# Richard Butler

> Richard Butler is a startup investor at ESO Capital Group (London). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [ESO Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eso-capital-group)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-butler-353349b0/

Richard Butler is a startup investor at ESO Capital Group in London. Richard is a Partner at ESO. Richard has principal responsibility for set up and structuring of all investment funds, ongoing tax structuring at a fund and deal level, FX hedging and day to day operations of the firm. Richard sits on the boards of both regulated and unregulated ESO Funds in Luxembourg. Prior to joining ESO, Richard was FinancialController at Bank of America with responsibility for European domiciled Special Purpose Vehicles. Previously he served as Financial Controller at Lehman Brothers with responsibility for real estate and non-performing loans. A chartered accountant, Richard was also previously with Moore Stephens as a Senior Auditor. He is fluent in French and Spanish. BA (Hons) Law, University of Nottingham; FCA, ICAEW.

## About ESO Capital Group

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

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 bythe 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.

2 contacts available at ESO Capital Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alex Schmid | Founding Partner and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-schmid-ca03 |
| Richard Butler | Partner & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-butler-d9b9 |

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