By: John Sinders As E&P operators continue to consolidate, the oilfield service industry will be forced to adjust. A similar consolidation story in the industry intuitively makes sense, as E&P operators’ focus on profitability will squeeze service providers and force them to make up the margin with synergies created through M&A. Integrated independent service providers…
By: Mike McCraw Across the wide range of franchise concepts – from restaurants and coffee shops to fitness studios, hotels, convenience stores, and more – common benchmarks are used to track, compare, and improve franchise businesses. Benchmarks, or key performance indicators (KPIs), are particularly useful in the multi-unit / franchise world: rich data is typically…
This edition of the Founders Multi-Unit Market Insights Report includes market commentary, leading indicator trends, and M&A updates. Additionally, as a part of our series on the Founders “Financial Readiness Assessment” for middle-market multi-unit companies, we explore Same Store Sales Growth, Financial Preparedness, and Average Unit Volume as key aspects of your business that potential investors…
In this edition of Founders’ Industrials Update, we focus our attention on the test and measurement industry. We analyze the outlook for the sector, breakout key segments in the test and measurement space, comment on historical valuation trends, and list prominent players in the industry. We also provide coverage of key 2018 transactions in the test and…
Each year, Founders recognizes bullpen alumni who had an instrumental impact on the development and success of the firm. This annual tradition coincides with the firm’s anniversary, advisory board meeting, and its Annual Crawfish Boil, an event used to show appreciation of past and present employees, clients, and friends of Founders. “It truly is an…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (June 11, 2019) – Founders Advisors (“Founders”) is pleased to announce that certain principals served as the exclusive financial advisor to Kukui Corporation (“Kukui”), provider of the All-in-One Success Platform®, a market leading digital marketing solution for the automotive aftermarket industry, in its strategic growth investment from SSM Partners. Kukui secured $27 million…