ARTICLES AND INSIGHTS
The Grand Exit: Preparing for and Executing the Sale of Your Life’s Work
Auspex’s Chris Kelleher and MUY!’s James Bodenstedt discuss the culmination of the second largest QSR sale in US history during the Franchise Times Dealmakers Panel.
Auspex Capital Facilitates the Sale of MUY companies (Restaurant Finance Monitor)
MUY Companies, MUY Sales Not that long ago, James Bodenstedt was content with 18 restaurants. “That was enough for me. We never looked to grow, but we positioned ourselves ready
Two Dynamo Operators Win First Duo Deal of the Year
In New York City last summer, James Bodenstedt presented a single sheet of paper with four columns of type to two hand-picked prospective buyers. “One column for each of the
After sorrow, Wenesco rebuilds via merger with Triwen Group
The newest Wendy’s store is a doozy for Kevin Woodside of Wenesco Restaurants and his new business partner, Phillip Anastos of Triwen, set to open in the massive American Dream commercial project built right
Taco Bell Operator J.A. Sutherland Gains New Life After Recapitalization
By the time new COO Andrew Hennan contacted Auspex Capital, he knew the Red Bluff, California-based Taco Bell franchisee J.A. Sutherland was in dire straits. Founded in 1978 by Janice
Auspex Capital unwinds RGT Management with dose of philosophy
It may seem like easy street for long time restaurant operator Sean Tuohy of Memphis, now that he’s sold 105 restaurants and 55 properties for $213 million in six separate transactions.
Auspex Capital Goes Old-School to Fund Border
Two camps rule in the restaurant business—on one hand, those who think they can get higher returns by selling and leasing back their real estate and deploying the freed capital
Auspex Capital saves El Rancho sale with fast switch to MUY
Auspex Capital was just one week away from closing the sale of El Rancho Foods, a 76-unit Taco Bell franchisee in the Northeast, to Sentinel Capital Partners—when the deal blew up.