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Oliver Haarmann | |
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| Born | September 1967 (age 55) |
| Nationality | German |
| Alma mater | Brown University Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Title | founding partner, Searchlight Capital Partners |
| Spouse | Mala Gaonkar |
| Children | 2 |
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 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]
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 [ citation needed ] and Hunter Boot. [10]
He is a trustee of Brown University, [11] the Surgo Foundation [ citation needed ], IntoUniversity, and Art Angel. [10]
Haarmann was married to fellow private equity businesswoman Mala Gaonkar. They have two sons. [12]
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