Financial Sponsors Group
Baird’s Financial Sponsors Group delivers a unique level of knowledge of and access to financial sponsor clients around the world. Our team’s robust coverage model and transaction experience allows Baird to deliver:
Direct Global Access
- 14 dedicated financial sponsor coverage senior bankers located in the U.S. and Europe
- Proven access to international sponsor community
- Coverage of full spectrum of sponsor players, including private equity funds, family offices, government pension plans and sovereign wealth funds
Deep Sponsor Knowledge
- Comprehensive understanding of sponsors’ investment interests, current fund status and behavior in processes
- Proprietary database of global sponsor network, gathered from firsthand meetings and participation in Baird processes
- Senior banker team averaging 25 years of industry experience
Unique Insight into Current Sponsor Appetite
- Meaningful Baird deal volume providing unique insights into sponsor appetite and valuation (orientation / approach)
- Significant engagement with sponsors – 79,000+ sell-side connections and 3,800+ management presentations executed since 2014
- 1,300+ Letters of Intent (LOIs) submitted by sponsors on Baird sell-sides since 2023
- Backed by the deep expertise of industry bankers specializing in nearly 50 verticals and equity research of more than 700 public names
No. 1
Global and U.S. Leader in Private Equity M&A Sellside Activity
Source: Mergermarket Q1 2026
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