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The Restaurant Boiler Room — 100 episodes
Franchise Real Estate 2026: Trends, Markets & Growth
The First Call: Valuation, Timing & the Process of Selling Your Business, part 3
The First Call: Valuation, Timing & the Process of Selling Your Business, part 2
Mid-Year M&A Market Check: Trends, Deals & What's Next
The First Call: Valuation, Timing & the Process of Selling Your Business, part 1
Top 10 Legal Issues Shaping Franchise Ownership & Transactions in 2026
2026 State of Franchise M&A
2025 RFDC Replay: How Leading Investors Assess the Market Opportunity in Franchise Restaurants
Rick Answers: How Leading Investors Assess the Market Opportunity in Franchise Restaurants
2025 Franchise Real Estate Update
2025 Lender Survey Results
Fran Faith: Rick on His Faith & Working in the Franchise Banking Business
Survey Results: Buyers and What They Are Buying Now
2025 MUFC Recap
2025 State of Franchise M&A
2024 RFDC Reflections & Panel Recap
2024 Franchise Real Estate Update
Rick Discusses Life Experiences with College Students
2024 Mid-Year M&A Review
Comments on Current Restaurant News, M&A Deal Flow & Recent Transactions, and Sluggish Consumer Spending
2024 Dealmakers Week: Do’s and Don’ts for Franchisees Accepting a Private Equity Investment
2024 Franchise M&A Questions
The 2024 State of Franchise M&A
RFDC 2023 Replay: Navigating an Acquisitions Path for Growth in 2024
Navigating the Current M&A Landscape in Franchising: Opportunities and Challenges
Comments on the Fast Act, Zombie PE Funds, & Franchise M&A Deal Flow
Your M&A Questions Answered
The 2023 State of Lending for Franchise Businesses
2023 Lender Survey M&A Results
Legal Considerations when Acquiring a Restaurant Business
Franchise Times Dealmakers Week 2023 with Rick Ormsby as Guest Speaker
From Real Estate Investor to a Prominent Taco Bell Franchisee
Q1 M&A, AKFCF Highlights, & Dealmaker Award Nod
The 2023 State of Franchise M&A
2022 M&A Wrap-Up
M&A Highlights from the Restaurant Finance and Development Conference
Building and Operating a 200+ Unit Franchise Business
M&A and Convention Reflections, Plus The Impact of the FAST Act
Q3 2022 Franchise Real Estate Update
M&A Perspectives for Q3 2022
Q2 Lender Outlook for Franchise Businesses
Q2 2022 M&A Updates
Lifecycle of a Brand's Turnaround Efforts
2021 M&A Deal Reflections and Looking Into 2022
Rick’s Interview on Franchise I-Banking at Kennesaw State University
2022 Franchise M&A Trends
2021 Franchise M&A Top 10 Questions Countdown
Q4 M&A Update and Recent Convention Highlights
Taxes, Franchisors, and Diligence
How to Buy International Franchises
The Re-Emergence of Casual Dining, a conversation with Apple-Metro CEO Zane Tankel
How to Compress a Deal Timeline to Meet a Year-End Closing
Bonus Episode: YTD Perspective on Restaurant M&A
Q2 2021 M&A Market Trends
Franchise Times Dealmaker of the Year Awards, Q1 Reflections, Q2 Projections, and the Current Franchise M&A Market
An interview with Kevin Hochman, president of KFC and Pizza Hut
KBP Foods & Grandmere Capital – Franchisee Interview
Bonus Episode: Franchise M&A and 2021
Bonus Episode: 2020, The Franchise Industry, and a Hopeful Outlook
Tax and Legislative Changes Affecting Franchise Valuations
M&A Market Trends
Managing Lender Relationships
Creative Financing Structures for Franchisees
Restaurants and Bankruptcy
Liquidity and the Lending Market: Post-COVID-19
Traps and Provisions of PPP Loan Forgiveness
Business Interruption Insurance
Franchise M&A and Real Estate Market Conditions
Webinar: Franchise M&A and Real Estate Market Conditions Post COVID-19
Review of Select QSR Brands and Emerging Concepts
Optimizing the Franchise Sale
The American Dream and Franchising
What to Expect in 2020 for Restaurant Sales and Profits?
Arbitrage in buying and selling franchises
How to Attract a Family-Office to Your Franchise Deal
Buying, Selling and Financing Franchises
10 Reasons Why Franchisees Shouldn't Delay Their Decision to Sell their Franchise Businesses
Understanding Franchisors' Motivations
Essential Guidelines for PE Buyers in Franchise Deals
June Restaurant Sales and Transactions Update
May Restaurant Sales and Transactions Update
Tension in M&A Transactions - Franchisors and Franchisees
Over-saturation of Fast-Casual Restaurants
Preparing to Sell a Franchise Business
Impact Seen in Restaurants When Wage Hikes Occur
SPACs Used for Restaurant Acquisitions
Restaurant Lenders Have Fewer Deals in the Marketplace
A Day w David Novak, Former Yum CEO
Unbridled Provides Advisory to 82-unit Pizza Hut Franchisee
The Restaurant Boiler Room
Brand Affinities for Gen Z Consumers
Valuation Update for 2019: EBITDA and Cap Rates
Valuation Update for 2019: EBITDA and Cap Rates
Sales and Traffic Outlook for Restaurants
Top 20 Macroeconomic M&A considerations for franchising in 2019
How has the rapid expansion of family-office consolidators impacted restaurant M&A financing?
What are the biggest obstacles to overcome when completing a franchise-to-franchise transaction?
How has the rapid expansion of family-office consolidators impacted restaurant M&A financing?
Which brands attract the highest valuations?
Restaurant Sales Are Up While Traffic Tries to Rebound