Robert Irving

About Robert Irving

If you own or operate a commercial or industrial service-based business and you\'re looking for a partner — not just an excel sheet — we should talk.I\'m the CEO of Buffalo Growth Partners (BGP), an operator-founded private equity firm focused on acquiring, operating, and growing industrial service businesses. We invest where we have unfair advantages: Jib cranes, generators, industrial cleaning, water testing, septic systems, HVACR, low voltage, perimeter controls, and other essential service trades where proven systems, strong culture, and hands-on leadership make all the difference.BGP is operator led and technician powered. We don\'t sit in an office and read spreadsheets. We work alongside the teams we invest in, rolling up our sleeves on integration, operations, and growth — because that\'s what actually moves the needle in service businesses.We focus heavily on inspection, testing, and maintenance first businesses in mission critical areas. The kind of work that doesn\'t stop when the economy slows down.If you\'re an owner thinking about your next chapter, or an operator who wants to build something meaningful inside a growing platform, let\'s connect.Outside of work, I\'m a husband, father, outdoorsman, pilot, and proud patriot. Building the foundation of our country, one technician-powered business at a time.

Experience

1. Board Member

   Gobundance

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• Blinn College

  Associate's degree, Accounting and Finance

  2010 — 2012

• University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2017

• Texas A&M University

  Master's degree, Occupational Safety and Health

  2014 — 2016

• Texas A&M University

  Bachelors, Business, finance, hr

  2010 — 2014

• Texas A&M University

  Technical, Fire Science/Fire-fighting

  2012 — 2012