What is the career path for an Investment Banking Analyst?
Baird’s Analyst Program is a two-year commitment. First-year analysts are hired directly into one of several sector teams that have broad coverage responsibilities for an array of industry sub-sectors. Most analysts are product generalists and will be exposed to an array of transactions, including sell-side M&A transactions, buy-side M&A transactions, IPOs, follow-on offerings and private placements. Analysts spend the majority of their time working on transactions within their respective sector teams, but they may be cross-staffed to assignments in other sectors, depending on staffing needs and capacity. This structure exposes analysts to a variety of sub-sectors and, at the same time, allows analysts develop a better understanding of the unique factors that affect their respective industries. Analysts may also be hired into one of two product groups. An analyst hired into a product group will become a member of the Financial Sponsor Coverage Team or the Equity Capital Markets Team. A
