Teneo

Teneo is a public relations and advisory company. The company was founded in June 2011 by Declan Kelly, Paul Keary, and Doug Band, and currently has more than 1,450 employees located in 40 offices. In 2019, Teneo sold a majority stake to CVC Capital Partners, at a total valuation of around $700 million. Today the company is led by Chairwoman Ursula Burns and CEO Paul Keary. Teneo has been the subject of controversy primarily over its extensive ties to the Clinton family and the leveraging of those ties for its business purposes. History CVC Capital Partners has described Teneo's core service as "providing strategic and communications services, which covers a wide array of engagements such as customer communications, crisis management, investor relations, digital and social media consulting, executive recruitment, and litigation management." Headquartered at 280 Park Avenue in Manhattan, as of 2019 the firm had offices in 18 other locations as well. 2011 - 2014 In June 2011, Teneo was founded in New York by three partners: Declan Kelly, Douglas Band, and Paul Keary. Kelly took on the roles of chairman and CEO, while Band became president, and Keary took on the role of chief operating officer.