Dan Booth

Dan Booth is Chief Executive Officer at Leonard Curtis, where he leads a 350+ strong team across 30 offices in the UK and offshore. He has helped shape the business into one of the UK's most trusted names in restructuring and insolvency, legal, funding, M&A advisory and business services, building a national brand that serves SMEs and corporates across their business lifecycle.

Booth joined the Bury-based firm straight from school at 16. Twenty-five years later he stepped up to the CEO role in 2020, demonstrating a remarkable internal progression through the business. Under his leadership, Leonard Curtis has continued to expand through organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and the development of its Lifecycle referral network – now supporting more than 3,000 accountancy firms nationwide.

Booth has led the business through two capital events to date. In 2021, Leonard Curtis attracted investment from family office Arete Capital Partners and SVELLA Plc, which successfully exited in 2025 when leading investment house Pollen Street Capital took a majority stake in Leonard Curtis. The 2025 deal valued the firm at over £80m, with ambitions to double revenues. Booth has over 25 years' experience in providing effective solutions to businesses and individuals in distress, trusted by the accountancy profession and other financial advisers, banks and lenders.

Career history

• Chief Executive Officer, Leonard Curtis (2020–present)
• Internal progression roles at Leonard Curtis (started 1995 at age 16)

What Dan Booth could bring to Leonard Curtis: Booth's quarter-century tenure at Leonard Curtis, combined with his hands-on knowledge of every level of the business, positions him uniquely to execute ambitious growth strategies. His track record of securing strategic capital partnerships while maintaining management continuity, navigating the firm through restructuring market cycles, and expanding service offerings across M&A, funding, and legal services demonstrates his ability to scale a professional services platform both organically and through acquisition.