Baird, an employee-owned international investment banking, private equity, wealth and asset management firm, has appointed Jonathan Harrison, formerly head of business services for Euro
Baird, an employee-owned international investment banking, private equity, wealth and asset management firm, has appointed Jonathan Harrison, formerly head of business services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Deutsche Bank, as a director.
Harrison has expertise in a range of sub-sectors, including facilities services, infrastructure services, environmental consulting, logistics, security, and testing, inspection and certification.
He has some 12 years’ experience in investment banking. During this time he has worked on deals for a multitude of clients including Associated British Ports, Brenntag, Bureau Veritas, CEVA, DP World, Exel, Germanischer Lloyd, Group 4 Securicor, Intertek, Royal Mail, SGS, Tui and with a host of private equity firms.
‘We have been expanding our business services coverage across Europe, with some notable client wins,’ says Baird managing director David Silver. ‘Jonathan’s sector expertise and breadth of international relationships will be invaluable as we continue to develop our practice. We believe our long-tem relationship approach to investment banking is a clear differentiator and Jonathan’s recruitment underscores our commitment to grow our business in Europe through the economic cycle’
Adds Harrison: ‘Business services is very much a mid-market space and Baird’s ability to combine deep sector knowledge and international reach to a mid-market client base is highly attractive to clients and potential recruits alike. Baird is an acknowledged expert in the business services space and I am greatly looking forward to playing a part in the team’s future success.’
Established in 1919, Baird has more than 2,300 associates at offices in the US, Europe and Asia serving individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients, and oversees and manages client assets of exceeding USD66bn.
