Name: Seamus FitzPatrick
Title: Chairman, FoodVest
Age: 39
Job description: Manages private equity fund CapVest, which controls European frozen food firms Young’s Seafood and Findus
Nominated for his role in the continuing consolidation and revival of Europe’s frozen fish and food sector.
Private equity firms have developed a reputation – some would say well-deserved – as corporate raiders.
The typical private equity story is three to five years long, and includes rapid expansion, ruthless dismantling and fast add-ons to show the huge growth investors expect.
CapVest,
