RoundShield hires investment director from Round Hill

RoundShield Partners has appointed Drazen Visnjevac as a director in the investment team.  In his new role, Visnjevac will focus on the origination, underwriting and execution of purpose-built student accommodation investments across Western Europe and the UK, sourcing off-market opportunities. He joins from Round Hill Capital, where he was senior vice president of investments. Prior to this he was an investment associate at the Social Hub. RoundShield has raised more than $4bn (£3bn) of equity across its real estate and asset-backed credit strategies and has invested more than €1.5bn in PBSA assets across the UK, Spain and Germany. Max Leeb, general partner at RoundShield Partners, said: “Given the stark supply-demand imbalances we see across large parts of Europe within the PBSA sector, we expect to continue to deploy significant capital in the space. We are confident that we will be able to leverage Drazen’s experience and track record to continue sourcing and executing on highly attractive opportunities across Western Europe and the UK.”