Teneo Appoints Oliver Carter as Senior Managing Director to Support Growth of Middle East Restructuring Business
Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced the appointment of Oliver Carter as a Senior Managing Director with the firm’s Financial Advisory business in the Middle East region. His appointment further broadens Teneo’s financial advisory and restructuring capabilities in the Middle East and supports the continued growth of the firm’s regional business.
Teneo’s Middle East Financial Advisory team has established itself as a market leader under the guidance of Matthew Wilde and Elie Fakhoury. Oliver’s arrival will deepen the firm’s focus on the evolving restructuring landscape in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and broaden client support across the wider region. The appointment follows other recent senior hires in the firm’s regional insolvency and capital projects & infrastructure practices.
Oliver brings over 20 years of experience in restructuring, having led and advised on complex transactions across Europe and the Middle East. Throughout his career, he has worked on both company-side and creditor-side mandates, delivering in-court and out-of-court solutions alike. His extensive experience on both sides of the table will strengthen and deepen Teneo’s advisory capabilities as it enters its next phase of growth.
Prior to Teneo, Oliver spent almost 14 years at FTI Consulting, most recently as a Senior Managing Director. Before FTI, he was at Duff & Phelps (now Kroll).
Oliver will join Teneo’s Financial Advisory leadership team in the region and report to Daniel Butters, CEO, Financial Advisory at Teneo. The team will also work in partnership with Nick McDonagh, who leads Teneo’s Strategy & Communications business in the Middle East as well as acting as the firm’s overall regional lead.
Matthew Wilde, Senior Managing Director, said: “We are absolutely delighted that Oliver has chosen to join Teneo. The addition of such a high-quality restructuring leader, alongside our recent senior hires in the insolvency and capital projects space, underscores our continued investment in growing our Financial Advisory business across the Middle East. It also reflects the strength of our value proposition – one that resonates with both clients and market-leading practitioners – and further broadens our capabilities across an ever-growing range of services.”
Daniel Butters said: “Having built the Financial Advisory business from a standing start less than four years ago into one of the region’s most respected Financial Advisory teams, we felt this was the right time to expand our senior client leadership. We are delighted that Oliver has chosen to join the Financial Advisory team to help drive this growth.”
Nick McDonagh said: “We extend a very warm welcome to Oliver. His arrival enhances our ability to broaden and deepen the services we offer, supporting our clients in addressing and resolving their most critical and complex issues.”
“I am delighted to be joining Teneo, a firm that has achieved remarkable growth both regionally and globally in recent years,” said Oliver Carter. “The Middle East continues to play an increasingly significant role in the global economy, and as regional growth accelerates, the restructuring market will evolve in tandem. I look forward to contributing to that development and supporting stakeholders as they navigate complex restructuring challenges.”
