Olly Cutting

Director of M&A

2023 - Current

Investor

2018 - 2023

Responsible for originating, converting and executing investments for BGF’s growth team. Extensive portfolio management experience through board director and observer seats, supporting management teams with a wide range of strategies, including growth, acquisition and integration, complex restructuring and turnaround solutions for distressed / underperforming inherited assets. Specific skills and responsibilities include: - Deal origination and research; - Deal assessment and evaluation (modelling of valuation, structuring, pricing and returns, investment committee paper drafting and presenting); - Nurturing advisor relationships to ensure access to their deal pipeline; - Winning hearts and minds of founders / management teams; - Commercial and legal negotiation; - Transaction stakeholder management; - Managing full suite of due diligence providers.

Non Executive Director

2022 - 2023

Board Observer

2019 - 2022

Manager (TAS)

2017 - 2018

Manager

2016 - 2017

Corporate Finance Executive

2011 - 2016

Deal advisory comprising Financial and Vendor due diligence for the mid-market (typically turnover £1m to £100m) Involving Corporates, Private Equity, Venture Capital and public transactions (listings, class 1 acquisitions, reverse takeovers).