Outdoor Recreation & Sporting Goods

Baird’s dedicated Outdoor Recreation & Sporting Goods team composed of passionate outdoor enthusiasts and athletes that have a personal passion for these applications as well as a professional commitment.

As the most experienced Outdoor Recreation & Sporting Goods bankers, Baird’s team crafts compelling narratives and investment theses that bring the underlying passion for these activities and fanaticism for leading brands to life.

Baird’s team possesses a unique ability to serve all participants in the Outdoor Recreation & Sporting Goods market. We are advocates for innovative, upstart brands providing access to capital ensuring those brands reach their full potential. We are stewards for longstanding, family-owned businesses that have tirelessly served generations by finding exceptional caretakers that will ensure those brands live on for future generations. We are changemakers working with the largest players in the industry to effect highly strategic transactions that bring dynamism and growth to the market. We are devoted advisors harnessing deep industry expertise, relationships forged over decades, and elite execution skills to manifest great outcomes for our clients.