User:Dardo Toledo Barros

Hi, my name is Dardo Toledo Barros, I'm a philosopher and an independent filmmaker, auteur-director, script-writer, producer and executive producer, and an expert in investment banking.

	14 years old started his first entrepreneurial endeveuer – selling Jeans 	18 years old – started at Brazilian Commodities Exchange – BMFBovespa 	Scalper at Trading Floor for 3 years 	At 21 funded his own Commodities brokerhouse: Profit Commodities & Stocks 	Wrote for Celso Ming/Jornal da Tarde & DCI 	92 – Funded Intuit Films 	Feature Films, Documentaries, TV Commercials, Corporate videos 	95 – Created & raised $5 mi Private Equity Media/Entertainment Fund 	Created Audiovisual Certificate for BMFBOVESPA 	Certificate n1: “Kenoma”, film that executive produced, launched by SP Gov Mario Covas 	Between 95 and 2005 executive produced 10 “Indie” Films 	98 Wrote, produced and directed a Feature Film – entitled “I Hate Sao Paulo” 	Dec 98 – in order to expand horizons moved to NY 	99 Funded Physis Capital – Global Financial Investment Boutique 	His Film World Premiered in NY (*ask for NY Times article) 	2002 worked with world acclaimed fine artist Krzystof Wodicko 	Started developing doc films for Columbia University 	Since 2002 living between NY, Rome and Sao Paulo 	2003 his film debut at Sao Paulo Intl Film Festival – Official Selection 	2004 Winner Brooklyn Intl Film Fest – WWII Film 	2005 Winner Sao Paulo Jewish Intl Film Festival – “Mendy” 	His films showcased globally 	*Ask for clipping 	2005 wrote 5 new feature fiction film scripts 	2006 created second Media/Entertainment Fund – Paradoxo Film Fund - $25 million 	Started Pre-Production for several International Co-Productions 	2009 funded Intuit Distribution – releasing more them 20 feature films worldwide 	2010 pre-production for 5 TV shows for global audience

Clients: 	Europe – a leader Italian investment Bank, a leader Swiss Investment Bank, a leader UK investment Bank, Global credit bureau, several institutional investors, hedge funds & fund of funds, assets. 	US - a NY based boutique consulting house specializing in the financial & global enterprises, NY top Asset 	Brazil & Latam - top Brazilian Investment Bank, M&A boutique, an insurance leader, n 1 credit bureau, top Commodities broker house, several Pension Funds, private equity funds, hedge funds & fund of funds, assets. 	Asia – an India & HK boutique investment bank

Private Equity projects:

	 Infra Structure – Brazil & India 	 Credit & Micro-credit – Brazil 	 Aviation Logistics - India & Brazil 	 Media/Entertainment - Global 	 Agri-business Bio Energy Ethanol - Brazil 	 BioDiesel – Brazil 	 Real Estate Fund - Brazil

Marketing & Distribution:

	Commodities Fund of Funds – US 	Small Caps Hedge Fund – Turkey 	Bear Hedge Fund – Brazil 	Long Equities Hedge Fund – Brazil 	Mutual Funds – Luxembourg

The impact of his work: 	Europe – financial sales force growth from 5000 financial promoters to 7000 in Italy with successful strategy been replicated in Spain & Germany 	Brazil – shifted biz model of top insurance 3000 sales force adding financial products 	Brazil – top brazilian investment bank road-show in Turkey 	$1,2 Bi MBO bid in Brazil 	Creating a rating agency in Brazil 	$500mi M&A in the Ethanol/Sugar sector 	Traded more then $1bi in commodities over 20 years 	created one of first s brazilian hedge funds & successful hedging strategies for 3000% year inflation over 20 years. 	Created & managing $20mi media/entertainment PE fund 	M&A - Education/Universities – Agri-Biz - Mining – IT - Banking 	M&A – DMA & Top Commodities Broker house 	created 2000 new job positions in Italy 	created new job opportunities in Spain & Germany 	Creating 1000 new jobs in Brazil 	Robust & consistent sales growth 	Improving capabilities of big sales forces 	Creative Marketing and new distribution channels 	Originating Agricultural Business – Bio Energy, Ethanol & Sugar, BioDiesel 	Alternative Energy – Small Dams, Wind Farms, Solar 	Originating Infra Structure – Electricity, Aviation, Pipelines, Ports 	Creating a new Rating Agency in Brazil, bringing transparency to financial markets, regulatory agencies, players, funds, asset managers & investors 	Risk Enterprise Management 	Innovative Hedging Strategies 	Capital Introduction & seed money for start ups 	Developed sophisticated & conservative investment strategies 	Radar in the Hedge Fund & Fund of funds industry