Investment Summary

Exits Driven Brands

On January 7, 2021, invested in franchising company Driven Brands from Roark Capital Group

Investment Highlights
  • This is transaction in the Franchising sector.
  • This is transaction in the United States.
  • This is transaction in North Carolina.

Investment Summary

Date 2021-01-07
Target Driven Brands
Sector Franchising
Sellers(s) Roark Capital Group
Deal Type IPO

Target

Driven Brands

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
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Driven Brands is a parent company of automotive aftermarket brands across four distinct verticals: Repair & Maintenance, housing Meineke Car Care Centers; Paint & Collision, housing Maaco, CARSTAR, and ABRA; Distribution, housing 1-800-Radiator & A/C and Spire Supply; and Quick Lube, housing Take 5 Oil Change. Driven Brands has over 2,800 centers across North America, and combined; all businesses generate more than $2.8 billion in system sales and service approximately 8 million vehicles annually. Driven Brands was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Roark Capital Group

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2001
PE ASSETS 33.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Roark Capital Group is a private equity firm that focuses on middle-market investment opportunities. The Firm targets family-owned business transfers, management/corporate buyouts, recapitalizations, going-private transactions, and corporate divestitures. Roark Capital Group pursues companies with revenues between $20 million and $5 billion, and EBITDA of $10 to $500 million. Roark Capital primarily invests in consumer and business services companies, with a particular interest in the franchise, food and restaurant, specialty retail, direct marketing and financial services sectors. Roark Capital Group was formed in 2001 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 17
Sector (Franchising) 2 of 2
Type (IPO) 2 of 3
State (North Carolina) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 16
Year (2021) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-10-30 Corner Bakery Cafe

Dallas, Texas, United States

Corner Bakery Cafe is an operator and franchisor of bakery cafés in the fast casual restaurant industry, serving made-to-order sandwiches, salads, soups and other hand-crafted favorites for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and delivering a segment-leading catering service.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-17 Naf Naf

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Naf Naf Grill is an emerging, on-trend fast casual brand serving high quality, authentic Middle Eastern cuisine in an Americanized format.

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