FranVestors lists private equity firms that own or have owned franchisors. To learn more about any private equity firm below, including their approach to owning portfolio companies, click on their name and you will be directed to their webpage.
Many of these private equity firms have an active interest in buying and/or selling franchisors. You are encouraged to visit their websites.
3G Capital
Burger King, Popeyes, Tim Hortons
ACI Capital
Hollywood Tans, Qdoba Mexican Grill
ACON Investments
Acon Franchise Holdings, Peter Piper Pizza, Spirit Halloween
Advent International
Bojangles’, First Watch, Party City, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf
Altaris Capital
Senior Helpers
American Securities
Caribbean Restaurants, Childtime Learning Center, El Pollo Loco, Montessori Unlimited, Oreck, Potbelly, Tutor Time
Altamont Capital Partners
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Byrider, Cotton Patch Cafe, Excel Fitness,
Angelo Gordon & Co.
Benihana, Crunch Fitness, White Hen Pantry
Apax Partners
America’s Swimming Pool Company, Authority Brands, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, CareGivers, Homewatch, Mister Sparky, Monster Tree Service, Mosquito Squad, One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning, Takko
Apollo
Carl’s Jr., CENTURY 21 ,Chuck E. Cheese, Claire’s, Coldwell Banker, ERA, GNC, Hardee’s, Sotheby’s
Ares Capital Corporation
Aero-Colours, Aire Serv, AAMCO Transmission, AutoQual, Curves, Cottman Transmissions, Drive N Style, Econo Lube, Glass Doctor, GNC, Ground Guys,Huddle House, Jenny C. Acquisition Inc, Leviathan Holdings, Maaco, Massage Envy, Meineke, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter, Papa Murphy’s, Primrose Schools, Rainbow, Synergy Homecare
Arcapita
Church’s, Caribou Coffee, PODS
Argonne Capital Group
Applebees, IHOP, Krystal,Lube Stop, On The Border, Planet Fitness, Stevi B’s, Sonnys BBQ
Argosy Private Equity
AmBath, American Huts, Great Clips, Keystone Retaining Wall Systems, Million Air, ReBath, Rita’s
Arlon Group
Cici’s Pizza
Atalaya Capital Management
Bennigan’s
Axum Capital Partners
Back Yard Burgers, Wild Wing Café
Balmoral Funds
Mooyah
Bain Capital Private Equity
Baskin-Robbins, Bonefish Grill, Domino’s (Japan), Dunkin’ Donuts, Gymboree (China), Outback Steakhouse, Retail Zoo
BIP Capital
Tropical Smoothie Café
Boxwood Partners
AdvantaClean, Authority Brands, Color World, DoodyCalls, Dryer Vent Wizard, Fastest Labs, Franchise Fast Lane, Junk King, Koala Insulation, Hand & Stone, Monster Tree Service, Mr. Rooter, Mr. Electric, Outdoor Living Brands, Redbox+, Service Team of Professionals, ShelfGenie, Sir Grout, SMARTBOX, Stretch Zone, Superior Fence, SweetFrog, The Grout Medic, The Junkluggers, Two Maids,
Brentwood Associates
Blaze Pizza, Chicken Salad Chick, Hissho Sushi, Orangetheory, Lazy Dog
Bridgepoint Capital
Burger King, Fat Face
Brockway Moran & Partners, Inc.
Gold’s Gym
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. LLC
Au Bon Pain, Bravo Brio, California Pizza Kitchen, Corner Bakery Café, El Torito, Eos Fitness, Logan’s Roadhouse, Real Mex Restaurants, Ruth’s Chris, 2A Thrift Superstore
Capital Growth Advisors
Stevi B’s Pizza, The Burger Joint
Castle Harlan, Inc.
