Building Industry Partners (BIP), a private equity investment firm focused on the US building industry, has appointed Steve Shaffer as an operating partner.
Shaffer will help support BIP and Endeavor Fire Protection (Endeavor), BIP’s new fire and life safety platform. Shaffer brings nearly four decades of fire protection industry experience. He joins BIP and Endeavor from Impact Fire Services (currently operating as AI Fire Protection), the company he founded and served as President and Chairman.
Shaffer led Impact Fire Services from start-up in 2009 to $70 million in revenue in 2017.
A Certified Public Accountant, Shaffer holds a Master in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts from Olivet Nazarene University.