With nearly 20 years of experience, Mr. Sharp has advised private capital fund managers spanning private equity, venture capital, credit and family offices on their investment activity. He provides end-to-end tax advisory services, assisting managers with the tax structure of their funds management business, the design of the funds under management, due diligence and tax structuring on the investments being made by the fund, as well as tax advice on the realization of investments.

Mr. Sharp’s notable assignments include advising on the tax structuring of the then largest private equity fund raise in Australian history and the then largest take-private in Australian history by that fund manager. Most recently, he advised a number of fund managers on the raising of environmental opportunities funds and the deployment of capital by those funds into carbon-offsetting businesses.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Sharp spent seven years as a Partner with Ernst & Young in Sydney.

Mr. Sharp earned a bachelor’s degree in science in pure mathematics and applied mathematics from Sydney University and an LLM in intellectual property law from the University of Technology, Sydney. He is a practicing solicitor in the State of New South Wales.