Baird appoints Satoshi Matsumoto as Japan-focused MD

In this newly created role Matsumoto will work with Baird's investment bankers to coordinate M&A activity between Japanese businesses and companies based in the US, Europe and other parts of Asia. Approximately one-third of Baird's annual M&A deals are cross-border or international.

He will be based in the firm's Chicago office where he will be responsible for accessing potential Japanese buyers as a part of Baird's global sell-side processes.

Matsumoto has 20 years of banking experience. Most recently, he was a managing director and head of Japan consumer and retail investment banking at Barclays Capital in Tokyo. Prior to that he spent more than 10 years in global M&A at Lehman Brothers and Nomura Securities.

"We are very excited that Satoshi has decided to continue his career at Baird," Chris McMahon, Baird's head of global M&A, said in a statement. "He has a proven track record of success, and we're confident of his ability to enhance Baird's already strong, global sellside process by deepening our reach into Japan for potential buyers."

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