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Global Industrial 2024 Year in Review

Strong Team Continues to Outperform the Broader Market

Baird’s Global Industrial Investment Banking Group had yet another successful year in 2024, despite the challenges in the broader market. A leader in Industrial sellside M&A,1 our team showcased outsized growth relative to the market and is continuing this momentum into 2025, supported by a strong backlog. Read our 2024 highlights below.

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2024 Key Industrial Group Highlights

High Quality Outcomes
  • 59 signed or closed advisory and financing transactions, including M&A, public, private capital markets and continuation vehicle transactions
  • $24B+ in total M&A transaction value
  • 40% of our sellsides delivered strategic outcomes
Global Team & Reach
  • 25%+ in total sellsides value were represented by cross-border transactions
  • 100+ dedicated Industrial bankers covering 17 subsectors
Industrial Deal Diversity
  • 17 industrial sub-sectors completed transactions in 2024
  • Deal size ranging from <$100M to ~$3B

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Decades of Leadership in the Industrial Sector

The longevity and consistency of our industrial practice is unique in the market. With over 30 years of high-quality industrial transactions, we are able to bring differentiated sector expertise and deep buyer relationships to each of our transactions. Our senior bankers with an average tenure of over 20 years have proven their ability to deliver great outcomes to our clients and we look forward to executing on behalf of our clients in 2025.

Baird’s Unparalleled Credentials Over the Last 30 Years:

  • 800+ Industrial advisory and financing transactions
  • 25+ Countries with Industrial transactions
  • $233B in Industrial M&A advisory dollar volume
  • 125 Industrial capital raising transactions within the last 15 years
  • 200+ Industrial stocks covered by 13 Senior Equity Research Analysts covering $5.5T in market cap
  • 54 Consecutive years hosting our Global Industrial Conference – the largest Industrial investor conference in North America
  • 20+ Years of experience – average tenure of our Industrial team’s Managing Directors

 

Most Prolific Industrial Sellside Advisor of the Last Decade

Top Investment Banks Ranked by Number of Industrial Sellside Deals Over the Past 10 Years1

Bar chart showing leading Baird industrial sellside transactions since 2014

 

Baird has Transacted with the “Who’s Who” of the Global Industrial Marketplace

Baird's Industrial Team Year End Deal Logos

 

Explore Our Areas of Expertise

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Aerospace and Defense

Building and Infrastructure

Distribution

Electronic Components

Electrical Power Solutions

Energy

Flow, Motion and Power Technologies

Industrial Equipment

Machinery and Equipment

Packaging and Containers

Safety and Security

Specialty Materials and Chemicals

Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC)

Test, Measurement and Automation

Thermal & Climate Technologies

Vehicle Technology and Mobility

Water and Filtration

 

1 Dealogic US & EU Industrial sell side transactions from January 1, 2014 to September 30, 2024 with total consideration from $100 million – $1.5 billion. Excludes fairness opinions. Includes Dealogic General Industry Group AERO, AUTO, CHEM, CBLG, DEFE, FRES, MACH, AGRI and Specific Industry Group TRAF, TRAL, TREQ, TRFR, UTWM, UTWS. Excludes transactions that were services related. Baird number reflects Baird Investment Banking Estimates.