Les Baird
Partner,
Head of Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice
Sobre o Les
Experiência
Les leads our Global Mergers & Acquisitions practice. He is also a member of our Advanced Manufacturing & Services, Infrastructure, Construction & Building Products, Corporate Finance and Healthcare practices.
He holds deep expertise in merger integration, including organizational and cultural integrations, as well as change management and results delivery. He has led many multi-billion dollar global integration programs and acquired extensive experience in due diligence and commercial valuation. His due diligence and portfolio experience covers assets across an array of industries, including consumer products, retail, industrial products and telecom.
Les has more than 15 years of management consulting experience, working primarily with industrial clients on a range of projects including corporate strategy, growth strategy, mergers and acquisition strategy and execution, organization and performance improvement.
He has worked in the firm's Boston and Sydney offices. Prior to joining Bain, he worked at another global consulting firm, where he specialized in business process redesign in a merger integration setting.
Les earned an MBA with honors from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a BA in business economics from Wheaton College, where he graduated cum laude.
Recent Insights
- “M&A market poised for a comeback in 2025 as headwinds ease, finds Bain & Company,” Press release, fevereiro 04, 2025
- “Machinery & Equipment M&A,” M&A Report, fevereiro 04, 2025, Report
- “Total M&A market dropped to $3.2 trillion in 2023, leaving a backlog of deals that will shape the 2024 M&A agenda,” Press release, janeiro 30, 2024
- “Bain & Company’s Global M&A Report sees opportunity for bold moves in an uncertain 2023 market,” Press release, janeiro 31, 2023
- “Global M&A Report Midyear 2022 ,” Brief, julho 07, 2022
In the News
- “Companies boost capabilities through Mergers and Acquisitions,” The Wall Street Journal, janeiro 14, 2020, The Wall Street Journal
- “M&A market poised for a comeback in 2025 as headwinds ease, finds Bain & Company,” Press release, fevereiro 04, 2025
- “Total M&A market dropped to $3.2 trillion in 2023, leaving a backlog of deals that will shape the 2024 M&A agenda,” Press release, janeiro 30, 2024
- “Bain & Company’s Global M&A Report sees opportunity for bold moves in an uncertain 2023 market,” Press release, janeiro 31, 2023
- “2022 on track to be the second-strongest year for dealmaking on record, as executives remain committed to M&A amid turbulence,” Press release, julho 07, 2022