Despite a slower dealmaking market this year so far, several major acquisitions closed in the first half of 2024. Private equity firm Roark Ca…
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By completing one of the largest acquisition deals in franchise history, the private equity firm now owns two of the biggest sub sandwich companies in the United States.
Just over a month after announcing their intent to combine, Orangetheory Fitness and Self Esteem Brands, owner of Anytime Fitness, completed w…
The North American Association of Subway Franchisees hired attorney Robert Zarco and his firm Zarco Einhorn Salkowski as general counsel to ad…
In one of the biggest fitness franchise consolidations of the last decade, Orangetheory Fitness and Self Esteem Brands, owner of Anytime Fitne…
Roark Capital’s acquisition of Subway could be heading into a lengthy delay as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reportedly opened an inve…
School of Rock is the fourth company under Youth Enrichment Brands, joining US Sports Camps, i9 Sports and Streamline Brands. School of Rock’s CEO called the deal a “blockbuster for us.”
Roark Capital, the Atlanta-based private equity firm with $37 billion in assets under management, beat out a number of other private equity firms to buy sandwich giant Subway.
Dunkin' turned heads last month when the famously asset-light franchisor bought 31 restaurants in Ohio from franchisee Ken Blum of SMB Donuts. SMB was well down the road in negotiations with another franchisee when Dunkin' stepped in.
New platform company Youth Enrichment Brands, backed by Roark Capital, launched on October 19 after purchasing i9 Sports, the nation’s largest…