Baird

Founded in Milwaukee in 1919, Baird is a privately held, employee-owned financial services firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It operates through private wealth management, asset management, equity and fixed-income capital markets, investment banking and principal investments, with more than 200 locations worldwide.

Baird serves individuals, families, business owners, corporations, institutional investors and municipalities. Its investment banking platform provides advisory and financing services, while its Global Equities business combines research, institutional sales, trading and equity capital markets.

The firm is especially strong in private wealth management, fixed-income investing and sector-focused investment banking. In 2025, its Global Investment Banking team completed 203 advisory and financing transactions worth $106 billion, while Baird Advisors managed $188 billion and Baird Equity Asset Management managed $11.4 billion.