Karsten Schmitz

Karsten is a Managing Director with PEI, having joined the firm in 2022. Karsten was most recently an Executive Director and Head of US Loan Syndications with ABN AMRO in New York, where he led financings in the power, energy and infrastructure sectors. Prior to ABN AMRO, Karsten was a Director in Global Markets Loan Syndicate at BNP Paribas in New York with a focus on project and asset financings.

areas of expertise

  • Loan Syndication & Distribution

  • IG and Leveraged Structured & Project Finance

  • Experience across various Sectors and Asset Classes

  • Commercial Bank and Institutional Markets

career

  • PEI Global Partners, Managing Director – Power, Energy & Infrastructure

  • ABN AMRO, Executive Director & Head of US Loan Syndications – Structured Finance

  • BNP Paribas, Director – Global Markets Loan Syndicate

  • DZ Bank, Analyst – Project & Structured Finance

education

  • MBA, Columbia University, Columbia Business School

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management