Graeme Delaney-Smith joined Alcentra in September 2004 and is Co-Head of European Direct Lending. He is also a member of the European Investment Committee. Graeme was responsible for raising the initial Alcentra mezzanine funds, joining Alcentra with a specific mandate to expand the Alcentra strategy into this area. He subsequently raised Alcentra’s existing European Direct Lending Funds from December 2012. Prior to joining Alcentra, Graeme was an Investment Director at Intermediate Capital Group for nearly seven years. Prior to joining ICG in 1998 he spent five years at The Royal Bank of Scotland, the latter part within the leveraged finance team in London. Graeme is a graduate of Napier University and a qualified accountant. He also received an MBA from Heriot-Watt University Business School, Edinburgh.