The relationships we build with founders, management teams and investors are at the heart of everything we do. We are grateful to those who have shared their experience of working with 45DEGRÉS CAPITAL, and we remain committed to earning that trust with every new partnership. The following testimonials reflect the candid perspectives of people who have worked with our team through significant transactions and holding periods.
When I decided to hand over the company I had built over twenty-two years, finding the right partner was everything. The team at 45DEGRÉS CAPITAL took the time to understand not just the financials but the culture and the people behind them. The transition went smoothly, the employees were well informed throughout, and eighteen months later the business is performing better than ever. I could not have asked for a more professional or humane process.
★★★★★
— Hélène Marcourt
As a limited partner in the second fund, I have been consistently impressed by the quality and depth of quarterly reporting. The team is forthcoming about both successes and challenges, which gives me real confidence in their management of the portfolio. The annual LP day is genuinely useful — we hear directly from portfolio company CEOs and can form our own view of progress. I have already committed to the next fund.
★★★★★
— Frédéric Dubreuil
We were a management team looking to buy out our employer and had never done anything like this before. 45DEGRÉS CAPITAL structured the financing in a way that was comprehensible and fair, and their team was available at every step of a complex negotiation. What impressed me most was their patience — they never rushed us into a decision. Three years in, we have doubled EBITDA and are looking at our first external acquisition.
★★★★★
— Thomas Abélard
I was initially sceptical about bringing a private equity investor into a family business, but 45DEGRÉS CAPITAL proved different from what I had expected. They respected our history and were pragmatic about the pace of change. The governance framework they proposed was firm but sensible, and their network opened doors for us commercially that would have taken years to access on our own. It has been a genuinely constructive partnership.
★★★★☆
— Nathalie Fontaine
From the first meeting to the closing of our carve-out transaction, the 45DEGRÉS CAPITAL team demonstrated exceptional discretion and technical precision. Managing the separation of a business unit from a larger group is highly complex, and their experience meant we avoided several pitfalls that had tripped up similar transactions in our sector. The deal completed on schedule and within the agreed parameters, which in our experience is rare.
★★★★★
— Laurent Morel-Picard