Raj Apte Joins Teneo as a Senior Managing Director

Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Raj Apte as a Senior Managing Director in its Financial Advisory business. In this role as European Coverage Leader for Financial Advisory, Raj will drive the firm’s continued expansion into Europe working with our existing team and expanding coverage into new markets.

Raj brings over 24 years of financial advisory experience in numerous jurisdictions across a wide variety of sectors, including aviation, consumer, construction, manufacturing and retail. He has played significant roles in a broad range of restructuring advisory and new money financing transactions including Etlik PPP hospital project, airlines SAS and Smartwings, Mercator and HeidelbergCement.

Before joining Teneo, Raj was a Partner and Head of Restructuring for Central and Southeast Europe and CIS (CESA) at EY. Prior to that, he was an investment banker at Lazard and at Morgan Stanley.

“We are delighted to welcome Raj to Teneo as part of our ongoing global growth strategy,” said Daniel Butters, CEO of Teneo’s Financial Advisory business. “Raj’s arrival will ensure that we continue to expand the reach of our advisory business across Europe.  He brings a wealth of experience and relationships to complement our existing team.”

Raj Apte commented: “I’m excited by the opportunity to drive the expansion of Teneo’s market leading financial advisory business across Europe.  My focus will be supporting and advising corporates and their lenders to achieve optimal outcomes.”