Roland, a seasoned investor and former capital markets executive at Morgan Stanley, has been invested in the Continental European hospitality segment both via PropCo (Crown Fund) and Opco (Primestar) structures since Covid-19. Roland has been instrumental in advocating a structural change in the hospitality segment with a focus on digitalization of the customer journey and flexible rent structures.
At Primestar Roland successfully introduced the boutique and stay brand with June Six Hotels and June Stay offering AI- based customer journey including web based and WhatsApp check-in. Primestar currently operates 20 hotels/4,301 keys in Germany’s Top 10 cities, Vienna and Lake Garda with an impeccable exit track record: 17 of 20 Hotels were exited and currently held by AAA institutional investors. Primestar is running Germany's largest Hilton and IHG hotels in Europe offering strong liquidity and bankable AAA guarantee focusing on cash generation.
Before becoming an investor, Roland has executed more than 100 global M&A and financing transactions at Morgan Stanley based in New York, London, Frankfurt, and Singapore and started his career at KPMG Austria. He holds a Ph.D. and MBA in finance and a master’s degree in technical mathematics.