The investment vehicle of cybersecurity entrepreneur Eoin Goulding is again the frontrunner to buy embattled AI firm Altada after a rival consortium failed to conclude a deal with the liquidator of the business. Cometgaze Ltd, Goulding’s investment vehicle, was selected as the preferred bidder by Altada’s receiver, Grant Thornton partner Nicholas O’Dwyer, earlier this month. However, American businessman Jeff Leo then submitted a higher bid for the business through a company called Datech Ltd. This bid was made to the liquidator of the business, John Healy, an accountant with Kirby Healy. Datech said it was backed by a consortium of…

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