Oliver Haarmann

Oliver Haarmann
Alma materBrown University
Harvard Business School
OccupationBusinessman
TitleFounding partner, Searchlight Capital Partners
SpouseMala Gaonkar (divorced)
Children2

Carl Ludwig Oliver Haarmann (born 1967) is a German private equity financier, and a founding partner of Searchlight Capital Partners.[1][2] He is a minority owner of the New York Islanders.[3]

Early life

Oliver Haarmann was born in September 1967.[4][5] 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.[6]

Career

Haarmann was a managing director and partner at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).[6][7] 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.[8]

Searchlight Capital was established in 2010 by Eric Zinterhofer, Haarmann, and Erol Uzumeri, its founding partners.[9][10]

Haarmann is a director of Ocean Outdoor[11] and Hunter Boot.[11]

He is a trustee of the Surgo Foundation,[12] and IntoUniversity.[11]

He is a minority owner of the New York Islanders National Hockey League team.[3]

Personal life

Haarmann was married to fellow private equity businesswoman Mala Gaonkar. They have two sons.[13]

As of July 2024, he was dating actress Reese Witherspoon.[14]

References

  1. ^ Searchlight Capital's Different Approach to PE Investing, retrieved 5 June 2022
  2. ^ "Europe's 50 Most Influential in Private Equity in 2020". www.penews.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Islanders legend John Tonelli on board with Patrick Roy's approach, retrieved 23 July 2025
  4. ^ "Carl Ludwig Oliver HAARMANN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Oliver HAARMANN - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Executive Profile: C. L. Oliver Haarmann". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. ^ Dai, Shasha (29 May 2012). "LBO PROFILE: Searchlight Travels A Long Hard Road To Its Debut Fund". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  8. ^ Power, Helen (23 June 2007). "Just one KKR partner pays tax in Britain". Retrieved 20 February 2018 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Company Overview of Searchlight Capital Partners". Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Searchlight Capital nears $1 bln first close - PE Hub". pehub.com. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  11. ^ a b c "Oliver Haarmann: Founding Partner – London". searchlightcap.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Oliver Haarmann | The Corporation of Brown University". www.brown.edu. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Women of Indian-origin breaking into male-dominated hedge fund industry". The Times of India. 17 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Reese Witherspoon Is Dating Private-Equity Financier Oliver Haarmann: Sources (Exclusive)". People.com. Retrieved 9 September 2025.

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