Baird’s Financial Sponsors Group delivers a unique level of knowledge of and access to financial sponsor clients around the world. Our team’s robust coverage model and transaction experience allows Baird to deliver:

Direct Global Access

  • 14 dedicated financial sponsor coverage senior bankers located in the U.S. and Europe
  • Proven access to international sponsor community
  • Coverage of full spectrum of sponsor players, including private equity funds, family offices, government pension plans and sovereign wealth funds

Deep Sponsor Knowledge

  • Comprehensive understanding of sponsors’ investment interests, current fund status and behavior in processes
  • Proprietary database of global sponsor network, gathered from firsthand meetings and participation in Baird processes
  • Senior banker team averaging 25 years of industry experience

Unique Insight into Current Sponsor Appetite

  • Meaningful Baird deal volume providing unique insights into sponsor appetite and valuation (orientation / approach)
  • Significant engagement with sponsors – 79,000+ sell-side connections and 3,800+ management presentations executed since 2014
  • 1,300+ Letters of Intent (LOIs) submitted by sponsors on Baird sell-sides since 2023
  • Backed by the deep expertise of industry bankers specializing in nearly 50 verticals and equity research of more than 700 public names

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