Robert Lane
Chief Executive Officer at Endeavor Fire Protection, Inc.
Profile
Robert is a Vice President at Building Industry Partners.
He focuses on helping BIP’s portfolio company leaders optimize their operations and achieve their strategic plans, as well as building operator relationships and sourcing, analyzing, structuring, and executing new BIP platform and add-on investment opportunities.
Prior to joining BIP, Robert held senior executive management positions, including serving as the Senior Director of Corporate Strategy & Acquisitions and Vice President of Operations, at Comfort Systems, the second largest specialty contractor construction company in North America.
Prior to joining Comfort Systems, Robert worked at American Infrastructure Funds, a middle-market private equity firm, where he focused on evaluating and executing investment opportunities within the construction and real property sectors.
Prior to joining American Infrastructure Funds, Robert worked in investment banking for Bank of America Merrill Lynch and KeyBanc Capital Markets, where he focused primarily on mergers and acquisitions and leveraged finance transactions in the construction and industrials sectors.
Robert holds a B.A.
with Honors from Vanderbilt University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
While attending Harvard Business School, Robert cofounded a construction building materials software company leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate procurement and facilitate trade credit financing for construction firms that is now backed by several prominent institutional investors, including: Y Combinator, NFX, and FJ Labs.
He comes from a multi-generation construction family and grew up within the industry.
Robert Lane active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Endeavor Fire Protection, Inc.
 Endeavor Fire Protection, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Endeavor Fire Protection, Inc. is a leading fire protection and life safety contractor that offers inspection, service, maintenance, repair, and installation of portable fire extinguishers, fire sprinklers, fire alarms, emergency lighting, and plumbing systems to various industries including healthcare, industrial, education, government, commercial, manufacturing, technology, and hospitality. The company is based in Boston, MA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company invests heavily in providing training for its team and offers competitive benefits. Endeavor Fire Protection is rapidly expanding its national footprint. The CEO of the company is Robert Lane. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Building Industry Partners LLC
 Building Industry Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Building Industry Partners LLC (Building Industry) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Lonnie Schield and Matt Ogden. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Private Equity Investor | 31/10/2021 |
SpaceFlex, Inc.
 SpaceFlex, Inc. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation SpaceFlex, Inc. is a company based in Boston, MA. SpaceFlex provides a platform that allows suppliers to find haulers more efficiently, streamline payment processing, and automate collections. Haulers can benefit from reduced dead time, automated invoicing, and quicker payments. Material purchasers can place orders online, shop for pricing and availability, and automate the reconciliation and payment process. SpaceFlex, Inc. also offers features such as mobile ordering, logistics network matching, live GPS tracking, and live chat for enhanced communication. Additionally, SpaceFlex provides services like automated invoicing, accounting, background checks, driver search, asset sharing, and performance analytics. The company was founded by Anthony Valente and Robert Lane, with Anthony Valente serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Founder | 30/11/2020 |
Former positions of Robert Lane
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC. | Private Equity Analyst | 30/06/2019 |
American Infrastructure Funds LLC
 American Infrastructure Funds LLC Investment ManagersFinance American Infrastructure Funds LLC (American Infrastructure Funds) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Bob Hellman. The firm is headquartered in Foster city, California. | Private Equity Analyst | 31/08/2017 |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Invt Mgmt)
 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Invt Mgmt) Investment ManagersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPFS provide investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business. | Private Equity Analyst | 30/06/2015 |
Training of Robert Lane
| Vanderbilt University | Undergraduate Degree |
| Harvard Business School | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 1 |
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| COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC. | Industrial Services |
| Private companies | 5 |
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Endeavor Fire Protection, Inc.
Endeavor Fire Protection, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Endeavor Fire Protection, Inc. is a leading fire protection and life safety contractor that offers inspection, service, maintenance, repair, and installation of portable fire extinguishers, fire sprinklers, fire alarms, emergency lighting, and plumbing systems to various industries including healthcare, industrial, education, government, commercial, manufacturing, technology, and hospitality. The company is based in Boston, MA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company invests heavily in providing training for its team and offers competitive benefits. Endeavor Fire Protection is rapidly expanding its national footprint. The CEO of the company is Robert Lane. | Commercial Services |
Building Industry Partners LLC
Building Industry Partners LLC Investment ManagersFinance Building Industry Partners LLC (Building Industry) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Lonnie Schield and Matt Ogden. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. | Finance |
SpaceFlex, Inc.
SpaceFlex, Inc. Air Freight/CouriersTransportation SpaceFlex, Inc. is a company based in Boston, MA. SpaceFlex provides a platform that allows suppliers to find haulers more efficiently, streamline payment processing, and automate collections. Haulers can benefit from reduced dead time, automated invoicing, and quicker payments. Material purchasers can place orders online, shop for pricing and availability, and automate the reconciliation and payment process. SpaceFlex, Inc. also offers features such as mobile ordering, logistics network matching, live GPS tracking, and live chat for enhanced communication. Additionally, SpaceFlex provides services like automated invoicing, accounting, background checks, driver search, asset sharing, and performance analytics. The company was founded by Anthony Valente and Robert Lane, with Anthony Valente serving as the CEO since incorporation. | Transportation |
American Infrastructure Funds LLC
American Infrastructure Funds LLC Investment ManagersFinance American Infrastructure Funds LLC (American Infrastructure Funds) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Bob Hellman. The firm is headquartered in Foster city, California. | Finance |
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Invt Mgmt)
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (Invt Mgmt) Investment ManagersFinance Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPFS provide investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business. | Finance |
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