posts tagged as private equity

Earnouts—an increasingly relied upon tool within an M&A transaction—help bridge the gap between a Seller’s expectation and a Buyer’s perception of the current state of the Seller’s business. But as a particularly challenging... read more

When the owners of a restaurant company sell a portion of the equity in their operating partnership to a private equity firm, it signals a period of upcoming growth for their company. While it is exciting for the restaurant owners to... read more

At this month’s Restaurant CFO Bootcamp in Denver, our team had the opportunity to lead an exchange of best practices, insights and key challenges among professionals from all corners of the restaurant industry. Read on for three... read more

Earlier this month, Dana Zukofsky and Jeff Kolton had the opportunity to attend the International Franchising Associations (IFA) 2017 Convention in Las Vegas. It was an exciting week of networking and presentations, providing insights... read more

Restaurant public offerings have been a hot industry topic since 2014, a year that saw about a half-dozen restaurant IPOs. As consumer preferences evolve and new restaurant concepts take off, public offerings may be on the menu for many... read more

Over the past year, private equity activity has heated up in the restaurant industry. Historically, investors wanted to see proof of concept in multiple markets, minimum revenues, EBITDA, number of units and a good story before they... read more

As the number of restaurants continue to grow, so do the number of different ways restaurants get funded.  In recent years, restaurants have begun exploring  a new way to raise capital: crowdfunding. read more

On April 10, 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2014-08, Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360). read more