The Restaurant Boiler Room Rick Ormsby

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director Rick Ormsby participates in a panel discussion hosted by Franchise Times. Whether to allow private equity at the franchisee level is a key inflection point in many franchise systems, and franchisors and franchisees alike must consider the impact and influence these firms will have on their business. Learn from those who’ve executed these deals as they discuss long-term benefits and consequences.

Moderator: Emilee Wentland, Managing Editor, Franchise Times
Panelists: Kevin Burke, Partner, Franchise Equity Partners; Scott Romanoff, Co-Managing Partner, Franchise Equity Partners; Rick Ormsby, Managing Director, Unbridled Capital

*shared with permission from Franchise Times

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director Rick Ormsby will answer franchise-related questions about M&A market conditions, cap rates, lending markets, and factors influencing a turnaround. It’ll be a good way to get some quick real-time insights.

Managing Director of Unbridled Capital Rick Ormsby is joined by Senior VP Derek Ball & Senior Manager Peter Fisher to discuss the state of franchise M&A in 2024.

Topics of discussion will include:

1. Considerations when doing a deal in 2024
2. Commentary on current supply and demand for buying and selling
3. Lending, Cap Rates, EBITDA multiples
4. Thoughts on inflation, sales forecasting, and timing a sale
5. Examples of real-time issues affecting M&A transactions

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director Rick Ormsby is a panelist, along with Clay Harmon at Roark Capital Group and Barry Dubin at KBP Brands. The panel was moderated by Nick Cole at MUFG Bank, and it was entitled "Navigating an Acquisitions Path for Growth in 2024" at the 2023 Restaurant Finance & Development Conference held in Las Vegas.

*shared with permission from Franchise Times.

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director Rick Ormsby discusses questions on the state of the M&A market for franchising at this moment, the difficulty of new unit development in this market, a quick discussion on when to invest in a franchise brand, and sharing some optimistic news about new franchises that are quietly making a big splash.

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director Rick Ormsby talks about Fast Act legislation, Zombie PE funds, selling to an operator vs. a PE fund, recent deal closings, and a comment on upcoming franchise M&A deal flow.