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Franchise TimesTwo years after six operators bought the used car franchisor from its private equity owner, Byrider says the rebuild is done and expansion is next.
Revscale Media (illustration)The private equity firm's investment hands North America's largest lawn care franchise a partner with a long record of scaling residential service brands.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Australian strength and conditioning brand enters the U.S. through Florida, betting low attrition can win in a crowded boutique fitness market.
Revscale Media (illustration)PuroSystems is franchising AccuGuard Environmental, a mobile asbestos and lead testing concept built by one of PuroClean's top ten operators.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Freeman Spogli-owned retailer opened 13 stores across six states last quarter and is holding a pace of 60 to 70 signings a year.
Franchise TimesAfter a delisting, a $10.5 million settlement and a 30-unit franchisee bankruptcy, F45 is selling fewer territories and vetting owners harder.
Revscale Media (illustration)The truck upfitting franchise awarded 17 territories this year, with six coming from current franchisees, and is opening units 8.4 months after signing.
Revscale Media (illustration)A reported 20x multiple on the roughly $2 billion deal resets pricing for garage door platforms and the franchise systems competing for the same buyers.
Revscale Media (illustration)The franchise sales firm now places part-time development directors with emerging brands that cannot justify an in-house sales team or full outsourcing.
Revscale Media (illustration)The franchise-focused private equity firm hit its hard cap in two months, more than doubling its prior fund and adding buying power for brand deals.
Revscale Media (illustration)The chiropractic franchisor is paying roughly 3.5 times trailing royalties to unwind one of its oldest regional developer deals, covering 141 Texas clinics.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Andre Agassi and Stefanie Graf brand platform plans master licenses, club conversions and a portable membership to consolidate fragmented pickleball and padel.
Revscale Media (illustration)The NexPhase-backed senior care franchisor adds a CFO with refranchising and unit economics experience as it pushes franchisee profitability across 295 locations.
Revscale Media (illustration)The lodging franchisor is paying cash for an 11,200-location RV membership network, stretching its asset-light model beyond hotel rooms and into outdoor travel.
Revscale Media (illustration)RE/MAX Town & Country and Linhart Realty Group join forces, creating a 775-agent franchisee network across six Southeast states.
Gold's GymA year after its 36-year local franchisee exited, Gold's Gym hands Los Angeles and Orange County development rights to a Jiffy Lube operator.
Revscale Media (illustration)The administration's public support gives the franchise joint employer bill a real shot in the lame duck session after it stalled before the midterms.
Revscale Media (illustration)The chain will cover part of an estimated $800,000 per-store upgrade through rent relief and capital, promising franchisees a four-year payback.
Franchise TimesStarting October 1, SBA loans for business acquisitions carry higher coverage ratios, equity injections and earnings reviews that land hardest on growing multi-unit franchisees.
Revscale Media (illustration)Wendy's terminated one of its largest operators' agreements a day before Meritage filed Chapter 11, setting up a court fight over who runs 314 restaurants.
Duck & DryPremium blow-dry brand Duck & Dry partnered with restaurant franchisor Hero Brands to franchise up to 60 UK salons over five years.
Revscale Media (illustration)Rocket Group added Glamorgan Heating & Cooling as its 13th partner brand, marking the HVAC roll-up's first move into New York state.
FranchiseVoiceCamp Bow Wow signed a three-unit North Texas deal built on a redesigned prototype that cuts new-store costs by more than $400,000.
1851franchise.comA 13-year Tide Cleaners operator bought six Cincinnati Widmer's locations, doubling his footprint and showing how franchisees are using acquisitions over new builds to grow.
