Alex Schmid
Founding Partner and CEO @ ESO Capital Group
Alex Schmid is a seed investor at ESO Capital Group focused on Banking and FinTech. Alex is a Founding Partner and CEO of ESO. With over 25 years of illiquid investment experience across Europe, his insight and experience is invaluable across all divisions of the firm. He is actively involved in the sourcing and underwriting of new deals and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Prior to founding ESO, Mr. Schmid wasManaging Director and Head of Europe at DB Zwirn (London). He is fluent in German. BSE, Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Alex Schmid invests in
Stages Alex Schmid invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Banking 1 (33%)
- FinTech 1 (33%)
- Consulting 1 (33%)
- Venture Capital 1 (33%)
- Financial Services 1 (33%)
Investments
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| TreasurySpring is a financial technology firm that was founded in early 2016 by three long-term business partners with the goal of revolutionising institutional short-term funding markets.We have applied legal, financial and operational technology to create a unique, regulated fund platform. Our Fixed-Term Funds or FTFs offer cash rich firmsaccess to short-term investments that have historically been unavailable to them, whilst allowing institutions seeking funding to access a much broader universe of capital providers than ever before. | $2.5M / Seed / Sep 16, 2019 | ||
| TreasurySpring is a financial technology firm that was founded in early 2016 by three long-term business partners with the goal of revolutionising institutional short-term funding markets.We have applied legal, financial and operational technology to create a unique, regulated fund platform. Our Fixed-Term Funds or FTFs offer cash rich firmsaccess to short-term investments that have historically been unavailable to them, whilst allowing institutions seeking funding to access a much broader universe of capital providers than ever before. | $1.3M / Seed / May 31, 2018 | ||
| TreasurySpring is a financial technology firm that was founded in early 2016 by three long-term business partners with the goal of revolutionising institutional short-term funding markets.We have applied legal, financial and operational technology to create a unique, regulated fund platform. Our Fixed-Term Funds or FTFs offer cash rich firmsaccess to short-term investments that have historically been unavailable to them, whilst allowing institutions seeking funding to access a much broader universe of capital providers than ever before. | $721.6K / Seed / Nov 13, 2017 |
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About ESO Capital Group
ESO Capital Group (“ESO”) is a European special situations investment management group with offices in London and Zurich. ESO manages funds on behalf of institutional investors and has deployed over $500 million in capital since inception. They invest across the capital structure and focus on privately-originated, off-the-run situations backed by the assets of European small and medium enterprises (SMEs), financial assets and real estate. Their two core areas of expertise include (i) acquiring undervalued and distressed assets, including loans as well as physical or financial assets, and (ii) providing capital to SMEs facing liquidity constraints, from high growth business to insolvency situations. Key to their success is their proprietary pan-European sourcing network and a capital preservation investment approach. ESO Capital UK Ltd is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and registered as an investment advisor with the SEC.
ESO Capital Group Contacts
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Alex Schmid
Founding Partner and CEO
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Richard Butler
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What does Alex Schmid invest in?
Alex Schmid invests primarily in Banking, FinTech and Consulting startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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