Transportation & Logistics

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Baird’s Transportation & Logistics team combines deep industry knowledge and broad transactional and technical expertise to offer leading M&A advisory and capital markets services. We provide differentiated advice to public and privately held companies across a range of T&L sub-sectors, including asset-light (e.g., freight brokerage, freight forwarding, value-added warehousing, customs / cross-border logistics, transportation management systems and other 3PL / 4PL services), asset-mixed (e.g., full truckload, intermodal and LTL), integrators / parcel services and rail businesses.

 

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Global Industrial 2025 Mid-Year Update

Despite tariff headwinds, Baird's Industrial team closed $21.5B in 1H 2025 deals - setting the stage for a strong 2H.

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Transactions

Over their careers, our bankers have led multiple market-defining transactions in all major sectors of the economy.

*Transaction completed at another firm.

RXO Acquisition of Coyote Logistics
Ridgemont Equity Partners Sale of Omni Logistics to Forward
American Securities Acquisition of Lasership

 

Transplace Sale to Uber Freight
CVC Capital Partners Acquisition of Worldwide Express Globaltranz
TJC Acquisition of AIT Worldwide Logistics

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Industrial ECM Mid-Year Update

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Baird Adds Kyle McNickle to Global Industrial Banking Group

The Aerospace, Transportation and Logistics Group expands the practice with the addition of Kyle McNickle.

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Takeaways from the 55th International Paris Air Show

Baird's Global Industrial Group outlines key trends and takeaways from the Aerospace industry's largest annual event.

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