Global Investment Banking Team
Ryan Brunker
Director
Ryan Brunker is a Director in Baird’s Global Consumer Group where he provides transaction execution leadership and support on mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings and other financial advisory assignments with a focus on the multi-unit retail and restaurant sectors. Ryan’s most recent consumer & retail transaction experience includes clients such as Culver’s, Batteries Plus Bulbs, EbLens, Vera Bradley, Vince, Implus, San Jamar and Elmer’s. Ryan graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University receiving a B.S. in Finance.
Scott Collins
Director
Scott Collins joined Baird in 2007 and is a member of Baird’s Global Consumer Group with a focus on Consumer Products. Prior to Consumer, Scott was a member of Baird’s Global Industrial Group and also spent two years in London as part of Baird’s International M&A team. Scott has a wide range of cross-border experience providing execution leadership on M&A, equity offerings and other financial advisory services for publicly-traded, financial sponsor-owned and family-owned companies. Scott graduated, magna cum laude, from Vanderbilt University with a B.S. in Engineering and received his M.B.A. from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
H. Glen Clarke
Managing Director
Glen Clarke is a Managing Director within Baird’s Consumer & Retail Group and leads the firm's Food & Beverage practice. Mr. Clarke is a senior investment banker with 22 years of significant transaction and advisory experience providing general corporate finance and M&A advice primarily to food and beverage companies across a variety of industry verticals and formats. Glen joined Baird from KeyBanc Capital Markets where he was a Managing Director in the Chicago office, leading the firm's Food & Beverage Investment Banking practice. Before joining KeyBanc, Glen spent time at Duff and Phelps and with Brown Gibbons and Lang (BGL), where he was a Managing Director and Principal responsible for heading up the firm's Food & Beverage investment banking practice. Prior to BGL, Glen spent 16 years at Bank of Montreal Harris Bank, where in his last role he was as a Managing Director and Head of the Diversified Food Group within Bank of Montreal's Investment Banking Group. Glen received his M.B.A. from DePaul University and his B.A. from Villanova University.
Terry Huffine
Managing Director
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Terry Huffine is a Managing Director in Baird’s Global Consumer Investment Banking group in London. With his extensive transaction experience across several Consumer sector verticals, Terry provides in-depth industry advice and seasoned deal execution to Baird’s Consumer clients. Prior to joining Baird in 2015, he was a Managing Director and Head of Consumer at DC Advisory where he established and built out its fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) investment banking business. Prior to DC Advisory, Terry was a senior banker at ABN AMRO/Royal Bank of Scotland where he helped establish and grow the company’s London-based beverage and FMCG practices. Throughout his investment banking career, he has worked on several high profile transactions, including the $2bn enterprise value sale of Aujan to The Coca-Cola Company, SABMiller’s £732m acquisition of the outstanding shares in Kompania Piwowarska, CapVest’s simultaneous acquisition and merger of Cardinal Foods and Kronfågel Group and TowerBrook’s acquisition of Van Geloven.
Mark Karns
Director
Mark Karns is a Director in Baird’s Consumer Group, providing execution support on mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings and other financial advisory services. Prior to joining Baird in 2011, Mark was a Consultant at The Boston Consulting Group where he identified strategic initiatives for large cap clients in Consumer, Financial Services, and Healthcare. Previously, he worked as an Associate at Goense Bounds & Partners where he focused on middle market private equity buyouts in Consumer and Business Services; as a Senior Analyst at Harris Williams & Co. where he supported middle market mergers and acquisitions; and as an investment banking Analyst at Robertson Stephens, Inc. Mark has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.S. in Commerce with distinction from the University of Virginia.
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W. Andrew Martin
Managing Director
Andrew Martin joined Baird's Charlotte Investment Banking office in 2009, and focuses on capital markets and M&A advisory services in the Consumer sector, with particular focus in the branded consumer products, sports and leisure, footwear and apparel sectors. Prior to joining Baird and since 2003, he worked as a Director in the Consumer Mergers and Acquisitions practice for Wachovia where he executed numerous high-profile assignments involving VF Corporation, Oakley, Bushnell, Shimano, Timberland, Volcom and Jarden. Additionally, Andrew was intricately involved with many prominent financial sponsors as they evaluated and effected transactions in similar sectors. From 2000 to 2003, he was a member of the European Corporate Finance practice for Lehman Brothers in London. Andrew began his career at Merrill Lynch in their Global Capital Markets and Investment Banking program in New York. He received his MBA from the Fuqua School at Duke University and his BS from Wake Forest University.
