Private | |
Founded | June 2011 |
Founders | Declan Kelly, Paul Keary, Doug Band |
Headquarters | 601 Lexington Avenue, New York City, United States |
Areas served
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Worldwide (Washington DC, Atlanta, San Francisco, Beijing, Dubai, Doha, Hong Kong, London, Dublin, Toronto, Brussels, Singapore, Sao Paolo) |
Key people
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Declan Kelly (CEO) Doug Band (President) Paul Keary (COO) Steven Sullivan (CFO) Charles Watson (Chairman) Rick Powell (President) Chris Wearing (Vice Chairman) |
Services | Consulting, Merchant banking |
Website | TeneoHoldings.com |
Teneo is an international C-suite advisory firm and investment banking platform. Founded in June 2011 by Declan Kelly, Paul Keary, and Doug Band, Teneo currently has 550 employees and twelve divisions, including Strategy, Capital, Intelligence, Risk, Consulting, Restructuring, Ventures, Talent, Diversity & Inclusion, Sports, Governance, and Digital. Based in New York City with offices in thirteen cities including a major operation in London and Dubai, among Teneo’s clients are multi-national Fortune 500 companies, philanthropies, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm markets specific services such as corporate strategy, crisis management, media relations, mergers & acquisitions, investor relations, corporate risk, and operational restructuring, among several dozen others. In the first six months of 2015, Teneo advised clients on "communications and investor relations for 10 different M&A deals worth a total of over $60 billion". On September 13, 2016, the media reported that Teneo was considering an initial public offering for early 2017, among other options. Involved in various philanthropic projects, Teneo founded and operates the Teneo Foundation, which contributed millions to various nonprofits. Teneo also operates the Teneo Leadership Institute, at Cornell University, an initiative which trains CEOs and senior executives on managing "volatile markets, geopolitical winds and other disruptors facing global businesses".
The global advisory firm Teneo Holdings was founded in June 2011 by three partners. Kelly co-founded Teneo Holdings in New York with his long-term colleagues Douglas Band and Paul Keary. Kelly took on the roles of chairman and co-CEO, Band became president, and Keary took on the role of chief operating officer. Teneo announced it would be comprised of "an investment bank and an international c-suite consulting business."Fortune would later describe Teneo as founded to "provide a blend of six strategic services to corporate leaders, from management consulting and corporate restructuring to business intelligence and strategic communications". Teneo's monthly retainer fees were reported to be as high as $250,000.Tony Blair and Bill Clinton were both announced as members of Teneo's advisory board, with Clinton later becoming a client and paid advisor to Teneo and its founders. Teneo was headquartered in New York’s 601 Lexington Avenue building, with satellite offices in Washington DC, London, and Toronto. An office opened shortly afterwards in Dublin.