List of 221 Franchising Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Neighborly PE Backed KKR HarbourVest Partners 2021-07-08 Waco, Texas, United States website	Franchising	-	30	28	2
7-Eleven, Inc. Private Dallas, Texas, United States website	Franchising	-	23	20	3
Driven Brands NASDAQ : DRVN Charlotte, North Carolina, United States website	Franchising	2,340	21	18	3
Authority Brands PE Backed Apax British Columbia Investment Management Corp. (BCI) 2018-09-24 Columbia, Maryland, United States website	Franchising	-	14	14	-
Inspire Brands PE Backed Roark Capital Group ATP Private Equity Partners 2011-07-05 Atlanta, Georgia, United States website	Franchising	-	8	7	1
Unleashed Brands PE Backed Seidler Equity Partners 2023-02-07 Bedford, Texas, United States website	Franchising	-	7	7	-
GoTo Foods PE Backed Roark Capital Group 2001-11-01 Atlanta, Georgia, United States website	Franchising	-	6	6	-
Empower Brands PE Backed MidOcean Partners 2021-01-04 Glen Allen, Virginia, United States website	Franchising	-	5	5	-
Foodtastic PE Backed Oaktree Capital Management 2021-02-24 Montreal, Quebec, Canada website	Franchising	-	5	5	-
Papa John’s NASDAQ : PZZA Louisville, Kentucky, United States website	Franchising	2,059	5	5	-
Self Esteem Brands PE Backed Roark Capital Group 2018-01-01 Woodbury, Minnesota, United States website	Franchising	-	4	4	-
Five Star Franchising PE Backed Princeton Equity Group 2023-03-03 Springville, Utah, United States website	Franchising	-	4	4	-
Threshold Brands PE Backed Riverside 2021-04-20 Boston, Massachusetts, United States website	Franchising	-	3	3	-
Franchise Brands plc Private Kidderminster, United Kingdom website	Franchising	-	3	3	-
DriveItAway Public Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States website	Franchising	3	3	3	-
Global Franchise Group Acquired FAT Brands 2021-06-28 $442.5M Atlanta, Georgia, United States website	Franchising	-	3	3	-

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