Satoshi Matsumoto
Managing Director
Director of Japan Mergers & Acquisitions
Satoshi is a Managing Director and Director of Japan M&A. In his role, Satoshi leads the firm's cross-border M&A origination and execution efforts involving Japanese companies, working across all of Baird's industry groups and geographies. During his career, Satoshi has successfully completed 50+ M&A transactions totaling over $20 billion in value, the vast majority of which are cross-border deals involving Japanese companies. Prior to joining Baird in 2012, Satoshi was a Managing Director at Barclays Capital. Prior to joining Barclays in 2009, he was a Managing Director at Nomura Securities, which had acquired Lehman Brothers' former Asian & European operations. Prior to Nomura, Satoshi spent 11 years at Lehman Brothers in Tokyo and New York. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers in 1997, Satoshi worked at Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan. Satoshi has a B.A. in Economics from Keio University, Tokyo.
Brian McDonagh
Managing Director
Brian McDonagh is Co-Head of Baird's Global Investment Banking business where he jointly oversees the firm's global corporate finance and M&A activities. In addition, Brian is Co-Head of the firm's M&A practice, playing a senior role on many transactions involving Baird's key banking clients. He is Chairperson of Baird's Fairness Opinion Committee.
Brian has over 25 years of experience in the global M&A market, through which he has developed extensive experience in originating and executing a broad range of strategic transactions for publicly traded, sponsor owned and privately-owned middle market companies across a wide variety of industries.
Prior to joining Baird in 2008, Brian spent almost 13 years at Wachovia Securities in Charlotte, NC serving as Head of the Industrial Growth M&A Group and a member of the firm's Fairness Opinion Committee. He also spent over a decade in New York in the Global Mergers & Acquisitions Group of a predecessor firm to JPMorgan Chase, ultimately leading the origination and execution of domestic and cross-border advisory transactions with the firm's key industrial clients in his role as Co-Head of the Global Industrial M&A effort.
Brian received his undergraduate degree from Haverford College.
Kevin McGee
Director
Kevin McGee joined Baird in 2011 as a member of the Global Investment Banking team. Kevin focuses on equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and other financial advisory services within the Consumer sector. Kevin has experience working with leading businesses in variety of Consumer verticals, including sporting goods, outdoor recreation, apparel & footwear, household products, restaurant and retail. Select transactions include Allen Edmonds (sale to Brentwood Associates), Battenfeld Technologies (sale to Smith & Wesson), Bushnell (sale to ATK / Vista Outdoor), CCM Hockey (sale to Birch Hill Equity Partners), Chuy's Restaurants (IPO / follow-on offerings), Crimson Trace (sale to Smith & Wesson), Freshii (IPO), Hollander Sleep Products (sale to Sentinel Capital Partners), Louisville Slugger (sale to Wilson Sporting Goods), POC Sports (sale to Investcorp), Prince Sports (sale to Authentic Brands Group), Sportsman's Warehouse (IPO / follow-on offerings) and Strategic Partners (sale to New Mountain Capital). Prior to joining Baird, Kevin was a member of Citi Capital Strategies for more than 10 years where he primarily focused on M&A advisory services to clients in a variety of industries. Kevin received his M.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his B.S. in Finance from Eastern Illinois University.
Boris Partin
Director
Boris Partin joined Baird in July 2011, and is a member of Baird’s Europe Consumer Investment Banking group in London. Boris has significant experience in executing buyside and sellside M&A transactions across Europe, having worked with clients in the UK, Italy, Spain, the Nordics, and the Netherlands. During his time at Baird, Boris has worked across a variety of sectors, with a particular focus on Consumer, where he advised clients across several Consumer sector verticals. Boris holds an MBA degree from University of Cambridge (with honours) and a Bachelor degree from Southern Methodist University (with honours). Prior to Baird, Boris spent time in the US in the M&A advisory and PE roles.
