Municipals
Deep bench of dedicated professionals, complemented by a robust public finance platform.
Robust Municipal Platform
Our municipal platform is comprised of dedicated salespersons, traders, strategists, and analytical specialists, in addition to our team of fixed income institutional generalist salespersons. We are devoted to meeting the needs of public, private and non-profit municipal issuers, which is exemplified by our complementary public finance platform. Collectively, we effectively price and place bonds for municipal issuers with institutional investors, demonstrating our:
- Broad market knowledge
- Expertise in structuring bonds of municipal entities in various sectors and regions
- Depth and sophistication of resources
- Strong capital base (balance sheet) to support our municipal clients
- Diverse and institutional distribution capabilities
Industry Recognition
- No. 1 underwriter nationally since 2009 by number of issues collectively*
- Over the past 10 years, Baird has served municipal issuers in all 50 states as well as Washington D.C*
- Baird served as senior managing underwriter on a transaction, which was recognized as Small Issuer Deal of the Year by The Bond Buyer in 2023
Analytical Coverage
Our municipal analysts work diligently to offer timely commentary and strategies tailored to meet the unique needs of each audience, including retail investors, institutional investors, and portfolio analysts. Additionally, this information is used internally by our fixed income institutional salesforce to keep potential investors aware of municipal credits and sector updates to generate new ideas and opportunities to enhance their portfolio.
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Public Finance
Baird is dedicated to meeting the long-term goals of our public, private and nonprofit municipal issuers through nationally ranked advisory, underwriting, placement agent and consulting services.
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*S&P Muni Deal Query as of December 31, 2025.