Advisory and ownership, treated as one discipline.

Fontenoy works with organisations that need senior, hands-on input rather than a report. Engagements span commercial strategy, operating structure, governance and execution support, and are taken on selectively — a small number of clients at any one time.

That advisory work sits alongside equity participation. Where the fit is right, Fontenoy acquires stakes in businesses and takes on management roles within them, so that judgement, capital and accountability sit in the same place.

The focus throughout is on businesses where capital alone is not the constraint, and where direct involvement makes a measurable difference.