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RIA / WealthRegistered adviserformer SEC advisernot on rosterRAUM 100m 1b

ESO CAPITAL PARTNERS UK LLP

CRD 161460

LONDON

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Data as of Sep 22, 2021 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 16
Dated events: 3
On other graphs: 2
Observed: Mar 7, 2012 to Sep 22, 2021
24 observations

Across DFX

same identity by shared identifier, citation, or a bridge measured by hand

Private Equityidentity

ESO Capital Partners Uk LLP

Private equity manager · shared crd

Private Creditidentity

ESO CAPITAL PARTNERS UK LLP

Private credit manager · shared crd

Facts

fact = as filed or announced; derived = computed by DFX; estimate = a band, never a point

Firm class: former SEC adviserderivedabsent from the latest SEC roster
Regulatory AUM: $356MItem 5.F on the latest filing (2021-09-22); as reported, and an affiliate's assets may be counted again on its own filing
Discretionary RAUM: $0
Private client RAUM: $0derivedItem 5.D individuals plus high net worth individuals
Private client share: 0%derivedprivate client RAUM over total RAUM
Advisors on IAPD: 0
Employees: 2
Advisory employees: 1
Offices: 0Schedule D 1.F, beyond the principal office
Accounts: 3
Individual clients: 0
High net worth clients: 0
Private funds: 3Schedule D 7.B(1)
Private fund GAV: $356Mgross asset value as reported per fund; never fund size
SEC number: 801-74534
CRD: 161460
Filings on the tape: 24
First filed: Mar 7, 2012
Latest filed: Sep 22, 2021
Organised: Limited Liability Partnership

Private funds

Schedule D 7.B(1); gross asset value as reported, never fund size; reporting ends 2024-12-31

Fund	Type	Reported GAV	As of	Owners	First reported	Status	Form D file
EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND VI S.C.SP.	Private Equity Fund	$191M	Jun 27, 2022	17	Mar 17, 2016	reported	n/a
EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND V FCP SIF	Private Equity Fund	$136M	Sep 22, 2021	8	Mar 26, 2014	reported	n/a
EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND I LIMITED	Hedge Fund	$77.6M	May 22, 2014	6	Feb 16, 2012	dropped	n/a
EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND I LIMITED	Hedge Fund	$77.6M	May 22, 2014	6	Mar 14, 2013	dropped	n/a
EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT CO SARL	Other Private Fund	$63.5M	Mar 14, 2013	2	Feb 16, 2012	dropped	n/a
EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT CO SARL	Private Equity Fund	$26.9M	Jun 25, 2018	2	Nov 3, 2015	dropped	n/a
EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND II LIMITED	Hedge Fund	$10.6M	Jun 10, 2016	8	Feb 16, 2012	dropped	n/a
EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND II LIMITED	Hedge Fund	$10.5M	Jun 25, 2018	8	Mar 14, 2013	dropped	n/a
EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND IV FCP SIF	Private Equity Fund	$5.6M	Sep 22, 2021	7	Feb 16, 2012	reported	n/a

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B as filed; ownership codes are the form's bands (NA under 5%, A 5 to 10%, B 10 to 25%, C 25 to 50%, D 50 to 75%, E over 75%); people are listed as filed and never merged by name

Owner	Title	Ownership code	Control person	Acquired	First seen	Last seen
BLACK LION GROUP AG	Owner	E	yes	09/2016	Jun 29, 2020	Sep 22, 2021
BLACK LION LIMITED	Owner	E	yes	09/2016	Nov 2, 2016	Sep 22, 2021
BUTLER, RICHARD	CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER	Na	yes	09/2009	Mar 6, 2015	Sep 22, 2021
ESO CAPITAL UK LTD	Owner	E	yes	10/2006	May 28, 2015	Sep 22, 2021
ESO GROUP PARTNERS LP	Owner	E	yes	09/2016	Nov 2, 2016	Sep 22, 2021
SCHMID, ALEXANDER	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	Na	yes	09/2009	Mar 7, 2012	Sep 22, 2021
SCHMID, ALEXANDER	Owner	E	yes	09/2016	Mar 7, 2012	Sep 22, 2021

Affiliates (Item 7.A)

as filed on Item 7.A; a related person with a CRD on the graph links to its own page

