Robert W. Baird & Company
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Robert W. Baird & Company, Incorporated is the principal U.S. operating subsidiary of Baird Holding, Inc. Baird is an employee-owned, international wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, and China. Baird serves individuals, corporations, institutional investors and municipalities as financial advisor, asset manager, investment banker and specialists in equity research, private equity and public finance. Baird’s principal operating subsidiary in Europe is Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Baird also has an operating subsidiary in Asia, supporting Baird's U.S. private equity operations.
History Founded in 1919, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Member NYSE, London Stock Exchange Robert W Baird & Co. has been a member of the New York Stock Exchange since 1948. Robert W. Baird Ltd. is a member of The London Stock Exchange.
Ownership Baird is employee-owned and fully independent.
Ranking Based on capital, underwriting and M&A advisory activity, and the number of Financial Advisors and branch offices, Baird is one of the U.S.’s largest securities firms headquartered outside New York.
Total Capital Baird Holding Company’s total capital was $475 million as of December 31, 2004. The regulatory net capital of Robert W. Baird & Co. was $240 million and its regulatory excess net capital was $230 million at the end of 2004.
Employees 2,300 associates in the U.S. and Europe
A Great Place to Work In 2005, Robert W. Baird & Co. was included, for the second consecutive year, on FORTUNE® magazine’s annual list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.”
Market Maker Market maker in 475 stocks in the U.S. and Europe
Private Equity $1.2 billion raised and managed globally
Trading Volume Traded 2.8 billion shares of U.S. stock for individual and institutional clients in 2004. Traded $25.3 billion of bonds for individual and institutional clients in 2004.
Assets in Client Accounts Through its Private Client Group and asset management services, Baird had $56 billion in assets in client accounts as of December 31, 2004.
Excess SIPC Account Protection Excess account protection, provided through Customer Asset Protection Company (CAPCO), covers the net equity of all cash and securities of clients on deposit with Baird, which is the broadest protection available.
Senior Executives Paul E. Purcell, President & Chief Executive Officer, and G. Frederick Kasten, Jr., Chairman
References
[Baird 2004 Annual Report]
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