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Tenzor
Igor Zaks founded Tenzor in 2009 to provide working-capital finance, operational due diligence, and restructuring advisory through a single-point model.
Tenzor
Zaks established the London-based consultancy Tenzor Ltd. in 2009, drawing on a career that spanned banking, blue-chip corporates, and fintech. The firm serves large corporations, banks, private equity sponsors, and debt funds. Its model centers on founder-led, single-point advisory engagements, combining operational turnaround experience with the structuring capability of an investment professional. Tenzor deploys its team across three integrated disciplines. Working-capital management and financing spans supply-chain finance, trade and receivables finance, credit insurance structures, and securitizations, with a stated ability to align corporate treasuries and external financiers within the same mandate. Operational due diligence is built around the thesis that a business is not a spreadsheet — the firm specializes in complex receivable- and payable-backed transactions, often surfacing risks that pass through standard financial and legal review. Corporate restructuring mandates rely on what the firm describes as deep operational knowledge alongside formal stakeholder coordination, including creditor negotiations and PR oversight. Testimonials name former IBRC CEO Mike Aynsley and former TechData Asia CFO Cookie Serrano as references. Tenzor operates as a lean, principal-led practice, with Igor Zaks as the named founder and primary professional visible on the public record. No team size or asset totals are disclosed. The firm does not report adjacent investment vehicles, philanthropic foundations, or co-investment clubs. Its public footprint consists of the advisory website, contributed commentary on trade finance, and a series of speaking engagements at industry and academic events. Unlike a generalist restructuring shop, Tenzor marries a working-capital financing practice with the operational lens of an interim manager. This dual capability lets a single advisor sit across the treasury, warehouse, and boardroom simultaneously — a narrow but distinct architecture that appeals to private credit and special-situations investors who need hands-on oversight of receivables-heavy collateral pools.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
2009
AUM
Undisclosed
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Principals
Igor Zaks
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Frequently asked questions
What is Tenzor's core operating model?
Tenzor is a founder-led London consultancy that combines working-capital management, operational due diligence, and corporate restructuring. Igor Zaks serves as the single point of contact on mandates, coordinating the financial, legal, operational, and PR workstreams. It does not operate a fund or manage pooled outside capital.
Which types of institutions hire Tenzor?
The firm's website lists large corporations, banks, private equity sponsors, debt funds, and fintech companies as clients. Its due-diligence practice is structured for both equity and debt investors, and its restructuring work extends to creditor-side and company-side engagements.
What distinguishes Tenzor's approach to due diligence?
Tenzor frames its due diligence around operational reality rather than financial-statement review alone. The firm states that it focuses on receivables- and payable-backed transactions and often detects risks that escape traditional financial and legal diligence. This operational, on-the-ground approach positions it for complex asset-based lending and supply-chain finance mandates.
Does Tenzor take equity stakes or make principal investments?
No — there is no indication that Tenzor invests its own balance sheet. The firm is structured strictly as an advisory and interim-management practice, not as an investment vehicle.
How is the firm's working-capital practice structured?
Tenzor works across the full range of working-capital instruments, including supply-chain finance, distributor finance, trade and receivables finance, credit insurance, and securitizations. Its stated differentiator is the ability to sit between corporates and financiers, aligning incentives and negotiating structures that work for both sides.
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