Baird, an international financial services firm, has added Ajay Bijoor to the firm’s global investment banking business as a managing director with the restructuring advisory group.

In his new role, Bijoor will work to expand the scale and offerings of the firm’s restructuring advisory practice. Bijoor joins the firm with over 20 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience. In his time before Baird, Bijoor served as a managing director co-leading U.S. debt advisory & restructuring with DC Advisory.

“We are thrilled to have Ajay join Baird,” says Brian McDonagh, co-head of Baird’s global investment banking. His deep expertise working with companies in stressed and distressed situations across a number of industries will be a valuable addition to our Restructuring Group’s rapidly growing team of highly skilled bankers.”

“I am excited to be joining Baird as senior member of the restructuring advisory group,” says Bijoor. “The firm has created a leading global investment bank, with a truly unique culture that emphasizes collaboration across the firm and a client first focus. I am also thrilled to be joining Durc again at what appears to be an opportune time for our business.”