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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

this company deliberately crashed a…

this company deliberately crashed a business and did not allow buyers to buy a business and also refused the original owner to buy the business and made employees sit around for 2 weeks and promised we had a buyer and on the Monday made over 100 staff redundant when the business could be saved and jobs this company is a bad company to deal with and they should be ashamed of them self's this company should be reported to the government and shut down

November 20, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Teneo

From further research and the comments left by other customers it would seem likely Teneo were attempting to potentionaly commit fraud by demanding money that customers did not owe Bulb Energy.

Update 10/3/2024
I am in contact with my MP about the way Teneo are mistreating Bulb customers and I urge all Bulb customers who are being mistreated to do the same. Include the link of the Bulb review in your email.

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I hope the UK government and any insolvency association, if there is one, is going to have a thorough
investigation as to how they have mishandled the Bulb energy insolvency

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November 1, 2022 London

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Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, today announced that on Friday 28 October an agreement was reached between the Special Administrators of Bulb Energy and Octopus Energy to acquire Bulb’s 1.5 million customers, in a transaction that will protect consumers while providing the most value to the taxpayer.

On 24 November 2021, Matthew Cowlishaw, Matthew Smith and Daniel Butters of Teneo’s Financial Advisory business were appointed to oversee the Special Administration of Bulb Energy.

Since then, a Teneo team from across Financial Advisory, Strategy & Communications and Management Consulting has worked with the UK Government on delivering the objectives of the Special Administration as well as an extensive and competitive sale process. The agreement, announced on Saturday 29 October, will be implemented using a statutory process called an Energy Transfer Scheme and is subject to UK Government approval.

Matthew Cowlishaw, Senior Managing Director at Teneo and Special Administrator to Bulb Energy, commented:

“When the Energy Administrators were appointed in November 2021, our primary objectives were to enable Bulb to trade as usual while minimising the cost to the taxpayer. Following a thorough and extensive process over the course of almost a year, we examined all options and in conjunction with the UK Department for Business, Energy& Industrial Strategy (BEIS), came to the conclusion that this transaction would provide the most value to the taxpayer and protect customers. Against the backdrop of wider energy market disruption, thanks to the hard work and commitment of the Bulb team, we were able to keep the business trading and prepare the business for sale. The transition of employees and customers will provide certainty for both going forward.”

For more information, please contact:

Haya Herbert-Burns

Matthew Thomlinson

 

About Teneo

Teneo is the global CEO advisory firm. We partner with our clients globally to do great things for a better future.

Drawing upon our global team and expansive network of senior advisors, we provide advisory services across our five business segments on a stand-alone or fully integrated basis to help our clients solve complex business challenges. Our clients include a significant number of the Fortune 100 and FTSE 100, as well as other corporations, financial institutions, and organizations.

Our full range of advisory services includes strategic communications, investor relations, financial transactions and restructuring, management consulting, physical and cyber risk, organizational design, board and executive search, geopolitics and government affairs, corporate governance, ESG and DE&I.

The firm has more than 1,500 employees located in 41 offices around the world.

December 30, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Totally useless

I have written to them and phoneed regarding Transline Insolvency. They have totally failed to do aything so I will have to contact the FCA to get my money.

August 25, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ignorant, arrogant and useless

Teneo are supposed to be winding up my previous energy supplier, Green Network Energy.
The chap who is actually doing the work doesn't answer his phone or bother to call back.
When I called Teneo in London the girl who answered refused to accept that Teneo are involved in the insolvency business, so I checked that I had called the correct number - I had - so I called them back.
Again, she refused to admit they were involved in insolvencies.
When I threatened to complain to companies house she told me that 'it was her first day on the job and she didn't know what they do'.
I wrote to Teneo to complain and heard nothing back.
Now I'll have to complaint to companies house and the insolvency service about these muppets
UPDATE - after posting this the company called me back and said they would 'look into it' - surprise surprise - THEY DIDN'T

September 17, 2021
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