Burger King, Marie Callender, Perkins
Catterton Partners
Baja Fresh, Build-A-Bear, Caribou Coffee, Cheddar’s, Edible Arrangements, First Watch, LTP Home Services Group, Noodles & Company, Pure Barre, Uncle Julios
Centerbridge Partners
Culligan, Gordon Biersch, Old Chicago P.F. Chang’s, Rock Bottom
Centre Partners Management
Buca di Beppo, Captain D’s, Johnny Rockets, Muzak, Pizzeria Uno
Centre Lane Partners
Coverall, Saladworks
Center Oak Partners
Cheddar’s, Wetzel’s Pretzels
Champlain Capital Partners
CARSTAR
Charlesbank Capital Partners
Captain D’s, Del Taco, Papa Murphy’s, The Princeton Review, Shoppers Drug Mart, Tire Pros, Vision Source
CIC Partners
Red Mango
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
AmeriSpec, Culligan, Furniture Medic, Hertz, Merry Maids, ServiceMaster Clean, Terminix, TruGreen,
Cohesive Capital Partners
Aire Serv, Glass Doctor, The Grounds Guys, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter, Party City, Rainbow
Eagle Merchant Partners
Caribou Coffee, Chicken Salad Chick, Church’s, Krystal, Pods
Edison Ventures
Liberty Tax
Emigrant Capital
Robeks
Enhanced Equity Funds
Elements Massage, Fitness Together
Evolve Capital
Comfort Keepers
Fairmont Capital
Baker’s Square, Expressions Furniture, Village Inn
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited
Fionn MacCool’s
Falfurrias Capital Partners
Bojangles
Falcon Investment Advisors
Dent Wizard, The Princeton Review
Falconhead Capital
Rita’s
Franchise Group
Sylvan Learnig
Freeman Spogli
Batteries Plus, Camp BowWow, El Pollo Loco, First Watch, Piggly Wiggly, Popeyes
Freidman, Fleischer & Lowe
Church’s Chicken
FundCorp Inc.
Gatti’s Pizza, Gigi’s Cupcakes
Gala Capital Partners
Mooyah
Gart Capital Partners
golfTEC
Gemini Investors
Buffalo Wild Wings, Cool Cuts 4 Kids, Disaster Kleenup (DKI), Garbanzo, PrimerGarage, Wingstop
Golden Gate Capital
California Pizza Kitchen, Macaroni Grill, On the Border, Payless, Red Lobster
Goldman Sachs
Burger King, Del Taco, Hyatt Hotels
Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison
Baker’s Square, Houlihan’s, Village Inn
Graham Partners
Line-X
Great Hill Partners
Passport Health
The Halifax Group
Animal Supply Co., Interim Healthcare, Meineke, Pirtek
Hancock Park Associates
Gordon Biersch
Harvest Partners
AutoQual, Aero- Colours, Drive N Style, Dwyer Group, Econo Lube, Maaco, Meineke
H.I.G. Capital
Dent Wizard, Ideal Image,Hooters, Vision Source
High Bluff Capital Partners
Quiznos
Highland Capital
Pinkberry
Holding Capital Group
Nevada Bob’s
Incline Equity Partners
Jan-Pro, Maid Right, Intelligent Office
Investors Management Corporation
Golden Corral, Fleetfeet, IKOR, Right at Home
Irving Place Capital
Pet Supplies Plus, The Vitamin Shoppe
Jefferies Capital Partners
Au Bon Pain, California Pizza Kitchen, Chevys, Pollo Tropical, Taco Cabana
J.H. Whitney
Brick House Tavern & Tap, Joe’s Crab Shack, Romano’s Macaroni Grill
JM Family Enterprises
AdvantaClean, Budget Blinds, Concrete Craft, Tailored Living
JPB Capital Partners
Baja Fresh, Kenny Rogers Roasters, La Madeleine, The Green Turtle, ZIPS Dry Cleaners
KarpReilly
Habit Burger, Hooters, Marie Callender’s, Sprinkles
Kelso & Company
Logan’s Roadhouse
Kinderhook Industries
bd’s Mongolian Grill
KKR
Neighborly
KSL Capital Partners
Elements, Fit 36, Fitness Together
Larsen Maccoll Partners
Burger & Beer
Leonard Green & Partners, L.P.
