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Daniel Pinto (born 11 September 1966) is a British-French financier and author based in London, United Kingdom. He is Chief Executive and Founding Partner of Stanhope Capital, the asset management and advisory group. He is also the Founder of New City Initiative (NCI), a think tank whose members are a group of independent asset management firms in the UK and Europe.,
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Early life and education
Pinto was born in Paris, France, to a Sephardic Jewish family. He has an MBA from Harvard University, an MA in Economics and Finance from Instituts d'études politiques de Paris and a MSc in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine.
Early career
In 1993, Pinto worked in the corporate finance department of British merchant bank SG Warburg (subsequently UBS Warburg) in London and Paris. In this capacity, he advised a number of industrial groups, institutions and governments in a range of mergers, acquisitions and privatisations.
In 2000, he became Chief Executive of a venture capital firm backed by CVC Capital Partners.
Stanhope Capital
In 2004, Pinto co-founded Stanhope Capital, the asset management and advisory group. In 2015, the independent investment firm operates internationally, and oversees about USD 9.0 billion dollars on behalf of entrepreneurs, families, charities and other institutions. In June 2011, the firm acquired Jewson Associates, a specialist charity adviser to UK charities and university endowments.
Stanhope Capital has awards including “Asset Management Firm of the Year for Ultra High Net Worth clients” (Spears Wealth Management Awards 2013, 2012, 2011) and “Private Investment Office of the Year” (Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2013, STEP Awards 2012 ).).
Pinto was named by Spear’s Wealth Magazine as one of the “Top 5 wealth managers in the UK” and was listed among the “Top 20 men in investment management” by CityWealth magazin in 2011 and 2012.
New City Initiative
In 2010, Daniel Pinto founded the “New City Initiative”, an independent think tank aiming at giving a voice to independent, owner-managed financial institutions. The organisation interacts with ministers, legislators and regulators in the UK, France and Brussels and has produced several position papers addressing the need to make the financial system safer for investors, depositors and the economy as a whole.
In 2011, the organisation launched an internship programme for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. For its work in the area of social responsibility, NCI received the Spear’s City Champion Award.
Author
Pinto’s book Capital Wars” – the New East West Challenge for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Economic Success was published by Bloomsbury in the UK in January 2014. It was first published in France by Odile Jacob in February 2013] (under the title Le Choc des capitalismes) and was nominated as Economic Book of the Year by the Cercle Turgot. In this book, Pinto denies that globalisation is the cause of slow growth, unemployment and excessive debt in Western economies. Instead, he blames shareholder capitalism and insistence on short term results for dampening the growth of Western business enterprise
Daniel Pinto is a regular media commentator and contributor for a number of outlets, including International New York Times, The Independent, The Telegraph, Le Monde, Le Figaro and Les Echos.
Personal life
Pinto who holds dual French and British citizenship lives in London. He is married to Alexandra Pisar-Pinto and has two children.