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Jeremy Harrison

Managing Director, Head of UK Asset-Based Lending at White Oak UK

London, United Kingdom

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Why they matter

Runs UK ABL origination for White Oak's new £1.5bn private credit push — a direct line into asset-based lending deal flow for UK SMEs.

Background

Jeremy Harrison is Managing Director and Head of UK Asset-Based Lending at White Oak UK, where he leads origination and portfolio management for the firm's UK and EMEA ABL strategy. He joined White Oak UK in late 2025 after more than 30 years in asset-based lending and commercial banking, with senior roles at Bank of America, ABN AMRO, Lloyds Bank, GMAC, and GE across London, New York, and Dublin. He was part of the founding team that established SFNet (Europe) in 2014 and has served on the boards of UK Finance and ACG UK.

Notable deals

  • 2025
    Joined White Oak UK as Managing Director, Head of UK Asset-Based Lending, to help scale the firm's ABL origination and portfolio management platform
  • 2026
    Structured and publicly commented on a $35m multi-currency, cross-border ABL revolver (plus $20m accordion) for Unicat Catalyst Technologies spanning US and UK operations
  • 2026
    Commented publicly as White Oak launched an up-to-£1.5bn senior-secured private credit strategy targeting UK SME financing
  • 2014
    Part of the inaugural team that established SFNet (Europe), the secured finance industry association, in 2014

Call-prep brief

Jeremy Harrison — White Oak UK

Background

  • 30+ years in asset-based lending across London, New York, and Dublin
  • Senior roles at Bank of America, ABN AMRO, Lloyds Bank, GMAC, and GE before joining White Oak UK in late 2025
  • Co-founder of SFNet (Europe, 2014); former board member, UK Finance and ACG UK

Current Focus

  • Leads UK/EMEA strategy for Invoice Finance & ABL, overseeing both origination and portfolio management teams
  • Actively structuring cross-border facilities (e.g., Unicat Catalyst Technologies, $35m) as White Oak UK scales
  • Public face of White Oak's push into a new up-to-£1.5bn senior-secured private credit strategy for UK SMEs (targeting £2-50m revenue companies underserved by traditional banks)

What He Cares About

  • Filling the working-capital and growth-funding gap for UK SMEs left by retrenching traditional lenders
  • Building out White Oak UK's ABL platform following a wave of 2025 hires (and departures — Neil Jones, Tony McGaw to Metro Bank)

Sensitivities

  • New to the seat (joined ~Q4 2025) — still establishing his own track record at White Oak UK versus his prior-bank pedigree
  • Team has seen recent turnover; avoid framing questions around departures directly

Questions to Ask

  1. How is the new £1.5bn private credit strategy sized and underwritten differently from White Oak's existing ABL book?
  2. What sectors or deal sizes is the UK ABL team prioritizing as it rebuilds post-2025 hires?
  3. How does White Oak UK differentiate its cross-border (US/UK) structuring capability versus bank-led ABL competitors?

Outreach draft

Subject
UK Asset-Based Lending — Quick Call?
Hi Jeremy, I've been following White Oak UK's build-out of the ABL platform, including the Unicat Catalyst cross-border facility and the new private credit strategy targeting UK SMEs. Our team is mapping the asset-based lending landscape for a portfolio company evaluating growth financing options, and your perspective on structuring flexible, multi-currency facilities would be extremely valuable. Would you have 20 minutes in the next couple of weeks for a call? Happy to work around your schedule. Best, [Your Name]

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