LOCATION & SECTORS
Any sector (excluding fintech and retail) in UK, Europe, Canada and Latin America.
COMPANY SIZE
Minimum 15 million revenue – Smaller companies with strong growth may be considered
EBITDA
EBITDA positive, breakeven or negative
We work with investors pursuing long-term opportunities across a broad range of situations, from strongly cash-generative businesses with robust EBITDA to turnaround and restructuring cases. Please share with us any opportunities and sectors that may fit these investment criteria.
Latest News: 2026 – Second Edition of Urban Air Mobility
Collins Dale is pleased to announce the forthcoming second edition of the book Urban Air Mobility, authored by our colleague Riccardo Cacelli.
The first edition, currently available on Amazon in Italian, provided an in-depth analysis of the Italian airspace and regulatory landscape for drones and urban air mobility. Building on this foundation, the 2026 edition will significantly expand its scope, offering a comprehensive review of European and international regulatory frameworks, with a specific focus on drones, vertiports and emerging urban air mobility infrastructures.
This publication further reinforces Collins Dale’s positioning within the aerospace and advanced mobility sector, reflecting the firm’s ability to combine financial expertise, regulatory insight and technological innovation in support of investors, operators and strategic stakeholders navigating the evolution of next-generation aviation.
WHO WE ARE
Collins Dale is an International Investment Banking Advisory firm that provides the highest level of expertise and advice in a large variety of areas.
Our main services cover M&A Sell-Side and Buy-Side mandates, Financial Instruments, Equity & Debt Financing, Debt Restructuring, Projects Due Diligence, Funds Due-Diligence, Strategy, Business Planning and Corporate Valuations
Organised in 6 Divisions, Corporate M&A Advisory Services, Public and Private Equity Investments, Assets Management, Market Researches, Corporate Strategies, and Financial Communications, the company operates globally providing services to mid-market to fortune 500 companies.
Advisory
Collins Dale offers a wide range of services for corporate clients such Corporate Finance, Financial Advisory Services and Financial Restructuring.
Our extensive network help us to achieve and get in contact directly with the key people of the businesses without intermediaries being much more effective in time and discussion power than other classical M&A firm. We have a dedicated M&A strategy division currently unique in the M&A panorama.
Market Researches & Strategic Consulting
Collins Dale teams advise companies operating in sectors where the technological content is usually high or very high. Our senior management has engineering or technical background along with exceptional financials skills. This gives us the ability to deliver state of the art market researches also in very niche high level technical sectors.
Private Equity
The company has private equity investments in a number of businesses in the Industrial, Retail and Oil&Gas sector.
The long term experience of our senior partners brought us to establish an equity relation with some of our clients. This granted us access to several profitable investments in businesses to which we provided our services.
SECTORS WE COVER
Energy – Aerospace – Marine – Advanced Industrial – Robotics – TMT – Defence – Pharmaceuticals – Luxury – Healthcare – Agriculture
We provide solid and long term services!
The majority of Collins Dale’s team has a high technical or engineering background combined with top financials skills. For this reason we can provide unique and exceptional services for our clients.
WE GENERATE BUSINESS FOR YOU
Industrial-scale startup
Early-stage and growth-stage companies frequently prioritise capital raising over the development of a robust product narrative and demonstrable commercial traction. Collins Dale supports management teams in structuring a clear and credible value proposition, defining an execution-focused strategy, and aligning go-to-market and commercial processes to generate qualified demand and convert opportunities into revenue, thereby strengthening the company’s positioning ahead of institutional investment.
Growing Businesses
As companies reach advanced stages of development, the opportunity to launch new products and services often coincides with increased capital requirements and the need for strategic partnerships. Constraints in funding, industrial alliances or market access can materially limit growth and delay execution. Collins Dale advises companies in structuring growth and expansion strategies, supporting the identification of equity investors, strategic and commercial partners, and securing financing for domestic and international development initiatives, including cross-border expansion and large-scale projects.
Large Corporations
Collins Dale delivers a highly disciplined and data-driven approach to identifying optimal expansion opportunities across the jurisdictions in which we operate. Leveraging an extensive international network and a proprietary M&A intelligence platform, we support corporate clients in evaluating and executing the most compelling strategic options for geographic expansion and market entry. In parallel, we advise on complex strategic transactions, including large-scale divestitures, carve-outs, joint ventures and cross-border collaboration agreements, supporting clients throughout the full transaction lifecycle.
Distressed Companies
Even well-managed organisations may overlook early indicators of financial or operational stress. Timely recognition of these signals is critical to preserving enterprise value. Collins Dale supports management teams and shareholders in diagnosing the underlying causes of underperformance, defining and executing rapid turnaround and resizing strategies aimed at restoring profitability and stabilising operations. Where a sustainable recovery is no longer achievable, we advise on orderly wind-down and value preservation processes, designed to maximise recoveries for shareholders and stakeholders.
CITY OF LONDON POST BREXIT UPDATES AND HYBRID WORKING:
– LONDON MAIN OFFICE FULLY REOPENED TO ANALYSTS –
Starting January 2026 we resumed full work at Fleet Street Office. However staff will remain minimal and meetings with clients are still promoted to be online via classical meeting softwares (Zoom, Teams Etc) or at our regional offices in Europe and US.
2014 – 2026 – Collins Dale Group
