L.E.K. Acquires London Consultancy Hi Mum! Said Dad

Acquisition of the award-wining digital product and innovation consultancy expands digital implementation capabilities

L.E.K. Consulting, the global strategy consultancy, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Hi Mum! Said Dad (HMSD), the award-winning London digital product and innovation consultancy. The acquisition, which was completed on Jan. 16 2023, integrates L.E.K.'s digital strategic advice with the highly regarded builder of apps, software and other digital solutions for businesses. This year alone, HMSD has won numerous awards including three Webby awards and two Lovie awards. According to L.E.K.'s Global Managing Partner, Clay Heskett, the acquisition "aligns with the objective of our Board to add depth to our service lines that help us to deliver premier strategy advisory services to our clients."

In recent years, digital transformation has become critical to corporate success and leading organizations are increasingly adopting a digital-first mindset. Digital strategy advice has grown in importance to businesses over the last decade and L.E.K. assesses that it represents fully 40% of advice given to corporate clients in 2022. And more than ever, companies seek to prototype commercial implementation approaches as a way to validate their digital strategies.