M&A Deal Summary

Baird Capital Acquires Protocol Systems

On November 1, 1992, private equity firm Baird Capital acquired medical products company Protocol Systems

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Baird Capital’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Baird Capital’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Baird Capital’s 5th transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 1992-11-01
Target Protocol Systems
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Baird Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

Protocol Systems

Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, United States
Protocol Systems designs and manufactures critical care monitoring instruments.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Baird Capital

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 3.1B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Baird Capital Partners (BCP) is the US private equity arm of Baird Private Equity. BCP makes investments in middle-market companies based in the US. BCP targets companies valued between $25 and $125 million and looks to invest between $15 and $35 million of equity per transaction. BCP focuses on three primary areas including business services (transaction processing, process outsourcing, professional services), healthcare (outsourcing services, medical products, contract manufacturing), and manufactured products (industrial/commercial, specialty consumer, distribution). BCP is affiliated with Baird Capital Partners Europe, Baird Capital Partners Asia, Baird Venture Partners, and Granville Baird Capital Partners. Baird Capital Partners is based in Chicago, Illinois.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 6 of 75
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 7
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 6 of 29
State (Wisconsin) 5 of 13
Country (United States) 6 of 63
Year (1992) 4 of 4
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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