sch ild ▁joined ▁fund ▁manager ▁Laz ard ' s , ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁G le acher , ▁the ▁corpor ate ▁fin ance ▁firm ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁Nat West . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁occupied ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁positions , ▁and ▁holds ▁a ▁ 5 0 %, ▁in ▁NR ▁Att icus , ▁Att icus ▁Management ▁and ▁Att icus ▁Capital , ▁a ▁h edge ▁fund , ▁which ▁controls ▁funds ▁approaching ▁£ 3 1 2 m . ▁ ▁Roth sch ild ▁is ▁the ▁former ▁chairman ▁of ▁Viv arte , ▁a ▁pan - Europe an ▁ret ail er ▁and ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁K ook ai ▁cl othing ▁brand . ▁App oint ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁following ▁NR ▁Att icus ' s ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁a ▁ 3 2 . 9 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁host ile ▁proxy ▁fight ▁in ▁France , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁group ▁through ▁its ▁successful ▁rest ruct uring ▁and ▁subsequent ▁sale ▁to ▁PA I ▁Part ners , ▁a ▁French ▁private ▁equ ity ▁firm ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁alternate ▁director ▁of ▁R IT ▁Capital ▁Part ners ▁pl c ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁a ▁full ▁non - exec utive ▁director ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁when ▁he ▁stepped ▁down ▁from ▁the ▁R IT ▁board . ▁He ▁remains ▁a ▁substantial ▁direct ▁share holder ▁of ▁R IT ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 5 %