Oliver Haarmann

Carl Ludwig Oliver Haarmann (born September 1967) is a German private equity financier, and a founding partner of Searchlight Capital Partners.[1][2]

Oliver Haarmann
BornSeptember 1967 (age 56)
NationalityGerman
Alma materBrown University
Harvard Business School
Occupationbusinessman
Titlefounding partner, Searchlight Capital Partners
SpouseMala Gaonkar
Children2

Early life

Oliver Haarmann was born in September 1967.[3][4] He earned a bachelor's degree in history and international relations from Brown University in 1990, and an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1996.[5]

Career

Haarmann was managing director and partner at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).[5][6] In June 2007, The Daily Telegraph reported that only one of KKR's (then taking over Alliance Boots) eight London-based partners (not Haarmann) was tax-domiciled in the UK.[7]

Searchlight Capital was established in 2010 by Eric Zinterhofer, Haarmann, and Erol Uzumeri, its founding partners.[8][9]

Haarmann is a director of Ocean Outdoor and Hunter Boot.[10]

He is a trustee of Brown University,[11] the Surgo Foundation , IntoUniversity, and Art Angel.[10]

Personal life

Haarmann was married to fellow private equity businesswoman Mala Gaonkar. They have two sons.[12]

References
  1. Searchlight Capital's Different Approach to PE Investing, retrieved 2022-06-05
  2. "Europe's 50 Most Influential in Private Equity in 2020". www.penews.com. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  3. "Carl Ludwig Oliver HAARMANN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. "Oliver HAARMANN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. "Executive Profile: C. L. Oliver Haarmann". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. Dai, Shasha (2012-05-29). "LBO PROFILE: Searchlight Travels A Long Hard Road To Its Debut Fund". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  7. Power, Helen (23 June 2007). "Just one KKR partner pays tax in Britain". Retrieved 20 February 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. "Company Overview of Searchlight Capital Partners". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. "Searchlight Capital nears $1 bln first close - PE Hub". pehub.com. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. "Oliver Haarmann: Founding Partner – London". searchlightcap.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  11. "Oliver Haarmann | The Corporation of Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  12. "Women of Indian-origin breaking into male-dominated hedge fund industry". The Times of India. January 17, 2023.
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