From Founder to Three Exits Building a Services Company and Selling to Private Equity

In this episode, Alex Rawlings speaks with Robert Irving, CEO of Buffalo Growth Partners. Robert shares his journey from building and selling a fire & life safety business to scaling within private equity and launching his own independent sponsor firm. ⏱️ Timestamps & Key Topics 00:00 – Introduction Robert’s journey across founding, exiting, and re-entering private equity. 00:30 – Building & Selling a Business Grew to ~80 technicians and exited at 29 Joined a PE-...