Baird Welcomes Elizabeth Van Pelt as Director in Global Consumer Investment Banking Group
NEW YORK, April 29, 2025 – Baird, an employee-owned, international financial services firm, announced today that Elizabeth (Liz) Van Pelt has joined the firm’s Global Investment Banking business as a Director with its Global Consumer Group, based in New York. She will primarily focus on Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS), Over-the-Counter (OTC) products and Functional Food.
Liz joins Baird from William Hood & Company, where she was a Director, working across Health & Wellness with a focus on Consumer Health and Nutrition. Prior to William Hood & Company, she was with Houlihan Lokey, where she worked in the Consumer, Food & Retail Investment Banking Division.
With more than a decade of advisory experience, Liz has worked with public and private companies on a broad range of middle-market transactions for consumer products companies in the Health & Wellness industry. Liz earned a bachelor’s degree from Boston College.
We are thrilled to welcome Liz to Baird's Global Consumer Team. Her expertise and extensive track record in VMS will be a tremendous asset as we continue to grow our relevance across the entire Consumer ecosystem.
Maria Watts, Head of Baird’s Global Consumer Investment Banking Group
Over the last decade, Baird Global Consumer Investment Banking has partnered with some of the world’s most admired companies and brands, guiding them through challenging market cycles, amplifying their stories and helping them achieve their next chapter of growth. Baird’s Global Consumer practice includes more than 50 investment bankers who have completed more than 120 consumer M&A and financing transactions since 2021.
About Baird Global Investment Banking
Baird is a leading global investment bank with more than 545 banking associates, offering corporations, entrepreneurs, private equity and other financial sponsors a broad range of advisory and financing solutions. Since 2020, Baird has completed nearly 760 advisory transactions, representing $353 billion in transaction value, and 391 financings, raising over $163 billion.
About Baird
Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, asset management, investment banking/capital markets and private equity firm with more than 200 offices worldwide. Established in 1919, Baird has approximately 5,200 associates serving the needs of individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. Baird has more than $455 billion in client assets as of June 30, 2024. Committed to being a great place to work, Baird ranked No. 13 on the 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list – its 22nd consecutive year on the list. Baird is the marketing name of Baird Financial Group. Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Baird Trust Company in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Robert W. Baird Limited and Baird Capital Partners Europe Limited are authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For more information, please visit Baird’s website at www.rwbaird.com.
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