Matthew Tingler Email and Phone Number

Matthew is a Managing Director in Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Investment Banking practice where he advises on equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions and other financial advisory services in the Consumer sector, with a focus on apparel and footwear, fitness & sporting goods, health & wellness, and outdoor recreation. Prior to joining Baird, Matthew was a Senior Associate in Merrill Lynch’s M&A Investment Banking practice. Previously he was an Associate in Citigroup’s Equity Research practice and a Manager in Ernst & Young’s Transaction Advisory Services practice where he performed M&A due diligence, restructuring and valuation assignments. Matthew received an M.B.A from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University with distinctions and a B.S. in accounting and marketing with high honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder through the CFA Institute and a recipient of the SGB 40 Under 40 award sponsored by SportsOneSource Group. Matthew has worked for Merrill Lynch in London and Ernst & Young in Sydney.Select M&A Transactions:* Sale of Hydro Flask, a privately held company, to Helen of Troy (NASDAQ: HELE)* Sale of Badger Sportswear, a privately held company, to CCMP Capital Advisors* Sale of 5.11 Tactical, a TA Associates portfolio company, to The Compass Group* Sale of Fitness Connection, a WestView Capital Partners portfolio company, to LNK Partners * Adviser to Catterton Partners on acquisition of CorePower Yoga, a privately held company* Sale of Strategic Partners, an Avista Capital Partners portfolio company, to New Mountain Capital* Sale of Implus, a Trilantic Capital Partners portfolio company, to Berkshire Partners* Sale of Louisville Slugger, a privately held company, to Wilson Sporting Goods* Sale of Bushnell Outdoors, a MidOcean Partners portfolio company, to ATK Corp. (NYSE: ATK)Select Equity Transactions:* IPOs: Wingstop, Chuy's, Fox Racing, Zoe’s Kitchen, El Pollo Loco* Private Placements: Beachbody Fitness (Raine Group), Mack Weldon (North Castle Partners), Simms Fishing (Castanea Partners)