| Oliver Haarmann | |
| Nationality: | German |
| Alma Mater: | Brown University Harvard Business School |
| Occupation: | businessman |
| founding partner, Searchlight Capital Partners | |
| Spouse: | Mala Gaonkar (divorced) |
| Children: | 2 |
Carl Ludwig Oliver Haarmann (born September 1967) is a German private equity financier, and a founding partner of Searchlight Capital Partners.[1]
Oliver Haarmann was born in September 1967.[2] [3] 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.[4]
Haarmann was managing director and partner at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).[4] [5] 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.[6]
Searchlight Capital was established in 2010 by Eric Zinterhofer, Haarmann, and Erol Uzumeri, its founding partners.[7] [8]
Haarmann is a director of Ocean Outdoor and Hunter Boot.[9]
He is a trustee of Brown University,[10] the Surgo Foundation, IntoUniversity, and Art Angel.[9]
Haarmann was married to fellow private equity businesswoman Mala Gaonkar. They have two sons.[11]