Daniel is an experienced corporate lawyer with over 10 years' experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, fundraisings, joint ventures and restructuring.
Daniel's clients include a variety of business types including business owners, equity investors and corporates across a wide range of sectors but with a particular focus on financial technology, software and e-commerce; commercial property; life sciences; hospitality & retail and oil and mining.
Daniel has a wealth of experience handling transactions both in the UK and cross border.
Daniel is a mentor for the start-ups taking part in MDR Lab and for the firm's M:Tech programme offering mentoring, guidance and legal advice for early-stage tech companies.
Key Experience
- Advised the sellers of Devitt Insurance, the UK's leading motorhome and top-four motorcycle insurance broker, on its sale to Gallagher.
- Advised Advanced Computer Software Group Limited on its acquisition of Clear Review and separate acquisition of Cloud Trade Technologies Limited.
- Advised Artlogic, a leader in software solutions for art galleries, collectors, and artists, on its strategic investment from Cove Hill Partners a US based, private equity firm.
- Advised Brookfield on the £330 million purchase of seven UK retail park sites from Hammerson plc.
- Advised Fusion Students on the £315 million sale of four purpose built student accommodation sites across the UK to Lone Star a US based, private equity firm.
- Advised Tiziana Life Sciences in the AIM reverse takeover to acquire Tiziana Pharma Limited, a developer of novel therapeutics for cancer including metastatic cancers.
- Acting for Canouan Development Corporation Limited in relation to the buyout of a joint venture partner and new joint venture arrangements relating to the ownership and development of the Island of Canouan in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Advised Israeli listed company Frutarom Industries Limited on numerous acquisitions, including New Zealand based Taura Natural Ingredients for $70 million
- Advising selling shareholders on the buy-out of Zedra backed by Corsair Capital.
Career History
Managing Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Associate, Mishcon de Reya LLP
Solicitor, Mishcon de Reya
Solicitor, SSE Plc (On secondment)
Solicitor, Dundas & Wilson LLP
Trainee Solicitor, Dundas & Wilson LLP
The College of Law, York, LPC
University of Birmingham, Law (LLB)