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Baird Capital’s 2024 Recap

See Baird Capital's 2024 investment and team highlights in this note from Gordon Pan, President.

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Baird Capital's Rob Ospalik, Partner, and Rebecca (Becca) Schlagenhauf, Principal
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Behind Our Investment: cleanwater1

From day one, cleanwater1 had the hallmarks of being a great investment for our Global Private Equity team.

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Gordon Pan at 2024 GeekWire Awards

Gordon Pan, President of Baird Capital, shared his outlook for venture capital in an interview at the event.

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Takeaways from London’s 2024 Digital Accountancy Show

See our team's takeaways from the event and why we see continued opportunity in the "Office of the CFO."

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Looking Back at 2023

Gordon Pan, President, shares his thoughts on last year and what's ahead for Baird Capital.

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Our Outsourced IT Services Investment Thesis

Learn more about our Global Private Equity team’s thesis in outsourced IT, as well as our sectors of interest, investment criteria and relevant experience.

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The Changing Office of the CFO

Our team shares why we see a long-term growth opportunity in the CFO suite software and services landscape.

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Behind Our Investment: ecube

Occasionally we discover an opportunity that really captures the imagination. Baird Capital’s portfolio company ecube is one such company. 

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The Beginnings of a Global B2B Circular Economy Boom

Since the turn of the millennium, consumer attitudes worldwide have changed immeasurably.

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Gridlocked

How Increasing Unreliability of the Global Power Grid is Sparking Demand for Distributed Power Solutions

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Behind Our Investment: HSP Group

Benedict Rocchio, Partner, shares the unique backstory to Baird Capital's relationship with HSP Group, a tech-enabled global expansion services firm.

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Opportunities in Outsourced Pharma Services

As the global pharmaceutical and biotech market continues to grow, so does its reliance on outsourced services.

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Warehouse Automation

The Enablement of “Frictionless” Fulfillment Creates a Unique Opportunity in Industrial Investing

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Behind Our Investment: ChurnZero

As we continue our journey to become the undisputed leader in the Customer Success market our conviction in ChurnZero’s opportunity seems to have no limits.

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Making a “Splash” in Digital Water Investing

Before launching into the specifics of Digital Water, it is worth considering a number of factors currently driving this transformation.

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Millennial Empowerment

How Sustainability and Technology Are Driving Change in Energy Markets

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Transforming Workplace Safety with the "Internet of Things"

Workplace safety costs businesses billions every year, and industries with hazardous working environments are beginning to adopt IoT technologies to help minimize risk and address preventable threats.

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Opportunities in Industrial Automation

Baird Capital Discusses Investment Opportunities Within Global Industrial Automation

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