Related person	Type	Class on the graph	Its RAUM	Control	Common control	State
ESO GROUP PARTNERS LP	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
ESO MANAGEMENT (LUXEMBOURG) LIMITED SARL	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
ESO MANAGEMENT (LUXEMBOURG) VI SARL	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a
ESO MANAGEMENT LUXEMBOURG II SARL	n/a	n/a	n/a	N	yes	n/a

Regulatory AUM by fiscal year

annual amendments (and the roster's annual snapshot) as filed; where a year was amended twice the later filing draws the line

Fiscal year	Filed	RAUM	Discretionary	Employees	Advisory staff	Offices	Private funds	Fund GAV
2021	Sep 22, 2021	$356M	$0	2	1	0	3	$356M
2020	Jun 29, 2020	$536M	$0	24	11	0	3	$380M
2019	Jun 28, 2019	$521M	$521M	21	8	0	3	$506M
2018	May 14, 2018	$528M	$0	16	6	0	5	$528M
2017	May 8, 2017	$430M	$0	16	6	n/a	5	$430M
2016	Jun 10, 2016	$493M	$0	16	6	n/a	6	$513M
2015	Jul 17, 2015	$371M	$0	15	6	n/a	4	$330M
2014	Mar 6, 2015	$365M	$0	13	4	n/a	4	$330M
2013	Mar 26, 2014	$305M	$0	11	4	n/a	6	$336M
2012	Mar 14, 2013	$231M	$0	10	4	n/a	6	$341M

Growth

derived from consecutive annual filings; RAUM as reported

Latest fiscal year	RAUM	A year earlier	1y change	Three years earlier	3y CAGR	Employees	A year earlier	Offices	A year earlier
2021	$356M	$536M	-33.7%	$528M	-12.3%	2	24	0	0

Relationships

Advises (9)

→ EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND VI S.C.SP.Private fundPrivate Equity Fund, ERA
Mar 17, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND IV FCP SIFPrivate fundPrivate Equity Fund, IA
Feb 16, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND V FCP SIFPrivate fundPrivate Equity Fund, IA
Mar 26, 2014 to presentfactForm ADV
→ EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND II LIMITEDPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA, no longer reported
Mar 14, 2013 to Jun 25, 2018factForm ADV
→ EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT CO SARLPrivate fundPrivate Equity Fund, IA, no longer reported
Nov 3, 2015 to Jun 25, 2018factForm ADV
→ EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND II LIMITEDPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA, no longer reported
Feb 16, 2012 to Jun 10, 2016factForm ADV
→ EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND I LIMITEDPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA, no longer reported
Mar 14, 2013 to May 22, 2014factForm ADV
→ EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND I LIMITEDPrivate fundHedge Fund, IA, no longer reported
Feb 16, 2012 to May 22, 2014factForm ADV
→ EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT CO SARLPrivate fundOther Private Fund, IA, no longer reported
Feb 16, 2012 to Mar 14, 2013factForm ADV

Controls (6)

← SCHMID, ALEXANDEROwnerOWNER, ownership code E, individual
Mar 7, 2012 to presentfactForm ADV
← BUTLER, RICHARDOwnerCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, ownership code NA, individual
Mar 6, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← BLACK LION GROUP AGOwnerOWNER, ownership code E, foreign entity
Jun 29, 2020 to presentfactForm ADV
← BLACK LION LIMITEDOwnerOWNER, ownership code E, foreign entity
Nov 2, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV
← ESO CAPITAL UK LTDOwnerOWNER, ownership code E, foreign entity
May 28, 2015 to presentfactForm ADV
← ESO GROUP PARTNERS LPOwnerOWNER, ownership code E, foreign entity
Nov 2, 2016 to presentfactForm ADV

Dated events

Occurred
Sep 22, 2021
Regulatory AUM changed
Eso Capital Partners Uk Llp reported RAUM $355.6M, down 34% from $536.3M (2020-06-29 to 2021-09-22)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
$-181M
Occurred
Sep 22, 2021
Control person left
Rhonda Nicoll (Chief Compliance Officer) no longer on Schedule A of Eso Capital Partners Uk Llp (listed 2020-06-29, absent 2021-09-22)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago
Occurred
May 28, 2015
Succession filed (Item 4)
Eso Capital Uk Limited reported succeeding to the business of Another Adviser (Form ADV Item 4)
Form ADVobserved 5 days ago

Provenance

Graph: RIA / Wealth Management
Canonical id: dfx:ria:57fa05dc-1e44-efbc-834c-c3faa3564ef9
First observed: Mar 7, 2012
Last observed: Sep 22, 2021 60 months ago
Source families: Federal regulator filings
3 registered feeds stand behind this record; each fact above carries its own dates and, where the publisher serves one, its document.
Resolution: Identity across graphs by shared identifier (CRD, CIK, EIN, ADV fund id, individual CRD) or citation; a name match is shown as a candidate and never merged.