Captain D’s, Del Taco, Topshop
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s, Bluebird Care, Cici’s Pizza, FASTSIGNS, Great American Cookies, Hand and Stone, Interim HealthCare, Just Better Care, Lawn Doctor, Marble Slab Creamery, MaggieMoo’s, Mountain Mike’s, Pretzelmaker, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Senior Helpers, The Athlete’s Foot, Tropical Smoothies, Wetzel’s Pretzels
Lee Equity Partners
Papa Murphy’s
LightBay Capital
Boardroom Salon For Men, Camp BowWow, FastSigns, NerdsToGo, MY SALON Suite, Salon Plaza
Linden Capital
Vital Care
Lindsay Goldberg LLC
Value Place
LNK Partners
Au Bon Pain
Lone Star Funds
Lone Star Steakhouse, Shoney’s
Madison Dearborn Partners
La Fitness, Ruth’s Chris, Taco Cabana, Pollo Tropical
Mainsail Partners
Togo’s, The Bar Method
Maveron
Pinkberry, Potbelly
MidOcean Partners
Full Speed Automotive, Lynx Franchising
Mill Road Capital
Destination Maternity
Millstone Capital Advisors
Lion’s Choice
Mistral Equity Partners
Jamba Juice
Morgan Joseph TriArtisan
TGI Friday’s
MVP Capital Partners
A Pea in the Pod, Destination Maternity, Motherhood Maternity, Saxby’s Coffee, Swiss Farms
Nimes Capital
Togo’s
North Castle Partners
Curves, Jenny Craig
NRD Capital
Frisch’s, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, Ruby Tuesday
Oak Hill Capital Partners
Checkers, Rally’s
Oak Investment Partners
Baja Fresh, Caribou Coffee, Cheddar’s, Jamba Juice, Potbelly
One Equity Partners
Travel Leaders
Onex Corporation
CiCi’s Pizza
Palladium Equity Partners
ABRA Auto Body & Glass, Pronto Insurance, Rock N’ Jump, Taco Bueno, Sky Zone
Palm Beach Capital
Cruise Planners
Parallel Investment Partners
The Children’s Place
Penfund
Timothy’s Coffee, Pet Valu
Pharos Capital Group, LLC
Back Yard Burgers
Pine Tree Equity Partners
Fast-Fix, Lady of America
Platinum Equity
Valpak
PNC Riverarch Capital
The Cleaning Authority
Pouschine Cook Capital Management
Fantastic Sams, Griswold Special Care
Praesidian Capital Partners
Planet Fitness
Princeton Equity Partners
Bio-One, Bluefrog Plumbing and Drain, Card My Yard, D1 Training, European Wax Centers, Five Star Bath Solutions, Gotcha Covered, Massage Envy, Medspa 810, 1-800 Packouts, PIRTEK, Restoration Water Damage Experts, Stretch Zone, Strickland Brothers, UrbanAir Adventure Park,
Prospect Capital Corporation
Auntie Anne’s, Carvel, Cinnabon. Coverall, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Schlotzsky’s
PWP Growth Equity Fund
Black Bear Diner, MOD Pizza
Rimrock Partners
Macaroni Grill
Riverside Company
AIA Corporation, Aire Serv, Best Life Brands, Bishops Cut/Color, CMIT Solutions, ComForCare, Eversmith Brands, Evive Brands, Five Star Painting, Glass Doctor, It’s Just Lunch, MaidPro, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter, Neighborly, Rainbow International, Retail Zoo, The Dwyer Group, The Ground Guys, Threshold Brands, U.S. Lawns, Wiz Korea
Roark Capital Group
