World’s Best Boss: Pedro Pestana Shares £3.3m With 120 Staff After Selling Marosa for £97m

Pedro Pestana, founder of Spanish tech firm Marosa, decided to distribute millions among his entire workforce after completing a landmark saleThe Vigo-based entrepreneur sold Marosa to multinational Wolters Kluwer for €112 million in a deal announced in August 2026Every one of Marosa's 120 employees received a share of the payout, including those who had only recently joined the companyPAY ATTENTION: Mark YEN.com.gh as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!

Pedro Pestana, the founder of Spanish technology company Marosa, has become an unlikely global symbol of workplace generosity after choosing to share a portion of his multimillion-pound windfall with every member of his team.

The Vigo-based entrepreneur sold Marosa to Dutch multinational Wolters Kluwer for €112 million (roughly £97 million) in a deal announced in August 2026.

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Crucially, the payout was not limited to senior figures or long-serving employees. Pestana established a minimum payment guaranteed to every worker regardless of how recently they had joined the firm, ensuring that even newer recruits walked away with something meaningful.

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The announcement was made at a gathering where employees were called forward in order of their length of service until the full team had assembled.

The moment was filmed, with organisers later describing scenes of "reactions of surprise, the applause, and the hugs" that swept through the room. Pestana was candid about his reasoning.

"Marosa was built through the hard work of many people," he said.

"Sharing the proceeds from the sale is a way to acknowledge that contribution and to give back to the team a portion of what they helped create."

He reserved particular warmth for those who had been with him from the earliest days of the startup, some of whom had stayed for nine years and taken on shifting responsibilities as the business grew. He noted that those early recruits had "placed their trust in Marosa back when almost everything still remained to be done."

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Marosa specialises in software that helps businesses navigate VAT compliance, electronic invoicing, and cross-border tax obligations.

The company more than doubled its revenue in under three years before attracting the attention of Wolters Kluwer, whose Corporate Performance and ESG division will absorb the business.

Marosa's headquarters will remain in Vigo, and all 120 employees, including Pestana himself, will transition into roles within the wider Wolters Kluwer group.

Pestana also revealed a broader motivation for going public with his decision. He expressed hope that other business owners considering a sale would reflect on what their teams had contributed and ask themselves whether a similar gesture was possible.

"Every company and every transaction is different," he said.

"I would like someone who is preparing to sell their own company to learn about this experience and consider whether they could do something similar with their own team."

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Jessie Ola-Morris (Human Interest Editor) Jessie Ola-Morris is a Human Interest editor at YEN.com.gh. She has over three years of experience in journalism. She graduated from the Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2022 with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies. Her journalism career started with myjoyonline.com, a subsidiary of The Multimedia Group Limited, where she worked as a writer. Jessie also previously served as a multimedia journalist for The Independent Ghana. In 2024, Jessie completed Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: [email protected]