Franchise Times today announces 11 winners of the 2024 Franchise Times Dealmakers awards, the 12th annual project recognizing the boldest players driving mergers and acquisitions in franchising.
Award winners will be featured in the May issue of Franchise Times, when the 2024 Deal of the Year will also be revealed. A virtual awards presentation will highlight Franchise Times Dealmakers Week April 22-25, a series of webinars featuring top dealmakers sharing their growth strategies.
DEALMAKERS OF THE YEAR 2024 (in alphabetical order)
Apax Partners-backed Authority Brands buys The Junkluggers, a 90-plus-unit junk hauling franchise.
Butterfly Equity buys controlling stake in Qdoba from Apollo Global Management; Butterfly enters subsequent merger with Modern Restaurant Concepts.
Empower Brands and MidOcean Partners Buy Bumble Roofing, Canopy Lawn Care, Wallaby Windows and Koala Insulation in 2023.
Flynn Group acquires Planet Fitness franchisee Alder Partners and Pizza Hut Australia.
Garnett Station Partners holding company Authentic Restaurant Brands buys Pollo Tropical parent Fiesta Restaurant Group.
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners buys Kilwins Quality Confections.
Princeton Equity Group acquires Pirtek USA and Stretch Zone.
Roark-backed Youth Enrichment Brands buys School of Rock.
Scanlan Management and Blue Pacific sell Jack in the Box, Jamba stores in Hawaii and Guam to PARS Group (JitB) and Fresh Dining Concepts (Jamba).
The Halifax Group buys Comfort Keepers and Sodexo Worldwide Home Care.
Unbridled Capital provides sell-side advisory services to 17 franchisee-to-franchisee M&A transactions across eight brands, such as Taco Bell, Popeyes and Pizza Hut.