Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc.

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Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. Company Profile

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Subsidiaries & Divisions
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Overview

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. is a private asset-management, capital-markets, private-equity and investment-banking company. The Milwaukee-based company also offers wealth-management services for families and individuals, equity research, and global private-equity resources.

Baird ranked No. 14 on Fortune magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2009, its sixth consecutive year on the list. Baird equity-research analysts received five “Best on the Street” analysts awards in a recent Wall Street Journal annual survey, based on their stock-picking skill during 2008.

In 2008, Baird's private-equity group opened an office in China to focus on small businesses that have been overlooked by other venture capitalists.

Sectors

Asset Management,

Capital Markets,

Investment Banking,

Private Equity/VC,

Sales & Trading and

Wealth Management.

Recruiting

Baird hired nearly 100 financial advisers in 2009, bringing its total to 650. The wealth management group also opened offices in Denver, Sacramento, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Winston-Salem, N.C., Easton, Md., and Minnetonka, Minn. It also plans new offices in San Francisco and Nevada.

Facts & Resources

Employees:		2,400
Financial Results and Reports:		Annual Report
Company Site:		www.rwbaird.com
Career Site:		Careers

Resources

Subsidiaries & Divisions

Robert W. Baird Group Ltd.

Competitors

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