Howard Sharp
Chairman and Co-Head, Private Credit, Alcentra
Chairman and Co-Head, Private Credit, Alcentra
Howard Sharp is Chairman and Co-Head of Alcentra’s private credit activities in Europe. He leverages his extensive sponsor and investor relationships built over a 35-year career in credit. Sharp held senior credit roles at RBS and Société Générale, working in both Paris and London. Sharp was previously Head of Origination and sponsor coverage at GE Capital’s European acquisition finance business and won awards in 2014 and 2015 as Debt Provider of the Year, pioneering the use of unitranche financing in European buyouts. He was previously Alcentra’s Head of Origination, direct lending in Europe. He was a partner at Park Square Capital, creating and then overseeing that firm’s mid-market direct lending strategy.
