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Baird Capital Adds Benjamin Hanessian as Principal - Portfolio Operations

Hanessian has joined Baird Capital's Global Portfolio Operations team in Chicago.

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Baird Capital Exits Investment in Collage

Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity team has announced the sale of its investment in Collage Rehabilitation Partners.

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Baird Capital Hires New Vice President of Research & Knowledge Management

Pranav Sethuraman will focus on developing scalable processes and theses to drive actionable investment opportunities.

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Portfolio Company Cleanwater1 Acquires Integrity Municipal Systems (IMS)

Baird Capital invested in Cleanwater1 in 2022. Learn more about the IMS acquisition on Cleanwater1.com.

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Health Catalyst Announces a Signed Definitive Agreement to Acquire Upfront

Health Catalyst signs a definitive agreement to acquire Upfront, a next-generation patient engagement platform provider.

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Baird Capital Invests in Newmarket Strategy

Baird Capital's Global Private Equity Team announced an investment in Newmarket Strategy (Newmarket).

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Baird Capital Exits Investment in STR

Baird Capital's Global Private Equity team announced that it has sold its investment in STR to STAR Capital.

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Guest Column from Samuel Pollard Runs in 'Water Online'

Pollard recently authored a piece for Water Online, urging for investment that combat the current global water crisis.

Baird Capital Hires Daina Spedding

Daina Spedding has joined the team's London office, will focus on sourcing and driving private equity investments

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Recent UK Deal Activity Featured in PE Hub

Partner James Benfield shared more about the team’s recent sale of portfolio company ecube

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Portfolio Company Blue Matter Acquires Sam Brown

Baird Capital supported Blue Matter with acquisition expertise and process management.

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Baird Capital Invests in BlackCloak

The Series B funding round will prioritize technology investments for the industry-leading company

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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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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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