On Franchise Fixer Uppers:
“Franchise restaurant M&A is making a comeback, but this time with a difference. Instead of targeting privately held franchises, investors are largely favoring publicly listed franchises this year. The number of “public-to-private” deals, where a private equity group buys a listed company, hit 152 last year…”
In the News:
- Home Care Providers Tap Retirees to Fill Workforce Gaps [Home Health Care News]
- 5 Steps of the New Model of Revenue Recognition for Franchisors [Entrepreneur]
- Blink Fitness to Open First Detroit Club [Club Industry]
- Camp Bow Wow Names Cail Morrison as New President [The Virginian-Pilot]
- World Franchise Associates Inks Deal with Sonic [QSR Magazine]
- Sirius Day Spa Continues Its Nationwide Roll-Out with 5 New Locations Opening in 2018 [PRWeb]
- A Decade After The Market Crash, Small Business Lending Is Strong [Forbes]
- PizzaRev Amps Up Franchise Development Team [Franchising.com]
- Dwyer Group Changes Corporate Name to Neighborly® [Dwyer Group]
- The name is Dunkin’, just Dunkin’ [Nation’s Restaurant News]
- 5 Chain Restaurants That Define America [PJ Media]
- MidiCi Bet Lands in Bankruptcy Court [Franchise Times]
- Pokéworks Inks First International Master Franchise Agreement in Mexico [Franchising.com]
- Inspire Brands to buy Sonic Corp. for $2.3B [Nation’s Restaurant News]
- Nékter Juice Bar Signs 30-Unit, Multi-State Deal [QSR Magazine]
- RMH Franchise Holdings wins legal skirmish with Dine Brands Global [Nation’s Restaurant News]