One of our core service areas, Monroe Moxness Berg has been representing businesses in the multi-unit space for many years. 

We work with multi-unit franchise clients as well as independent concepts. We also work with lenders and investors who require experienced counsel in this area.

Whether our clients are buying, selling, searching for financing, or exploring new multi-unit expansion opportunities, we leverage our legal and financial knowledge, market insights, and long-range perspective to provide strategic counsel and solutions to help them meet their goals. 

Many of our multi-location business clients are in the retail, restaurant and hospitality industries. We also have experience working with automotive service businesses, car washes, oil change stores, fitness franchisees, and childcare centers.

We work with clients across the U.S. to help them grow, protect and realize the value of their business. Our legal services encompass the entire lifespan of a multi-unit business including multi-unit transactions; financing; commercial real estate leasing, purchases, and sales; intellectual property and branding matters; tax planning; and succession and transition planning. 

Transaction-focused and results-driven, our legal professionals develop tailored legal solutions to meet our client’s growth and business goals. Our team includes attorneys who regularly present on growth, financing and real estate topics to audiences across the United States. A number of them have been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Corporate Law, Tax Law, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Mergers and Acquisitions Law, and Franchise Law as well as being named as “Legal Eagles” by Franchise Times.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE 

• Represented buyer in multiple transactions in the acquisition of 49 Burger King restaurants in OH, CT, DE and PA.
• Represented franchise lender in the financing of a Subway franchisee in its initial portfolio acquisition and several follow up acquisitions.
• Represented seller in the sale of 10 automotive repair centers in MD, OH, and MI.
• Represented buyer in the acquisition of 33 Little Caesar restaurants in the Midwestern U.S.
• Represented a private equity firm in the acquisition of a 16-unit independent fast casual bowls, wraps, and salads restaurant concept in the Midwestern U.S.

MULTI-UNIT SUCCESSION AND TRANSITION

Multi-unit retail businesses present unique legal issues and challenges that require specific knowledge and experience when structuring a succession plan. To address the exit-planning needs of multi-unit business owners, our firm has created the Multi-Unit Succession and Transition (MUST®) group.

The mission of the MUST group is to draw upon MMB’s legal knowledge in the areas of taxation, estate planning, franchise, and mergers and acquisitions, and combine these services with MMB’s extensive experience with multi-unit retail businesses to provide targeted, effective exit plans for our business client owners. 

CONTACT US

To learn more about our legal services for multi-unit businesses or to discuss a project, please contact Chris Mumm, Brad Cashman or the Monroe Moxness Berg attorney you regularly work with.