Managing Director & Senior Partner
London
Kiril Bliznakov joined Boston Consulting Group in 2008 and is a core member of the firm’s Energy practice. He is the regional practice area leader of Western Europe and South America and leads BCG's global work in retail and marketing for oil products. His focus has been on the downstream oil and gas and petrochemical industries.
He has worked on projects—most often on operational improvement, mergers and acquisitions, and long-term strategy development—for clients in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East.
In addition, Kiril works extensively with private equity and infrastructure funds supporting acquisition and portfolio projects. Within the field of private equity, he specializes in electricity transmission and distribution, and waste-to-energy assets.
In recent client work, Kiril has performed due diligence for a €2 billion industrial conglomerate covering aerospace, food processing, and industrial services and has created a “Waste to Energy” M&A strategy for a global equipment provider.
Prior to working at BCG, Kiril worked at Booz Allen and Hamilton as manager and British Petroleum as a financial controller.
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