M&A Deals of the Week

Baird brokers $163 million deal in Illinois
Milwaukee-based Robert W. Baird & Co. & Co. Inc. recently served as the exclusive financial advisor to Oak Brook, Ill.-based RC2 Corp. on its $163 million acquisition of the Lincolnwood, Ill-based Children’s Publishing Division ("CPD") of Publications International Ltd. The acquisition will result in creating a platform for growth and new product development for RC2 in the ‘Early Learning’ category under the Learning Curve brand.