Nicholas Pavlidis
Managing Director
Nick is a senior member of Baird’s Consumer Investment Banking team with a focus on Household Products. Prior to joining Baird in 2000, Nick was with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom where he represented private equity funds and companies in connection with leveraged acquisitions and private financings. He has led numerous high-profile Consumer M&A transactions, and has won three “Consumer Deal of the Year” awards from M&A Advisor magazine. Nick has led transactions involving P&G, SC Johnson, Newell Brands, Bosch, GOJO (Purell®), Ames True Temper, Stanley Black & Decker, Igloo, Wilton, Corelle Brands and numerous consumer-focused private equity firms. He received his MBA and JD degrees from the University of Chicago and his BA degree from Haverford College.
Joe Pellegrini
Managing Director
Joe Pellegrini joined Baird's Charlotte Investment Banking office in 2008, and focuses on capital markets and M&A advisory services in the Consumer sector, with particular focus in retail, branded apparel, outdoor products and footwear segments. Prior to joining Baird, he worked as Retail Group Head for Wachovia where, since 2003, he was responsible for the Retail and Soft Goods investment banking practice. From 2000 to 2003, Joe led the middle market Consumer and Retail practice for Lehman Brothers, and from 1991 to 2000 he was a member of the Consumer and Retail group at Robertson Stephens. Since 1991, Joe has executed numerous high-profile investment banking transactions in the branded apparel and retail sectors, including Under Armour, North Face, VF Corporation, Spyder Active Sports, SmartWool Corporation, Volcom, Bushnell, Pure Fishing, Easton, Oakley Inc., and Zumiez. Prior to entering the investment banking industry, he spent seven years in the NFL, playing for the New York Jets and the Atlanta Falcons. Joe received his MBA from Columbia University and his BA from Harvard.
Robert Rosenfeld
Managing Director
Rob Rosenfeld is a Managing Director within the Consumer Investment Banking team, focusing on branded consumer household, juvenile/toy and hygiene products – targeting products that are principally sold through big box, specialty retail or online. Rob provides strategic and analytical support on buy-side and sell-side acquisitions/divestitures, mergers, strategic alternatives, equity offerings and other financial advisory services. Prior to joining Baird, Rob was a Director in the Mergers & Acquisitions group for BMO Capital Markets in Chicago focusing principally on consumer, food and retail clients. His previous experience was in Consulting with Cap Gemini (formerly Ernst & Young) where he was a Senior Manager responsible for strategic and operational transformations for consumer and industrial organizations. Rob received his M.B.A. with honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a dual degree in Business (Marketing and Finance) and Liberal Arts (French) from Washington University in St. Louis.
Christopher J. Sciortino
Managing Director
Chris Sciortino has extensive experience advising corporate clients and executing public and private financing and M&A transactions. Chris focuses on the Consumer Products and Services marketplace, and has advised a number of branded consumer companies including those in the Leisure, Retail, Apparel, Food and Restaurant sectors.
Before joining Baird in 2005, Chris worked in the Investment Banking group at A.G. Edwards & Sons. Earlier, he worked in the Audit and Corporate Finance groups at KPMG. Chris received an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a BS in Accounting from Indiana University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Matthew Tingler
Managing Director
Matthew is a Managing Director within Baird’s Consumer & Retail Investment Banking practice where he advises on equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions and other financial advisory services with a focus on the apparel and footwear, sporting goods and fitness, health and wellness, and outdoor recreation sectors. Prior to joining Baird, Matthew was a Senior Associate in Merrill Lynch’s Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking practice. Previously he was an Associate in Citigroup’s Equity Research practice and a Manager in Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services practice where he performed M&A due diligence, restructuring and valuation assignments. Matthew received an M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University with distinctions and a B.S. in accounting and marketing with high honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder through the CFA Institute and a recipient of the SGB 40 Under 40 award sponsored by SportsOneSource Group.