Baird Capital Makes Growth Investment in Freemarket

Bowmark Capital Invests in Focus Group

March 9, 2020

IT Services

Bowmark Capital has acquired a significant minority stake in Focus Group, a UK provider of communications and IT managed services, and is providing more than £150 million of additional funding to accelerate Focus Group’s acquisition-led growth strategy. Focus Group delivers hosted voice, cloud applications, mobile, connectivity and IT services to over 15,000 businesses, with revenues above £80 million and roughly 300 employees.

Baird Capital Invests in Upfront Healthcare

November 17, 2020

Healthcare Services

Baird Capital has made a growth capital investment in Upfront Healthcare, a Chicago-based omnichannel patient engagement and communication platform founded in 2016. The investment is intended to support Upfront's continued growth and capability expansion to help health systems improve patient engagement and care delivery.

Baird Capital Leads Growth Investment in Forj

June 28, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Baird Capital's venture team led a growth-stage financing in Forj, a Milwaukee-headquartered virtual events and member experience platform, with participation from GCI. The new capital will be used to accelerate Forj's growth and further develop its platform for associations and professional member organizations.

Baird Capital Invests $53M in EvoluteIQ

September 17, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

Baird Capital has made a $53 million growth investment in EvoluteIQ, an AI-native platform that automates end-to-end business processes. The funding will be used to accelerate EvoluteIQ's global expansion and scale its enterprise agentic AI capabilities across industries including banking, insurance, healthcare, telecom and manufacturing.

Baird Capital Invests in HSP Group

December 3, 2020

Professional Services

Baird Capital has made a growth investment in HSP Group, a technology-enabled business services firm that provides finance, tax, legal and HR support to companies expanding internationally. The capital will help HSP Group launch and accelerate its operations and expand its service offerings across the US and Europe.

Baird Capital Makes Minority Investment in JMAN Group

June 1, 2023

Data & Analytics

Baird Capital's Global Private Equity Fund made a minority investment in JMAN Group to support the data consultancy's international growth and expansion of its data-led solutions, with a specific focus on North America. Financial terms were not disclosed.