is a conviction-driven real estate investment platform with €12.6 billion assets under management1, targeting specific investment strategies in select markets with a strong ESG focus. The team executes equity and debt investments, focused on the green office, industrial/logistics and modern residential sectors across Europe. Edmond de Rothschild REIM has more than 150 people in eight offices across the UK, France, Benelux, Germany and Switzerland
1. As of December 2024
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About Edmond de Rothschild
Edmond de Rothschild is an investment house founded on the conviction that, when harnessed for the good of the real economy, wealth can have a meaningful impact and help to rejuvenate the concept of progress.
Driven by a culture of financial foresight for nearly three centuries, Edmond de Rothschild specialises in private banking and asset management, boasting recognised expertise in its main business lines of: wealth management, wealth engineering, life insurance, services for independent wealth managers, corporate finance, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, liquid strategies, and fund administration. The 100% family ownership structure gives the investment house real independence, serving to align with the interests of its clients and fostering the emergence of financial solutions adapted to the specific needs of a client base of families, entrepreneurs and institutional investors. At 31 December 2024, the Edmond de Rothschild Group had over CHF 184 billion in assets under management and a robust balance sheet with a CET1 of 19.7%. With more than 2,700 employees in 29 global locations, it ranks as a key player in the main markets where it operates, including Geneva, Luxembourg, Paris and Monaco.
Edmond de Rothschild is at the heart of a unique ecosystem of businesses ranging from farming, wine-making and hospitality to family philanthropic activities, the Gitana offshore racing team and the perfume house Caron.