Adel Senoussi

Founder & President

Adel Senoussi is the Founder and President of Empower Capital Solutions. He previously was an Executive Director at the investment banking group at Perella Weinberg Partners.

Adel has advised clients on strategic transactions including capital raising, restructuring, and M&A.  Representative transactions include the following:

• Raised financing for Zenefits, SaaS human capital management business, and advised on the company's recapitalization and investment by Francisco Partners.
• Raised $100M financing for a Cannabis multi-state operator, and advised the company on evaluating strategic alternatives and recapitalization.
• Advised the lenders of Mitel, a unified communications company, on a $150M investment in Mitel Networks and debt exchange transaction.
• Raised $1B for California Resources, and advised on a liability management transaction reducing debt by $800M through junior debt buyback.
• Extended maturity date of $172M convertible debt and $70M term loan for a Global Brokerage (f/k/a FXCM), an online FX trading company.
• Advised the unsecured creditors committees of Cineworld and Seardrill on the respective restructuring of both companies.
• Advised the Independent Directors of iHeart Media in connection with various liability management transactions and the Company’s Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization.
• Advised creditors of TPC Group in connection with the company's restructuring.
• Raised $1.0B convertible debt financing for Blackberry.
• Advised Edison Mission Energy on its sale to NRG.

Adel received a Masters in Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.