Your relationship with your lender doesn't stop when you sign on the dotted line. For many reasons, having an understanding of the lender's process and learning how to continue the dialogue could be grossly undervalued in the industry. Join Rick as he discusses the following topics and more with Michael Eagen, a Managing Director in the Franchise Finance Group of BMO Harris Bank:

1. A Lender's Internal Process of Issuing a Loan

2. Acquiring More Stores

3. Syndicated Deals - What is That?

4. Covenants and Compliance

5. Dangers of Overleverage

6. Life-cycle of a Banking Relationship

While some lenders are pulling back, operators still need a robust way to solve for their capital needs – whether they want to acquire, recapitalize, build new units, buy-out partners or create breathing room while waiting for a turnaround.

Richard Fitzgerald and Wade Daniel from CapitalSpring join Rick Ormsby to discuss the following:

1. Circumstances when Operators Need Capital

2. Methods of Financing a Franchise Business

3. How Investors Approach Making Investments in Franchises

4. How to Prepare Your Business for an Investor

While bankruptcy isn't something many of us love talking about, for those in the restaurant industry, it's important to have some understanding in your back pocket. Tom Ice and Andrew Stosberg from Middleton Reutlinger Attorneys join Rick Ormsby as they discuss the following topics and more:

1. What happens when distress hits

2. Chapters 7 and 11 bankruptcy

3. Potential franchisor issues

What's the temperature out there? What does lending look like in a Post-COVID-19 world? Join Rick and John Hamburger, president of Franchise Times Corp. to discuss these questions and more.

Rick Ormsby and Derek Ball from the Unbridled Capital team are joined by Tim Ring, an expert in Franchise Law, to discuss the CARES Act and the traps and provisions of PPP loan forgiveness.

Rick Ormsby is joined by Allan Kanner, a Harvard-trained lawyer and expert in the fields of complex litigation and consumer fraud, to discuss business interruption insurance and protecting your franchise investment amidst COVID-19.

Post-COVID-19 Franchise M&A and Real Estate Market Conditions

Rick Ormsby is joined by Mike James and Reed Melillo of James Capital Advisors (JCA) to discuss how COVID-19 has changed franchise M&A and real estate acquisitions and divestitures.

 

Find video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAua4sgcco0

 

Update from Franchise Times Franchise

Review of Select QSR Brands and Emerging Concepts

FT Deal Maker of the Year Award Winners

Coronavirus Update and Assurance from Unbridled Capital

Optimizing the Franchise Sale

New Team Announcements