Swindon IT and digital transformation consultancy sold to management team in MBO

Business (L-R from top) Jeff Motto and Pete Smyth and seated Jessica Painter, Sheila Bryant and Wendy Lam Share this Swindon-headquartered firm Leading Resolutions Limited say they are delighted to have been able to sell the company to their senior management team. Jeff Motto and Israr Chaudry, who founded Leading Resolutions Limited 21 years ago, said they wanted to ensure the highly successful business was in safe hands when they retired, and well positioned to continue growing. Leading Resolutions is a Swindon-headquartered IT and digital transformation consultancy that works with globally recognised companies and PLCs inlcuding easyJet, the AA, and Currys. Leading Resolutions chief executive officer Pete Smyth and chief operating officer Sheila Bryant led the recent management buyout (MBO). Jeff and Israr approached corporate finance specialists Watersheds, in 2020, to help them with succession and exit planning. After extensive preparatory work following the pandemic, Watersheds suggested a potential management buyout backed by private equity as an optimum exit route. Shareholder Jeff Motto said: “We are incredibly proud of what we have achieved at Leading Resolutions over the past 21 years and decided that now is the right time to make this decision. Choosing the right partner to support […]

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