1-800- Radiator, ABRA, Aero-Colours, Anytime Fitness, Arby’s, ATI, Auntie Anne’s, AutoQual, Basecamp Fitness, Baskin Robbins, Batteries Plus, Bosley’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, CARSTAR, Carvel, Carl’s Jr, Cheesecake Factory, Corner Bakery Cafe, Cinnabon, CKE Restaurants, Culver’s, Drive N Style, Driven Brands, Dunkin’ Donuts, Drybar, Econo Lube, Fastsigns, Fitness Connection, Flower Child, Focus Brands, Hardees, i9 Sports, Inspire Brands, Installation Made Easy, International Car Wash Group, Jamba, Jimmy John’s, Jim N’ Nicks BBQ, KE Camps, Maaco, Massage Envy, Mathnasium, McAlister’s Deli, Meineke, Merry Maids, Merlin, Millers Ale House, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Money Mailer, North Italia, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Orangetheory Fitness, Pet Valu, Pet Supermarket, Primrose Schools, Pro Oil Change, School of Rock, Schlotzky’s, Seattle’s Best, Self Esteem Brands, ServiceMaster, SONIC Drive Ins, Streamline Brands, Subway, Take 5 Oil Change, The Bar Method, Two Men and A Truck, U.S. Baseball Academy, U.S. Sports Camps, UNIBAN, Waxing the City, Wingstop, Youth Enrichment Brands
RockPort Capital Partners
Solar Universe
Rosser Capital
Au Bon Pain, California Pizza Kitchen, Chevy’s, Corner Bakery, Golden Corral, Il Fornaio, Logan’s Roadhouse, Rax, Ruth’s Chris, Steak & Ale
Seidler Equity Partners
Sylvan Learning
Sentinel Capital Partners
Checkers, Cottman, Fazoli’s, Huddle House, Interim Healthcare, Massage Envy, Newk’s, Pet Supplies Plus, TGI Friday’s, Tony Roma’s, Vital Care
Serent Capital
C2 Educational Systems
Sorenson Capital
Re-Bath
Starboard Capital Partners
Jan-Pro, Sonic
Starwood Capital
Four Points, Sheraton, The Luxury Collection, Westin
Sterling Partners
School of Rock, Sylvan Learning
Stone Goff Investors
Greene Turtle
Stonehenge Partners, Inc.
Griswold
Summit Partners
Home Care Assistance, Round Table Pizza, Snap Fitness
Sun Capital Partners
Bar Louie, Bruegger’s, Captain D’s, Fazoli’s, Friendly’s, Johnny Rockets, Real Mex Restaurants, Souper Salad
TA Associates
Cath Kidston, Dr Lal PathLabs, Jenny Craig
The Carlyle Group
Baskin Robbins, Dunkin Donuts, Hertz, Mrs. Fields, TCBY
The Gladstone Companies
B-Dry, It’s Just Lunch
Thomas H. Lee Partners
Baskin Robbins, Dunkin Donuts, Party City
TPG
Burger King, Club Pilates, Taco Bueno
Transition Capital Partners
Comfort Keepers
Tregaron Capital
BounceU, Pump It Up
Trilantic Capital Partners
Budget Blinds, Concrete Craft, Home Concepts, Tailored Living
Trimaran Capital
El Pollo Loco
Trivest
DirectBuy, Herbal Magic, Lady of America
True North Companies
Passport Health
TSG Consumer Partners
Planet Fitness
TZP Group
Aire Serv, Glass Doctor, Mr. Appliance, Mr. Electric, Mr. Rooter, Rainbow International,Snap Fitness, The Ground Guys
Twin Bridge Capital Partners
AeroColours, AutoQual, DrivenStyle, Econo Lube n’ Tune, Maaco, Meineke
TriArtisan Capital Partners
Clair’s, P.F. Chang’s, TGI Friday’s
Univest Group
Pollo Campero
Vintage Capital Management
Rent-A-Center
Vulcan Capital
AeroColours, AutoQual, DrivenStyle, Econo Lube n’ Tune, Maaco, Meineke
Webster Capital
Comfort Keepers, Jan-Pro, ReBath
Wellspring Capital Management
Checkers
Weston Presidio
Jimmy John’s, Party City, RE/MAX
Wind River Holdings
The Goddard School
Z Capital
Chevys, Mrs. Fields, TCBY