Nick DePinto
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Hey Nick — similar IB → PE path (I was at CS & Greenhill in London rather than JPM). been thinking a lot about proprietary origination in consumer/retail lately. would be good to connect.
Hey Nick, looks like we share a similar IB → PE path, though I was in London at Greenhill not JPM in New York. origination was always the same story for me — clear thesis, decent relationships, but no proprietary system of record. the people, tools and ideas were never really connected. every deal virtually sourced from scratch, nothing compounding over time. curious if that's still how most funds operate or if I'm behind the times? — Russ
Hey Nick, looks like we came up through a similar IB → PE path, though I was in London doing banking at Greenhill not at JPM in New York like you. the pattern I keep seeing with most funds is weirdly consistent — strong thesis, solid network, but no proprietary system of record. the people, tools and ideas are never really connected. every deal virtually sourced from scratch, nothing compounds on itself. curious if that resonates or if you've built something different at Five Point? — Russ
hey Nick — no worries if the timing's off. most funds I talk to have tried some version of building origination in-house — analyst pulling from Pitchbook or Grata, maybe using ChatGPT to help qualify, dumping it into a spreadsheet. each piece kind of works, but there's no system of record tying it together. the people, tools and ideas are all disconnected, so there's tonnes of wasted energy and everything ends up out of sync. been helping a few funds like Mentmore work through that. curious if you've run into the same thing at Five Point? — Russ
totally get it if origination infrastructure isn't top of mind right now — most funds have 10 things ahead of it on the priority list. the funds I've seen crack it early just tend to compound deal flow in a way that's hard to replicate later. if it ever moves up the list, I'm easy to find. — Russ
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Nick - Given your background at JPM and Riata, you know the manual grind required to build a proprietary pipeline compared to just processing banked deals. I’m in the weeds on a similar deep dive right now for a fund called Mentmore, mapping out HGV hire and maintenance depots. I left growth equity to build the end-to-end systems that automate this specific kind of sourcing. We encode your thesis, sync directly with the CRM, and handle the full outreach cadence to book meetings. Worth a brief chat? Best, Russ searchloop.ai linkedin.com/in/russellt23
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## PROSPECT INFORMATION: Name: Nick DePinto Title: Vice President Fund: Five Point Growth Partners Background: Nick DePinto is a finance professional based in Dallas, Texas, currently serving as Vice President at Five Point Growth Partners, a venture capital and private equity firm. He has been in this role since May 2021. His current focus involves investment oversight and growth strategies within the private equity landscape. His professional background is rooted in high-level financial services and private equity. Prior to his current role, he spent nearly four years at Riata Capital Group, progressing from Associate to Senior Associate. He also has significant experience at J.P. Morgan, where he spent four years moving from a Summer Analyst to an Associate, with experience working in both Dallas and the Greater New York City Area. Early in his career, he served as a Research Analyst for the Southern Methodist University Department of Economics. Nick holds a BBA in Finance and a BS in Economics with Financial Applications from Southern Methodist University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 3.925 GPA. His academic honors include membership in Beta Theta Pi, Omicron Delta Epsilon, and being named a Cox BBA Scholar. Key skills include private equity investment, financial modeling, economic research, and portfolio management. There are no posts available in the provided data. Fund details: - Description: Five Point Growth Partners is a private, family-based investment firm which seeks to partner with experienced owners and provide the capital and strategic resources necessary to build market-leading companies. The firm is focused primarily on investments in small, profitable, and growing businesses in the consumer, retail, restaurant, and hospitality sectors. Five Point's position as a family-funded platform offers portfolio companies a number of unique benefits – patient capital, flexible financing, access to a broad and deep network of strategic resources, and a true partnership focus. - Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/five-point-growth-partners - Location: Dallas, Texas, United States - Lead qualification: Research: - Query: =Five Point Growth Partners Nick DePinto recent investments fund thesis - Answer: Nick DePinto of Five Point Growth Partners focuses on small, profitable, and growing businesses in consumer, retail, restaurant, and hospitality sectors. The firm provides patient capital, flexible financing, and strategic resources. Five Point Growth Partners is a family-based investment firm.