The wealth-building strategy for the executive team and investors in a franchisor traditionally focused on setting the stage for one of three scenarios: a private sale to a strategic buyer;
When Private Equity Knocks, Will You Be Ready to Answer?
The wealth-building strategy for the executive team and investors in a franchisor traditionally focused on setting the stage for one of three scenarios: a private sale to a strategic buyer; going public through an initial public offering, with a secondary offering to partially liquidate the group's investment; or establishing an enterprise with significant cash flow available for salaries, bonuses, dividends, and other emoluments of financial success. An attractive option now available is the private equity option, which involves a sale of all or the controlling share of the equity of the business to a financial buyer. This approach reorients financial exit strategy to harvest simultaneously the gain in enterprise value while positioning existing management and possibly investors to participate in future value accretion. This approach usually allows, or even compels, existing management to participate in the equity of the business going forward.
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