ESO CAPITAL PARTNERS UK LLP

CRD 161460

LONDON

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Data as of Sep 22, 2021 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings. Page built Sep 20, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Fund

Type

Reported GAV

As of

Owners

First reported

Status

Form D file

EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND VI S.C.SP.

Private Equity Fund

$191M

Jun 27, 2022

Mar 17, 2016

reported

n/a

EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND V FCP SIF

Private Equity Fund

$136M

Sep 22, 2021

Mar 26, 2014

reported

n/a

EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND I LIMITED

Hedge Fund

$77.6M

May 22, 2014

Feb 16, 2012

dropped

n/a

EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND I LIMITED

Hedge Fund

$77.6M

May 22, 2014

Mar 14, 2013

dropped

n/a

EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT CO SARL

Other Private Fund

$63.5M

Mar 14, 2013

Feb 16, 2012

dropped

n/a

EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES CREDIT CO SARL

Private Equity Fund

$26.9M

Jun 25, 2018

Nov 3, 2015

dropped

n/a

EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES MASTER FUND II LIMITED

Hedge Fund

$10.6M

Jun 10, 2016

Feb 16, 2012

dropped

n/a

EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND II LIMITED

Hedge Fund

$10.5M

Jun 25, 2018

Mar 14, 2013

dropped

n/a

EUROPEAN SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND IV FCP SIF

Private Equity Fund

$5.6M

Sep 22, 2021

Feb 16, 2012

reported

n/a

Owner

Title

Ownership code

Control person

Acquired

First seen

Last seen

BLACK LION GROUP AG

Owner

yes

09/2016

Jun 29, 2020

Sep 22, 2021

BLACK LION LIMITED

Owner

yes

09/2016

Nov 2, 2016

Sep 22, 2021

BUTLER, RICHARD

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER

yes

09/2009

Mar 6, 2015

Sep 22, 2021

ESO CAPITAL UK LTD

Owner

yes

10/2006

May 28, 2015

Sep 22, 2021

ESO GROUP PARTNERS LP

Owner

yes

09/2016

Nov 2, 2016

Sep 22, 2021

SCHMID, ALEXANDER

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

yes

09/2009

Mar 7, 2012

Sep 22, 2021

SCHMID, ALEXANDER

Owner

yes

09/2016

Mar 7, 2012

Sep 22, 2021

Related person

Type

Class on the graph

Its RAUM

Control

Common control

State

ESO GROUP PARTNERS LP

n/a

yes

n/a

ESO MANAGEMENT (LUXEMBOURG) LIMITED SARL

n/a

yes

n/a

ESO MANAGEMENT (LUXEMBOURG) VI SARL

n/a

yes

n/a

ESO MANAGEMENT LUXEMBOURG II SARL

n/a

yes

n/a

Fiscal year

Filed

RAUM

Discretionary

Employees

Advisory staff

Offices

Private funds

Fund GAV

2021

Sep 22, 2021

$356M

2020

Jun 29, 2020

$536M

$380M

2019

Jun 28, 2019

$521M

$506M

2018

May 14, 2018

$528M

2017

May 8, 2017

$430M

n/a

$430M

2016

Jun 10, 2016

$493M

n/a

$513M

2015

Jul 17, 2015

$371M

n/a

$330M

2014

Mar 6, 2015

$365M

n/a

$330M

2013

Mar 26, 2014

$305M

n/a

$336M

2012

Mar 14, 2013

$231M

n/a

$341M

Latest fiscal year

RAUM

A year earlier

1y change

Three years earlier

3y CAGR

Employees

A year earlier

Offices

A year earlier

2021

$356M

$536M

-33.7%

$528M

-12.3%