Franchise deals, development agreements, M&A, and the moves reshaping unit counts.
Revscale Media (illustration)Premier Care Dental Management acquired Seven Pines Dental Group's three Central Virginia practices, marking its first expansion into the state.
Roofing ContractorAtlanta-based Guaranteed Roof joined LB Capital's EM Exteriors roofing platform, trading half ownership for shared systems ahead of a future private equity exit.
Getty Images via RISMediaHomeSmart's merger with NorthGroup Real Estate brings nearly 2,000 agents into its network and extends the low-cost brokerage franchise deeper into the Southeast.
Heart to Home MealsA new Dallas-Fort Worth franchise deal marks the senior meal-delivery brand's third new market in under 60 days, tapping one of the country's fastest-growing 65-and-older populations.
HoodlineFour unrelated franchise groups signed leases for new Lightbridge Academy centers in Anne Arundel and Howard counties, pushing the childcare brand toward 100 U.S. locations.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Minnesota-based strength training franchise is opening in Wellesley as a beachhead for a broader Greater Boston push, betting on a market that just cracked the top 10 fittest U.S. cities.
Revscale Media (illustration)The home care franchisor will now sell only 10 to 20 large multi-unit territories, betting its low-cost tech platform can outscale traditional single-agency operators.
Revscale Media (illustration)The conveyor car wash chain grows to 332 locations across 30 states after acquiring five Georgia sites and one in Alabama, entering two new markets.
Revscale Media (illustration)Two development agreements bring the PE-backed hair extension concept into five DFW-area markets, testing demand for a category with no dominant national brand.
Revscale Media (illustration)Driven Brands authorized a $100 million share buyback and set a lower leverage target, signaling confidence in its franchised auto-service model.
Revscale Media (illustration)The senior care franchise signed eight new agreements in six months and is rolling out a live-in service line as its Dovida integration continues.
Little DiggersThe construction-themed sandbox playspace has drawn franchise inquiries from 85 countries, scaling from a single Ohio location to 50-plus signings in a year.
Revscale Media (illustration)STRONG Pilates struck a master franchise agreement covering 21 Saudi Arabia studios over a decade, extending its Middle East footprint.
Revscale Media (illustration)Mathnasium pledged its franchise royalties and fees as collateral for its first-ever securitization, a financing move few tutoring franchisors have attempted.
Revscale Media (illustration)Chemed's Roto-Rooter paid $60.6 million to absorb its biggest independent franchisee, pulling an 11-million-person California territory in-house.
SMB Franchise AdvisorsA franchise consultancy that has guided 600-plus brands into franchising took a minority investment from a decade-long capital partner, giving that partner permanent board influence.
VIO Med SpaA triple board-certified dermatologist is opening VIO's first New York City location, part of an 18-franchisee signing streak for the med spa brand this year.
Revscale Media (illustration)The three-year-old brand tripled its footprint since mid-2024, and its parent, Franchise Playbook, plans to apply the same model to new home service brands.
Revscale Media (illustration)UFG added 105 locations and 10 new international master franchise agreements in six months, pushing brands like Transworld Business Advisors deeper into Europe and Asia.
PuroCleanPuroClean is actively recruiting multi-unit QSR and hospitality operators into its restoration franchise, betting operational discipline transfers better than industry experience.
Franchise TimesCR Fitness, a 98-unit Crunch Fitness franchisee, signed a development deal for 25 Yoga Joint studios after running out of white space for its core brand.
RISMediaNextHome launched a large-office franchise model and joined the AGNT family of companies, betting that real estate brokerages need more than one path to scale.
Revscale Media (illustration)The Unleashed Brands concept opened its first franchised location in Texas, kicking off a 54-unit pipeline spanning 16 states.
Revscale Media (illustration)Barings and Ardlussa Capital anchor a continuation vehicle that keeps InXpress independent while giving its 450 franchisees fresh runway to expand.
