What Teneo does

Teneo is a global CEO advisory firm founded in 2011 and headquartered at 280 Park Avenue, New York, with operational presence in 50+ offices spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and the Caribbean. The firm employs 1,800+ professionals organized into five integrated business segments: Financial Advisory (capital advisory, restructuring, forensic, insolvency), Management Consulting, People Advisory (executive and board search, organizational performance), Risk Advisory (geopolitical, physical and cyber risk, resilience), and Strategy & Communications (corporate communications, brand positioning, public affairs, ESG and sustainability). Engagements are delivered on a standalone or fully integrated basis to Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 companies, financial institutions, and government and public sector clients, sold through senior-led direct engagement managed by Managing Directors, Senior Advisors, and division CEOs with C-suite and board-level experience.

The firm has executed a sustained acquisition strategy: Societer (ESG, France, October 2021), a majority stake in WestExec Advisors (geopolitical and policy, June 2022), Herter & Co. (European debt advisory, Frankfurt, September 2023), PwC Australia's Business Restructuring Services unit (~80 professionals, July 2025), PwC New Zealand's Business Restructuring Services unit (22 professionals, January 2026), and a majority investment in Clarity Partners (Nordic M&A and strategy consulting, January 2026, adding a Copenhagen office). In March 2026, Teneo launched an AI-focused joint venture with Thoughtworks, headquartered in New York with global hubs, pairing Teneo's C-suite advisory network with Thoughtworks' 10,000+ engineers, proprietary agentic development platform, and relationships with AWS, Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Databricks.

Revenue is generated through project-based and retainer professional services engagements with enterprise clients; pricing is contract-based rather than publicly listed. A recent disclosed benchmark is a three-month, $150,000-per-month advisory contract with the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism. The firm is private, majority-owned by CVC Capital Partners since prior ownership transitions, with LGT Capital Partners (owned by Liechtenstein's royal family) acquiring a minority stake in August 2025 at a $2.3 billion post-money valuation. Leadership includes founder and CEO Paul Keary, Chairwoman Ursula Burns (former Xerox CEO), division CEOs across Financial Advisory (Daniel Butters), Management Consulting (Tim Nixon), regional Strategy & Communications, and a senior advisor bench that includes former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty, former MI6 Chief Sir Richard Moore, former German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, and other former government and corporate leaders.

Name

Teneo

Legal name

Teneo

Website

https://teneo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Teneo is a global CEO advisory firm providing integrated senior-led counsel across financial advisory, management consulting, people advisory, risk advisory, and strategy and communications, serving Fortune 100 and FTSE 100 companies, financial institutions, and governments from 50+ offices worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Management Consulting / CEO Advisory Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

IPO & Public Markets Advisory (BPAHADAH)

Keywords

• CEO advisory services
• Management consulting
• Strategic communications
• Financial restructuring advisory
• Risk advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advisory and Consulting Services: Teneo generates revenue through providing advisory and consulting services across five business segments: Financial Advisory, Management Consulting, People Advisory, Risk Advisory, and Strategy & Communications. Revenue is earned through professional service engagements with enterprise clients, typically structured as project-based or retainer arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Teneo is a global CEO advisory firm that provides integrated, senior-led counsel to large corporations and financial institutions across five business segments: Financial Advisory, Management Consulting, People Advisory, Risk Advisory, and Strategy & Communications. Services span capital advisory, restructuring and insolvency, executive search, board effectiveness, geopolitical risk, crisis management, sustainability and ESG, brand positioning, public affairs, and digital communications. Engagements are delivered directly by Managing Directors, Senior Advisors, and global industry experts serving Fortune 100/FTSE 100 clients in more than 45 offices worldwide.

