Chris Cooper, Managing Director

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Chris Cooper Managing Director

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​Role at Baird

Chris Cooper is a Managing Director in Baird’s Global Industrial Investment Banking Group.  Based in Charlotte, Chris focuses on the Distribution, Building & Infrastructure and Household Products industries. View our recent Industrial transactions.

Professional Experience & Education

During his over 20 year career at Baird, Chris has completed over 100 M&A / financing transactions for a broad range of publicly traded, sponsor-owned and family-owned companies in a variety of industries, and has developed recent expertise in the specialty interiors / exteriors sector, the outdoor living sector and the industrial distribution sector.  Prior to joining Baird in 2004, Chris was in investment banking at A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., where he provided analytical support on transactions primarily in the Energy sector. Prior to attending graduate school, Chris worked in various capacities at ABN Amro and LaSalle Bank.

Chris received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA with honors from the University of Chicago.

Outside the Office

Chris is a member of the Corporate Advisory Board for the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame.