Private Equity & Investors

FRANCHISEES AND FRANCHISORS IN YOUR ACQUISITION SWEET SPOT ARE SEEKING INVESTORS.

FRANDATA CAN HELP YOU IDENTIFY THEM AND ASSIST YOU IN YOUR DUE DILIGENCE.

We track the financial and operational performance of both private and public franchises operating in the United States. We use this information to assist private equity firms with their due diligence when it comes to uncovering acquisition opportunities.

FRANdata is known as the best provider of franchisee and franchisor information available.

We understand the complex nature of franchise organizations and the challenges around identifying owners, the full extent of their ownership, and how to reach them. We approach franchisee ownership through the lens of an investigator and seek to truly uncover the owners involved and their various other relationships across multiple brands and investments.

By partnering with FRANdata, a private equity investor is able to understand their target’s runway for growth and future consolidations.

FRANdata offers a full suite of due diligence solutions that enable PE firms to: 

• Proactively screen acquisition targets.
• Target only those brands or multi-unit owners that meet the specific criteria outlined in your M&A strategy.
• Develop detailed profiles of acquisition targets including valuation estimates.

We help you: 

• Understand the details of a franchise’s historical financial performance and business operations.
• Find and analyze hard-to-find franchisees
• We provide due diligence before the LOI to validate management representations, and after the LOI to help you in your investment decision.
• Understand the industry and the competition to provide context for a franchise’s performance.
• Examine the franchisee-franchisor relationship history, unit economics, and system continuity.
• Create cash flow models and growth projections

Finding Franchisees

Understanding the number of franchisees that comprise a franchise system, each operator’s size and the extent of their franchise holdings is more challenging than one might expect. There are many hurdles to accurately profiling a franchise system’s franchisees. We approach this problem from an investigator’s perspective using our experience and knowledge base to put small pieces of the puzzle together and creating a full picture.

Contact us now for an introduction to our services and a sample of our capabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions About FRANdata for Private Equity & Investors

How does FRANdata help private equity firms evaluate franchise acquisition targets?

FRANdata helps PE firms proactively screen franchise acquisition targets by providing financial and operational performance data on both private and public franchise systems operating in the United States. By combining our proprietary database with investigative franchisee ownership research, FRANdata enables investors to identify brands and multi-unit operators that meet their specific M&A criteria — before competitors do.

What franchise due diligence services does FRANdata provide?

FRANdata offers a full suite of pre- and post-LOI due diligence solutions including detailed acquisition target profiles, valuation estimates, cash flow models, and growth projections. We examine franchisee-franchisor relationship history, unit economics, system continuity, and competitive context — giving PE firms the intelligence to validate management representations and make confident investment decisions.

How does FRANdata identify and profile franchisee ownership?

Accurately profiling franchisee ownership is more complex than it appears — many operators hold units across multiple brands and ownership entities. FRANdata approaches franchisee identification from an investigator’s perspective, assembling a complete picture of each operator’s full holdings, ownership relationships, and portfolio-wide performance across the franchise ecosystem.

What data does FRANdata use to assess a franchise system’s growth potential?

FRANdata tracks financial performance, unit-level economics, development pipelines, franchisee engagement, and historical continuity rates across thousands of U.S. franchise brands. This data enables PE investors to understand a target’s runway for future growth, identify consolidation opportunities, and model realistic projections grounded in verified system-level performance history.

How does FRANdata support franchise investment screening before an LOI?

Before an LOI is signed, FRANdata helps PE firms narrow their acquisition universe by screening brands and multi-unit operators against specific investment criteria — size, sector, geography, unit economics, and ownership profile. This pre-LOI screening prevents firms from spending due diligence resources on targets that don’t fit their strategy and surfaces opportunities they may not have identified independently.