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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 2011 |
| Founders | Declan Kelly Paul Keary Doug Band |
| Headquarters | 280 Park Avenue, , United States |
Areas served | Worldwide |
Key people | Paul Keary (CEO)[1] Ursula Burns (chairwoman)[2] |
| Website | teneo |
Teneo is a public relations and advisory company.[3][4][5] The company was founded in June 2011 by Declan Kelly, Paul Keary, and Doug Band,[6] and currently has more than 1,450 employees located in 40 offices.[7][8][9][10] In 2019, Teneo sold a majority stake to CVC Capital Partners, at a total valuation of around $700 million.[3] Today the company is led by Chairwoman Ursula Burns and CEO Paul Keary.
In its early years, Teneo was the subject of controversy primarily over its extensive ties to the Clinton family and the leveraging of those ties for its business purposes.
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- ^ "Executive Leadership". Teneo.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ a b Espinoza, Javier. "Private equity group acquires politically-connected Teneo". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
- ^ Gryta, Chip Cutter, Sharon Terlep and Thomas (2021-07-02). "The Rise and Fall of Teneo's Declan Kelly". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
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- ^ Goodbye, Blue Rubicon, PR Week, 2018
- ^ "JAY GOFFMAN, THE CLIENT CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCIAL ADVISORY BUSINESS, TENEO APPOINTS - List23". List23: Latest U.S. & World News. 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
- ^ Lerner, Steven. "KPMG Offloads Cayman And BVI Restructuring Unit To Teneo - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2022-01-25.