MigrateD delivers managed transformation services, transaction readiness and managed resource for businesses where the stakes are high and the timelines are real.
TSA design, separation planning and QoE narrative support for businesses preparing for sale, carve-out or merger.
Board-level programme leadership across cloud migration, infrastructure rationalisation and technology separation.
Principal-led delivery with flexible associate capacity. Outcome-based, off-balance sheet, scalable to programme demand.
MigrateD brings 25+ years of telecoms and managed IT delivery experience to every engagement — with a track record built under investor scrutiny and at Board level.
"We work in environments where execution is everything — where the Board is watching, the investor is counting, and the window to transact is closing. That's where MigrateD operates."
Whether you're preparing for exit, running a separation, or need transformation leadership — we're ready.
Transformation principal with 25+ years in UK telecoms and managed IT - operating at Board and ExCo level, under PE ownership, in environments where outcomes directly affect enterprise value.
Transformation principal with 25+ years in UK telecoms and managed IT - operating at Board and ExCo level, under PE ownership, in environments where outcomes directly affect enterprise value.
That career progressed from technical roots across Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile, Cable & Wireless and Ericsson into senior programme and strategic leadership at TalkTalk Group — where John led the copper-to-fibre migration programme, the business de-merger supporting a major telecoms sale, and strategic supplier partnerships underpinning £15m+ of annual fibre revenue.
John is currently principal at MigrateD, leading a managed transformation engagement at a PE-backed MSP and Data Centre business with Board-level reporting and direct engagement with the executive and deal team.
MigrateD was founded on a simple observation: the most valuable transformation work happens in the period immediately before a transaction — and most businesses don't have the right capability in place to do it well.
A permanent hire is too slow, too expensive, and stays on the EBITDA after the deal closes. A generalist consultancy brings frameworks but not delivery accountability. MigrateD sits in between — a principal-led managed service that brings genuine transformation expertise, Board-level credibility, and flexible delivery capacity, structured as a time-bounded supplier relationship that protects EBITDA and stands up in due diligence.
The name reflects both the work and the structure. MigrateD helps businesses migrate — technology, customers, revenue, operating models — and does so as a genuine business, not a disguised employment arrangement.
Every MigrateD engagement begins with a clear Statement of Work — defined outcomes, milestones and an end date. Not an open-ended day rate. Not a vague "strategic support" brief. A specific answer to a specific problem.
Where programme scale demands it, MigrateD deploys associate resource — trusted specialists in programme management, PMO, and technical delivery — under John's direct oversight. One point of accountability. Scalable delivery. No recruitment overhead for the client.
Every engagement is scoped against specific deliverables and programme milestones — not a rolling day rate. You pay for outcomes, not attendance.
John Farrell operates as principal on every engagement — accountable for quality, outcomes and Board-level reporting. Not a resource coordinator.
Where programmes demand it, MigrateD deploys trusted associate resource — programme managers, PMO leads, technical specialists — under direct principal oversight.
MigrateD is the first business within Group D Ventures — a portfolio being built around deep domain expertise and an outcomes-first approach.
Every MigrateD engagement is scoped against specific outcomes, delivered by an accountable principal, and structured to protect your EBITDA and your data room.
The period before a transaction is the most value-critical in a business's life — and the one where most businesses are least prepared. MigrateD provides the operational and structural capability to get the business ready: TSA design, separation planning, QoE narrative support, and the programme leadership to execute under investor and advisor scrutiny.
Engaged as embedded transformation principal for a PE-backed managed service and data centre business preparing for exit under private equity ownership. Led TSA design and separation planning for a data centre carve-out, operating at executive level with bi-weekly Board reporting and direct partnership with the Chief Strategy Officer and deal stakeholders.
Large-scale programme leadership for businesses navigating technology change, infrastructure rationalisation or product transition - including copper-to-fibre migration, full exchange exit and PSTN switch-off delivery. MigrateD brings the delivery accountability, the matrix organisation leadership, and the commercial lens to ensure transformation programmes land on time, on budget, and with measurable EBITDA impact.
Appointed to lead an ExCo-sponsored copper-to-fibre migration programme, migrating 20,000+ consumer and business customers from legacy services to digital broadband. Directed a 200+ person matrix organisation across Operations, Commercial, Product, Technology and Regulatory functions.
For businesses that need transformation delivery capability without the headcount, recruitment overhead or EBITDA burden of permanent hires. MigrateD operates as a managed service supplier — deploying principal-led, associate-backed delivery capacity on a flexible, outcome-based basis that sits cleanly off your balance sheet.
Deployed as managed service principal across cloud migration, security product rationalisation, data centre optimisation and TSA design — providing flexible, Board-accountable delivery capability without permanent headcount, structured to protect the client's EBITDA narrative ahead of exit.
Most engagements draw on more than one. Let's talk about what you're trying to achieve.
Whether you're preparing for exit, managing a separation, or looking for transformation delivery capability — the first conversation is always straightforward.
Migrated Limited · Group D Ventures
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