Baird Capital Closes Oversubscribed Continuation Fund
Chicago – May 5, 2026 – Cooley advised Baird Capital, a private equity firm focused on making venture capital, growth equity and private equity investments in strategically targeted sectors around the world, on the close of its continuation fund, to support Blue Matter, a leading strategic consulting firm serving the life sciences industry. The transaction was led by Ares Secondaries funds and other investors.
Lawyers Zachariah Robert, Aalok Virmani, Bernard Hatcher, Katia MacNeill and Kelly Zhao led the Cooley team advising Baird Capital.
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