On Senior-Care:
It is not just the restaurant space that is abuzz with M&A activity, senior care industry is also seeing high acquisition trends in recent years. In 2017, there were 115 M&A transactions involving hospitals and health systems, marking the highest level of activity in at least 17 years.
In the News:
- Sears May Be Days Away from Bankruptcy [CNN]
- Train Considers a Takeover Bid for Papa John’s [Wall Street Journal]
- Interim HealthCare Names Tracy Clark as COO [Home Health Care News]
- Xponential Brands Row House and StretchLab Expand [Club Industry]
- Krispy Kreme Prompts ‘Madness’ in Ireland [WBTV]
- Starbucks Taps Ex-Yum Brands, Disney Executive as CFO [Nation’s Restaurant News]
- Voodoo Brewery Launches Pub Franchising Program [Next Pittsburgh]
- Why Franchisor-Franchisee Disputes are More Common Right Now [Restaurant Business]
- Hyatt to Expand Brand Footprint with Acquisition of Two Roads Hospitality [Business Wire]
- Lendio Offers Franchise Opportunities to Serve the Small Business Financing Market [Small Business Trends]
- MOD Pizza Names John Maguire COO [Nation’s Restaurant News]
- Popeyes is Serving Chicken Wings Covered with 24-Karat Gold Flakes [Business Insider]
- Mattress Firm Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy [Wall Street Journal]
- ‘Things Have Changed’ at McDonald’s as 50-year Operator Fights Rebuild Rule [Franchise Times]
- Monkee’s Franchise Gears Up for Aggressive National Expansion [Benzinga]
- Carlisle Corp. Sells LYFE Kitchen [Nation’s Restaurant News]
- Welcome to the End of No-Poach Clauses [QSR Magazine]
- Franworth Makes Waves in Franchise Space [PR Newswire]
- Board and Brush Started as One Do-It-Yourself Craft Studio in 2015. Now it’s in 35 States [Journal Sentinel]
- Largest Franchised Brands Double Yearly Sales Gains [PR Newswire]
- RenuKrete Launches Franchise Program for its Innovative Concrete Flooring System [PR Newswire]