# Teneo

> Teneo is a private, New York-headquartered CEO advisory firm that combines strategy and communications, financial advisory, management consulting, risk advisory and people advisory. Founded in 2011, it has expanded through acquisitions into a 1,800-person network serving more than 2,000 clients from over 50 offices, with a business model built around senior counsel, project work and retainers at moments when reputation, capital, operations, security and leadership collide.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Declan Kelly (Co-founder and former Chairman and CEO), Paul Keary (Co-founder and CEO), Doug Band (Co-founder and former President)
- **Products:** Strategy & Communications, Financial Advisory, Management Consulting, Risk Advisory, People Advisory
- **Notable:** Expanded from a 2011 communications-led startup to more than 1,800 employees in over 50 offices and markets., Advises more than 2,000 clients, including a significant number of Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 companies., More than tripled headcount to over 800 and completed nine acquisitions during BC Partners' ownership period ending in 2019.

## Products & services

- **Strategy & Communications** — Corporate and financial communications, investor relations, reputation, public affairs, transactions, crisis and stakeholder strategy.
- **Financial Advisory** — Restructuring, insolvency, capital advisory, business transformation, transactions, forensics and investigations.
- **Management Consulting** — Strategy, performance improvement, organizational transformation and execution at CEO-level inflection points.
- **Risk Advisory** — Geopolitical intelligence, physical security, cyber risk, crisis preparedness, resilience and business continuity.
- **People Advisory** — Board and executive search, leadership advisory, organizational design, talent strategy and succession.
- **Teneo-Thoughtworks AI venture** — Multidisciplinary CEO advisory and engineering teams that design, prototype and deploy AI-enabled business transformation programs.

## Achievements

- Expanded from a 2011 communications-led startup to more than 1,800 employees in over 50 offices and markets.
- Advises more than 2,000 clients, including a significant number of Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 companies.
- More than tripled headcount to over 800 and completed nine acquisitions during BC Partners' ownership period ending in 2019.
- Built a global restructuring platform beginning with Goldin Associates and the $279 million acquisition of Deloitte UK's restructuring business.
- Reportedly reached a $2.3 billion valuation when LGT Capital Partners invested in 2025.
- Established an AI-focused joint venture with Thoughtworks in 2026, connecting CEO counsel with hands-on engineering delivery.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Added three senior managing directors in Frankfurt, Berlin and Brussels to deepen European policy, M&A, capital-markets and strategic-communications expertise.
- **2026-06** — Appointed Brian Stephens as President of Security Risk Advisory, covering resilience, intelligence, crisis preparedness, public safety and cybersecurity.
- **2026-03** — Launched a new AI-focused joint venture with Thoughtworks to connect CEO strategy with product engineering and deployment.
- **2026-01** — Took a strategic majority investment in Nordic boutique Clarity Partners and opened a Copenhagen office.
- **2025-08** — LGT Capital Partners acquired a minority stake in a transaction reported to value Teneo at $2.3 billion, with CVC remaining majority owner.
- **2025-07** — Agreed to acquire PwC Australia's Business Restructuring Services unit, adding about 80 professionals.

## Links

- Website: https://www.teneo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/teneoglobal
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Teneo

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Last updated: 2026-09-23