Managing Director of Unbridled Capital Rick Ormsby is joined by Derek Ball, Peter Fisher, and Raymond Buehner to discuss the state of franchise M&A in 2026.

Topics of discussion will include:

1. Considerations when doing a deal in 2026

2. Commentary on current supply and demand for buying and selling

3. Lending, Cap Rates, EBITDA multiples

4. Thoughts on inflation, sales forecasting, and timing a sale

5. Examples of real-time issues affecting M&A transactions

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, we share a panel replay from the 2025 RFDC in Las Vegas. The panel was entitled, "How Leading Investors Assess the Market Opportunity in Franchise Restaurants."

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director Rick Ormsby will be sharing his personal thoughts on questions asked during a panel discussion at the Restaurant Finance and Development Conference (RFDC). The panel was entitled How Leading Investors Assess the Market Opportunity in Franchise Restaurants. Rick was supposed to be the moderator of this panel but had to cancel his plans. We will put the panel on the Boiler Room platform in December so you can hear the responses of the franchisees who participated soon!

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director Rick Ormsby is joined by Chris Lomuto from Northmarq to discuss the 2025 real estate market for M&A franchise sales.

Topics of discussion will include:

1. Supply and demand of franchise real estate now

2. Cap rate trends, pricing, days on market

3. 1031 market vs REIT buyers

4. How is financing getting done?

5. Macroeconomic real estate perspectives

6. Sector and geographical pricing analysis

Join Rick Ormsby and Derek Ball from Unbridled Capital alongside Mike Eagen from Synovus Bank as they discuss the following topics:

- Macroeconomic outlook for franchise loans right now?

- How have terms changed?

- How are credit/risk-making decisions right now?

- Which brands are performing well?

- Second-half outlook for rates, leverage, and loan volume

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Rick will share a recent interview about his professional journey through entrepreneurship and franchise banking, as well as the impact of his faith along the way. Todd Recknagel is the moderator, one of the largest franchisees in our country, and operator of several brands, including Massage Envy, Office Pride, and Sola Salon, among others. He is starting a new organization entitled Fran Faith, whose objective is to bring together business leaders in the franchise space who share faith values. I don’t share my story very often, so I hope you enjoy!

Join Rick Ormsby with Derek Ball, Peter Fisher, and Raymond Buehner from the Unbridled Capital team as they discuss the following topics:

What is the current profile of buyers for franchise assets for sale?

What brands, geographies, sizes, and types of deals are most sought after?

What prices are buyers most likely to pay (multiple of EBITDA)?

What risks are keeping buyers on the sidelines?

Are buyers expanding beyond franchise restaurants into other categories?

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director Rick Ormsby will be talking about some thoughts from the recent Multi Unit Franchising Conference in Las Vegas and a quick chat about market conditions right now. He also talks about sale-leaseback financing in today’s environment.

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director of Unbridled Capital Rick Ormsby is joined by Senior VP Derek Ball, Senior Manager Peter Fisher, and Associate Raymond Buehner to discuss the state of franchise M&A in 2025.

Topics of discussion will include:

1. Considerations when doing a deal in 2025

2. Commentary on current supply and demand for buying and selling

3. Lending, Cap Rates, EBITDA multiples

4. Thoughts on inflation, sales forecasting, and timing a sale

5. Examples of real-time issues affecting M&A transactions

In this episode of The Restaurant Boiler Room, Managing Director Rick Ormsby shares his thoughts as a panelist at the Restaurant Finance and Development Conference (RFDC) in a panel entitled Accelerating Growth: Strategies for Franchisee Acquisitions. He also shares some general perspectives from the conference.