Ismael Clemente has experience as a real estate professional since 1998

Prior to founding MERLIN, he worked at Garrigues, Bankers Trust REIB, DB Real Estate and RREEF, as Managing Director, having participated in transactions with a total volume of approximately 5,000 million euros in all types of real estate assets. These include the sale and leaseback of the Tree portfolio, the largest real estate transaction in Europe in 2009

Ismael has been CEO of MERLIN since its foundation

He holds superior degrees in Law and in Economics & Business Administration, with a specialisation in Finance, from ICADE (E-3) and is member of the Spanish Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI)