Sara DePalma, Director

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Sara DePalma Director

Role at Baird 

Sara DePalma is a Director in Baird’s Global Industrial Investment Banking Group. Based in Chicago, Sara covers Marine, Powersports & RV and Electronic Components. View our recent Marine, Powersports & RV transactions and Electronic Components transactions.  

Professional Experience & Education 

Prior to joining Baird in 2017, Sara was a Manager at Deloitte with over eight years of experience and having primarily specialized in the M&A Transaction Services group. Since joining Baird, Sara has participated in numerous M&A and capital markets financing transactions involving private equity-backed, public and privately owned companies across the consumer and industrial sectors. 

Sara received a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting and an MBA from Baldwin Wallace University.  

Outside the Office 

Sara is a Licensed Certified Public Accountant.