ARTICLES AND INSIGHTS
User Guide for Selling Your Restaurant Business
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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,
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.
Managing the Sale Process:
When is it the Right Time to Sell Your Restaurant Business?
Why Are You Asking the Question? You have been grinding away for years, never taking a vacation, plowing almost every penny you have ever made
Managing the Sale Process:
Getting Your Restaurant Company Ready for Sale — Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail.
Preparation is Key In the immortal words of legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden, “Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail”. In the context of
Managing the Sale Process:
When It’s Time to Sell Your Restaurant Business, Hire an Investment Banker, Not a Broker.
What’s the Difference? The Broker introduces you to the buyer and then largely sits on the sidelines waiting to collect his commission check. The Banker