Pamplona hires Benelux head

Pamplona Capital has appointed former AAC Capital partner Olaf Tensen to the newly created position of Benelux country partner.

Tensen will be responsible for driving new investment opportunities and value creation in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Prior to joining Pamplona, Tensen was partner at Benelux-focused mid-market GP AAC Capital, where he worked for 16 years.

Pamplona is currently investing its fifth private equity fund, Pamplona Capital Partners V, a $3.2bn investment vehicle raised in 2017.

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