Travers Smith LLP has advised longstanding client Inflexion on its investment in Cutwel, the leading UK specialist cutting tool distributor, alongside the management team led by Adam Gillard.
Cutwel is the UK’s leading value-added cutting tool distributor to the precision engineering industry, serving over 13,000 customers across a wide range of sectors through a disruptive sales model.
The investment is being made by Inflexion’s dedicated lower mid-market fund Enterprise Fund V, and will support Cutwel's management team to drive growth, in particular through scaling its sales team, continuing to leverage data and BI capabilities, and enhancing its digital marketing offering.
The Travers Smith team was led by Head of Leveraged Finance Matthew Ayre, Senior Associate Michael Leadbeater, Associates Helena Brandon and Simon Mc Partlan, and Trainee India Gale.