Product overview

Teneo is a global CEO advisory firm offering integrated, senior-led counsel through five core business segments: Financial Advisory, Management Consulting, People Advisory, Risk Advisory, and Strategy & Communications. The firm provides standalone or fully integrated advisory services across practice areas including crisis management, corporate communications, financial restructuring, executive search, geopolitical risk, ESG advisory, and forensic services. Teneo operates through a combination of organic practice areas and acquired entities including WestExec Advisors (geopolitical/policy advisory), Herter & Co. (European debt advisory), and various PwC business restructuring units in Australia and New Zealand. In 2026, Teneo launched an AI-focused joint venture with Thoughtworks to help clients translate AI investments into measurable outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Financial Advisory Advises clients on strategies and actions to create, protect, and realize value across transactions, restructuring, forensic, and insolvency engagements for large corporations, financial institutions, and stakeholders.
• Management Consulting Provides expertise and leadership that companies need to drive strategic change at critical inflection points that demand CEO focus and cross-functional attention.
• People Advisory Assesses current organizational needs and identifies what and who is needed in the future to build thriving, sustainable organizations, including executive search, board effectiveness, and organizational performance.
• Risk Advisory Anticipates and mitigates risks associated with geopolitics, physical security, and cybersecurity to ensure business continuity and resiliency.
• Strategy & Communications Global strategic advisory and communications business focused on helping clients achieve major business objectives, manage their reputations, and enhance stakeholder value.
• Crisis Management and Preparedness Integrated communications consultancy providing strategic counsel to business leaders and CEOs during high-stakes situations and organizational crises.
• Geopolitical Risk Advisory Provides intelligence and advisory services on geopolitical developments and political risk affecting corporate strategy and operations globally.
• Executive Search Identifies and places senior executive talent to support board effectiveness and organizational performance mandates.
• Capital Advisory and Special Situations M&A Provides capital advisory services to clients, including special situations M&A, integrated with broader financial advisory engagements.
• ESG and Sustainability Advisory Supports clients with governance and sustainability strategy, helping organizations navigate ESG commitments and stakeholder expectations.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Justin RoseflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 6 April 2026Teneo entered a three-year partnership with professional golfer Justin Rose as Brand Ambassador. Rose wears the Teneo logo on his left sleeve and participates in global client events each year. Teneo also sponsors the Rose Ladies Series in the UK, supporting women's professional golf.
• ThoughtworkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2026Teneo and Thoughtworks launched a joint venture focused on AI to help companies manage business transformation and convert AI investments into measurable outcomes. The venture combines Teneo's CEO advisory services and global client network with Thoughtworks' more than 10,000 engineers and AI delivery expertise. The joint venture is headquartered in New York with global hubs across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
• Clarity PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2026Teneo announced a strategic majority investment in Clarity Partners, a boutique M&A and strategy consulting firm with a presence in the Nordics. The deal includes opening a new office in Copenhagen and expanding Teneo's European management consulting team to over 250 professionals.
• Dominican Republic Ministry of TourismminorOthers · 20 February 2025Teneo signed a three-month contract with the Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism to provide communications and strategy advisory services promoting the Caribbean island as a tourist destination. The Dominican Republic targeted 14 million visitors by 2028.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FTI Consulting: FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm with overlapping service lines in financial advisory, restructuring, strategic communications, and risk advisory — its segment structure closely parallels Teneo's five-segment integrated advisory model, serving similar Fortune 500/FTSE clients.
• FGS Global: FGS Global (formed via the Finsbury Glover Hering and H/Advisors combination) is a strategic communications and advisory firm serving CEOs and boards on corporate reputation, M&A, and crisis communications — directly comparable to Teneo's Strategy & Communications segment and similar senior-led GTM.
• Brunswick Group: Brunswick Group is a global advisory firm focused on corporate communications and critical issues advisory for C-suite executives and boards — directly comparable to Teneo's communications and public affairs practice, with similar clients and senior-led engagement model.
• Kekst CNC: Kekst CNC is a strategic communications consultancy advising CEOs and boards on M&A, crisis, investor relations, and public affairs — overlapping with Teneo's Strategy & Communications segment and government affairs practice.
• AlixPartners: AlixPartners is a global consulting firm specializing in restructuring, turnaround, and financial advisory — directly comparable to Teneo's Financial Advisory segment, including corporate restructuring, insolvency, and capital advisory practices serving large enterprises.
• Kroll: Kroll is a global advisory firm providing financial, risk, and security advisory including restructuring, investigations, and cyber risk — directly comparable to Teneo's Risk Advisory and Financial Advisory segments.
• Huron Consulting Group: Huron Consulting Group is a professional services firm offering strategy, management consulting, and advisory services to enterprises — has product overlap with Teneo's Management Consulting and Financial Advisory segments serving similarly-sized clients.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: McKinsey is the largest global management consultancy with broad corporate strategy, organizational, and risk advisory practices — a broad incumbent competitor with overlapping CEO-advisory work and overlapping Fortune 100/FTSE 100 client base.
• Bain & Company: Bain & Company is a top-tier global management consultancy with strategy, operations, and M&A-related advisory practices — competes with Teneo for CEO-level strategic transformation work among large enterprise clients.
• Boston Consulting Group: BCG is a global management consulting firm with strategy, transformation, and risk advisory capabilities — a broad incumbent with overlapping C-suite advisory and Fortune 100 client work compared with Teneo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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M&A16 records

Investments1 record

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