# Roberto Buaron

> Roberto Buaron is the New York-based founder, chairman and CEO of First Atlantic Capital, established in 1989. Educated in electrical engineering at Politecnico di Milano and business at INSEAD and Harvard, he moved from McKinsey consulting into venture capital and private equity. His firm’s investments include Berry Plastics, Captive Plastics and TestEquity; he also co-founded and manages First Atlantic’s New York real estate business.

- **Role:** Chairman and CEO at First Atlantic Capital, Ltd.
- **Organizations:** First Atlantic Capital, Ltd., First Atlantic Real Estate (New York), McKinsey & Company (former partner), First Century Partnership (former general partner), Overseas Partners Inc. (former senior partner), Golfsmith International Holdings (former director), Harvard Business School Club of New York (documented board service)
- **Education:** Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, MBA, INSEAD, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded First Atlantic Capital in 1989., First Atlantic’s published record describes more than 70 transactions assembled into 22 platforms and nearly $1 billion invested, including co-investments., During First Atlantic’s ownership, Berry Plastics revenue rose from $57 million in 1990 to $462 million in 2001; Berry completed 15 strategic add-on acquisitions between 1990 and 2002.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1983** — Worked for nine years at McKinsey & Company, becoming a partner in its New York office.
- **1981** — Published “How to win the market share game? Try changing the rules” in Management Review; related publication “New-Game Strategies” appeared in The McKinsey Quarterly.
- **1983-1986** — General partner at venture capital firm First Century Partnership.
- **1986-1989** — Senior partner at Overseas Partners Inc., according to Golfsmith’s 2007 proxy statement.
- **1989** — Founded First Atlantic Capital.
- **1990** — First Atlantic acquired Berry Plastics.
- **2002** — Became a Golfsmith director in October; First Atlantic and co-investors announced a $837.5 million Berry Plastics sale agreement in May.
- **2004** — First Atlantic acquired Captive Plastics.
- **2010** — Co-founded First Atlantic Real Estate’s New York business with Daniel Buaron.
- **2012** — First Atlantic acquired TestEquity.
- **2017** — First Atlantic sold its majority interest in TestEquity to LKCM Headwater Investments.
- **2018** — TPG Growth invested in First Atlantic portfolio business Resource Label Group.

## Achievements

- Founded First Atlantic Capital in 1989.
- First Atlantic’s published record describes more than 70 transactions assembled into 22 platforms and nearly $1 billion invested, including co-investments.
- During First Atlantic’s ownership, Berry Plastics revenue rose from $57 million in 1990 to $462 million in 2001; Berry completed 15 strategic add-on acquisitions between 1990 and 2002.
- Co-founded the New York real estate business in 2010; its published record describes over $300 million in acquisition and development costs.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — PincusCo reported that Buaron was First Atlantic’s signatory on the $7.3 million sale of a 22-unit Harlem residential walkup, closed August 4, 2025.
- **2020-10** — Commented on Resource Label Group’s acquisition of McDowell Label, emphasizing the objective of continued leadership in the label industry.

## Links

- Website: https://www.firstatlanticcapital.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-buaron-7994a69

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