Alfredo Bequillard is a Managing Director in Baird’s Global Debt Advisory group. He has over 13 years of Investment Banking experience advising executive teams on strategic financial decisions including balance sheet optimization, capital raising and credit ratings. Alfredo joined Baird from Lazard where he spent six years in the Capital Markets Advisory group developing and executing capital structure and capital market solutions (debt and equity) across a wide range of situations, including M&A, LBOs, spin-offs, and liability management. Prior to Lazard, Alfredo worked in Citigroup’s Financial Strategy Group advising clients on corporate finance matters including optimal capital structure, credit ratings, liquidity, valuation, and risk management. Alfredo began his career as an engineer after obtaining his master’s degree in Operations Research from Columbia University and his bachelor’s degree in Industrial and Operations Engineering from University of Michigan.