PRINT THIS PAGE Baird expands activities in China03/03/2008. Source: AltAssets. 
Baird Private Equity, the private equity group affiliated with Robert W Baird & Co., has launched a China-based investment team, Baird Capital Partners Asia. Operating out of offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, the team will focus on growth equity investment opportunities in Greater China, in sectors including business services, manufactured products and healthcare. 'We see an attractive number of investment opportunities in Greater China, and BCPA's investment strategy is a natural extension of our proven success in Asia,' said Paul Carbone, director of Baird Private Equity. 'As private equity has flowed into China, smaller high potential companies have been left behind. Few investors in the region focused on these size companies can offer the global operating resources and relationships that Baird can provide.'
'Baird Capital Partners Asia is well-positioned to support smaller, high growth companies and their management teams as they look to grow their businesses in Asia, Europe and the United States,' added Huaming Gu, partner, Baird Capital Partners Asia. 'BCPA is the ideal partner for companies in China that want access to our global footprint, financial resources and operating expertise.'
The team includes Hock Goh, Baird Capital Partners' operating partner in China since 2004 and a former president of SchlumbergerSema's Asia operations.
Baird has managed a China-based team since 2003. In 2004, the firm raised a $37m fund, Baird Asia Partners I, focused on co-investing with BCP in US companies with strategic operations in China.
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