Dale is a corporate and commercial partner who advises on high-level negotiations and contract drafting for businesses. He specialises specifically in advising his clients on restructuring, project finance, share options, MBOs, and disposals and acquisitions.
Expertise
Dale provides comprehensive corporate legal services, including entity structuring, governance advice, capital raising, and transactional documentation for UK and international clients across industries such as entertainment, food, and technology.
Experience
Prepared debt/equity investment agreements for a UK VCT into associated UK entertainment companies.
Advised on investment agreements for an international food supply company.
Dale supports clients with practical legal advice across a wide spectrum of commercial activity, offering regulatory clarity and operational support in high-growth and specialist markets such as digital food and gem trading.
Experience
Provided regulatory advice in respect to a virtual food brand outlet.
Advised on the negotiation of a car dealership agreement with major Chinese suppliers.
Advised on the negotiation of hotel management agreements for a national operator.
Advised on the negotiation of commercial contracts for a national childcare company.
Advised a final mile, green delivery provider in respect to their subcontractor agreements.
Provided commercial contract advice in respect to UK/China/Sri-Lanka gem trading organisations.
Provided commercial contract advice to a national food brands company.
Advised on the commercial supplier contracts for a national fabricator within the fire protection industry.
Dale supports clients with complex project finance arrangements involving multi-jurisdictional investments and leveraged structures, with particular experience in hospitality, energy, and technology projects across Europe, the Middle East, and the US.
Experience
Facilitated debt/equity investment for a UK investment trust into Israeli/US tech businesses.
Advised on a series of leveraged investment agreements for a southwest golf and hotel complex.
Provided regulator advice to an investor into UK renewable energy projects.
Dale advises clients on corporate restructuring, capital reduction strategies, and organisational transformations, helping businesses navigate regulatory, financial, and structural complexities to ensure optimal efficiency and legal compliance.
Experience
Advised on the restructuring and capital reduction for a regional motor dealership network.
Advised on the restructuring of a membership-based international regulatory authority.
Dale advises domestic and international clients on corporate disposals and acquisitions, from hospitality to logistics, managing complex cross-border issues and ensuring seamless ownership transitions for strategic growth or divestment.
Experience
Advised on the acquisition of a Swedish logistics operator for a UK-based client.
Advised on the sale of country hotel and spa complex and other associated leisure facilities.
Advised on the disposal of an Australian subsidiary for a UK parent company.
Advised on the sale of a West Midlands supermarket chain to a national brand.
Acted on the sale of the corporate entity controlling the largest solar rooftop installation in the UK.
Acted for a national accounting practice in respect of the acquisition of regional practices.
Please note: The experience list above may include examples of work completed prior to joining Keystone Law.
Dale qualified as a solicitor in 1999. Prior to joining Keystone Law in 2024, he worked at the following firms:
