Our History

looking forward by looking back

“Throughout history, Barings has been a leader in providing global, innovative, diversified solutions to clients. This mission continues to drive the firm today, as much as it did in 1762.”

Tom Finke

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

1762

John and Francis Baring & Co.
(Barings) is established

1803

barings finances louisiana purchase

Barings bought this territory from France,
and sold it back to the
newly-formed United
States—nearly doubling the country’s size

1830s

barings commences direct
business with china

1824

barings manages first external
bond issue for argentina

1848

barings finances mexican
cession

(now southwest
portion of U.S.)

1902

barings forms first yen-denominated
international bond issue for japan

1969

barings creates the baring
foundation

Grows to become 10th largest

U.K. grant-making charity by 1995

1995

ing acquires barings following

collapse of bank

massmutual acquires

babson

2000

MassMutual merges Investment Division with Babson

2004

Babson acquires Duke Street Capital Debt Management

Leveraged loan business that allows firm to gain a presence in Europe

Babson is renamed Babson Capital Management (Babson)

2009

Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors (Cornerstone) acquires London-based Protego Real Estate Investors

2012

Barings acquires sei asset korea

2014

babson becomes signatory to
united nations principles for
responsible investment (UNPRI)

Cornerstone acquires Germany-based Pamera Asset Management

1940

david l. babson & co. inc.

(babson) is established

Boston-based firm that specializes in growth equities

1949

arthur Guinness son & co.
becomes barings' first formal
investment advisory client

1973

barings becomes advisor to

saudi arabian monetary
authority

1989

Barings Investment Management is renamed Baring Asset Management (Barings)

2002

babson acquires
institutional
debt management (idm)

U.S. leveraged loan business that brings founder, Tom Finke—current Chairman & CEO of Barings—along with acquisition

2005

MassMutual acquires Barings from ING

Babson establishes real assets joint venture Wood Creek Capital Management (Wood Creek)

Broadens firm's alternatives platform by enhancing private equity capabilities

2010

Babson Launches Innovative Global Loan Strategy

One of the first funds to invest across U.S. and European Loans

Cornerstone becomes subsidiary of Babson

2015

babson launches first
global private loan fund

2016

Today’s Barings is Formed

MassMutual brings together Barings, Babson, Cornerstone and Wood Creek
to create one global, diversified asset management organization: Barings

2018

barings becomes member of
un global compact, in support of
un's sustainable development goals

Strengthens firm's social impact focus

Barings acquires Triangle Capital Corporation (renamed Barings BDC Inc.)

Publicly listed business development company
(BDC) making middle market investments

2019

barings launches barings social impact

Associate-led philanthropic and community service initiative

barings launches
barings investment institute

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