Yolanda Schmidtke is Managing Partner and co-founder of Xentury, where she drives deal origination, execution, fundraising, and strategic direction. Previously, she co-founded Periskop Partners AG, scaling AUM to €2.5bn+ by building a multi-strategy platform with sub-GPs across real estate debt, logistics, and senior living. She raised over €2bn in institutional capital and led fund structuring and governance. Earlier, at GxP German Properties, she managed real estate deals, structured 12 SMAs, and led a reverse IPO with MM Warburg. Her leadership drives Xentury’s growth and long-term value creation.
Xentury is a London-based global investment management firm dedicated to providing private market solutions through GP staking investments. The firm offers anchor capital and strategic support to seed the real asset portfolios of emerging asset managers by acquiring minority stakes in their management companies, helping them scale and succeed. Xentury is backed by an experienced team with decades of expertise in both real estate and GP stake investing.
As institutional investors continue to pursue long-term, high-conviction strategies in real estate, one emerging approach is drawing attention: GP stake investing.
The European real estate landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by enduring demographic, consumer, and technological shifts. Four sectors in particular are emerging as the most resilient, scalable, and institutionally appealing.
