words
“A fundraise should close on the date in the term sheet. If your lawyers are the reason it slips, you have the wrong lawyers.”
Experience
Selected experience
Daniel joined Northgate in 2015 and became the firm’s youngest partner three years later.
First seed rounds
2015
Built a fixed-fee seed round package that is still the starting point for most of our start-up clients.
Partner, Corporate
2018
Took over the corporate finance practice and doubled the number of rounds closed each year.
Series A closed in nineteen days
2022
Ran a fintech Series A from term sheet to funds received in under three weeks.
Acquisition of a family business
2025
Advised the sellers of a third-generation manufacturer on a sale to a private equity buyer.
Notes
Notes from the partners
Short, practical notes on contracts, people, disputes and funding, written for the people who run businesses.
June 11, 2026
July 16, 2026
Testimonials
Northgate quoted our shareholder agreement in writing before they started. The final bill matched it.
Maya Ellis
Founder, software company
A supplier dispute had dragged on for a year. Northgate settled it in six weeks, without a court date.
Tom Vidal
Owner, logistics company
The same partner handled our lease, our fundraise and our acquisition. Northgate never passed us down the line.
Helen Marsh
CEO, manufacturing group
Our Series A closed on time because Northgate turned every document round the same day.
Arjun Patel
Co-founder, fintech
