List of the Largest Franchising Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
CKE Restaurants PE Backed Roark Capital Group 2013-11-19 Franklin, Tennessee, United States website	Franchising	3,900	1	1	-
Driven Brands NASDAQ : DRVN Charlotte, North Carolina, United States website	Franchising	2,340	22	18	4
Papa John’s NASDAQ : PZZA Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Franchising	2,059	5	5	-
Alain Afflelou PE Backed Lion Capital 2012-04-30 $878.98M Aubervilliers, France website	Franchising	902	1	1	-
Sapphire Foods National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) : SAPPHIRE Mumbai, India website	Franchising	433	-	-	-
Medicap Pharmacies Inc. Acquired Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. 2004-01-12 Earth City, Missouri, United States website	Franchising	350	-	-	-
Strongco Corp. Acquired Nors S.A. 2020-01-24 $146.69M Mississauga, Ontario, Canada website	Franchising	313	-	-	-
Back-Factory Acquired Valora Holding 2021-09-14 Hamburg, Germany website	Franchising	90	-	-	-
DESSANGE International Private Paris, France website	Franchising	69	2	2	-
DriveItAway Public Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States website	Franchising	3	3	3	-
1-800 Radiator & A/C, Inc. Acquired Driven Brands 2015-06-08 Benicia, California, United States website	Franchising	-	-	-	-
23.5 Degrees PE Backed Connection Capital 2015-09-28 Southampton, United Kingdom website	Franchising	-	-	-	-
7-Eleven, Inc. Private Dallas, Texas, United States website	Franchising	-	23	20	3
Signal Private Omaha, Nebraska, United States website	Franchising	-	-	-	-
9round Private Simpsonville, South Carolina, United States website	Franchising	-	1	1	-
Coverall North America PE Backed Wellspring Capital Management 2021-06-01 Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States website	Franchising	-	-	-	-

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