M&A Deal Summary

Franchise Brands Acquires Barking Mad

On November 1, 2016, Franchise Brands acquired franchising company Barking Mad

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Franchise Brands’ 1st transaction in the Franchising sector.
  • This is Franchise Brands’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-11-01
Target Barking Mad
Sector Franchising
Buyer(s) Franchise Brands
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Barking Mad

Cumbria, United Kingdom
Barking Mad Ltd. is a major pet care franchise. Company is a pioneer of professionally organised dog sitting services for owners when they are away. It currently has 75 franchised territories across the UK, operated by 71 franchisees.

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Buyer

Franchise Brands

Kidderminster, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 2008
Sector Franchising
DESCRIPTION

Franchise Brands is a group of international multi-brand franchisors with a combined network of over 400 franchisees in 12 countries, but predominantly in the UK. Franchise Brands has developed a highly professional central services platform including marketing, franchise recruitment and support services such as IT, which enables it to support the acquisition of some new franchise brands without significantly increasing its central overhead.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 3
Sector (Franchising) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
Country (United Kingdom) 1 of 2
Year (2016) 1 of 1
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