this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . august 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . august 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message robert w. baird & co. incorporated type private industry financial services founded 1919 founder robert w. baird headquarters u.s. bank center milwaukee wisconsin united states area served worldwide key people paul purcell chairman steve booth ceo products investment banking equity capital markets private equity fixed income capital markets asset management private wealth management revenue us 1.2 billion 2014 number of employees 3 100 website www.rwbaird.com robert w. baird & co. is the principal u.s. operating subsidiary of baird an international employee owned financial services firm providing investment banking capital markets private equity wealth management and asset management services to individuals corporations institutional investors and municipalities . with more than 3 100 employees baird has offices in the united states europe and asia and is one of the largest privately held full service investment firms in the united states . baird manages and oversees over 151 billion in client assets . 1 baird s principal operating subsidiary outside the united states is robert w. baird group ltd. in europe . in asia baird has an operating subsidiary supporting its private equity operations as well as an investment banking team . contents 1 history 2 businesses 2.1 private wealth management 2.2 asset management 2.3 equity capital markets 2.4 fixed income capital markets 2.5 private equity 3 references and external links 4 references history edit baird was founded in 1919 as the securities arm of the first wisconsin national bank in milwaukee wisconsin . in 1934 the firm became an independent entity called the securities company of milwaukee inc. when the firm joined the new york stock exchange in 1948 it took the name of its lead partner since inception robert w. baird . from 1982 to 2004 northwestern mutual life owned a majority interest in baird . in 2004 baird became a fully independent employee owned financial services firm . its headquarters remain in milwaukee . 9 businesses edit baird is organized into five business units private wealth management asset management equity capital markets fixed income capital markets and private equity . private wealth management edit baird financial advisors provide financial advice planning strategies and investment solutions to high net worth individuals and institutional clients managing and overseeing more than 66 billion in client assets . an in house team of investment research and other specialists provide clients with services including portfolio management retirement planning philanthropic gifting and risk management . the group also provides retirement plans stock option exercise programs hedging strategies and business transition planning to executives and corporate clients . pwm operates from over 70 branch offices in 24 states across the united states . asset management edit equity and fixed income money managers serve investors including public and private retirement plans corporations foundations and other institutional clients and high net worth individuals . in 2008 baird public investment advisors was formed specifically to advise and assist public entities . together baird advisors baird investment management and baird public investment advisors have more than 16.1 billion under management . baird offers mutual funds through baird funds including fixed income mutual funds managed by baird advisors and equity mutual funds managed by baird investment management . equity capital markets edit the global investment banking team serves primarily middle market companies and has advised on more than 360 m & a transactions representing more than 50 billion in transaction value since 2001 . the team has served as lead or co manager on over 370 equity offerings raising more than 86 billion over the last 10 years . additionally equity sales and trading professionals make baird s equity research available to institutional investors in north america europe asia and australia . fixed income capital markets edit baird s public finance group within fixed income capital markets serves schools counties municipalities and other public sector clients nationwide to finance debt and provide budget advice . baird was the lead manager for more municipal bond issues in 2010 than any other firm in the country according to thomson reuters . baird s fixed income sales & trading team is active in the primary and secondary markets for taxable and tax exempt securities . the firm s trading desks traded 233 billion in face value of taxable and tax exempt bonds for institutional and individual clients in 2010 . private equity edit baird private equity makes venture capital growth equity and buyout investment in three specific industry sectors through a series of partnerships in the united states europe and asia . in the united states baird capital partners makes buyout investments in lower middle market companies in the business services manufactured products and healthcare sectors . baird venture partners invests in early stage and expansion stage u.s. based companies in the areas of business services and life sciences . operating in the united kingdom baird capital partners europe provides change of control capital to lower middle market companies with a particular interest in business services healthcare and manufactured products . baird capital partners asia provides capital to companies with substantial operations and growth opportunities in china . baird private equity and its affiliates have raised and managed over 2.7 billion in capital and invested in more than 240 companies since the group s inception in the 1980s . references and external links edit official website references edit http www.bairdannualreport.com 2015 message paul and steve.html retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title robert w. baird % 26 co. & oldid 743559287 categories financial services companies of the united statescompanies based in milwaukeehidden categories articles with a promotional tone from august 2011all articles with a promotional tonearticles lacking in text citations from august 2011all articles lacking in text citations navigation menu personal tools not logged 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