Summary
30 years of experience as a franchise owner/operator, Real Estate developer, 15 years of leading Mergers and Acquisitions within a $4 billion company, and leading Midas and BigO Tires franchise development.
- More than 15 years of experience leading company acquisitions and divestitures from prospecting phase through integration.
- More than 10 years of experience in all aspects of real estate development, working for a large company and as a private investor.
- 5 years leading all franchise Development and Real Estate for a 1,700 store strong multi-brand franchise system- Midas and BigO tires.
Ketchem areas of expertise
M&A
- Strategy- acquire versus de novo and disposition decisions
- Target identification
- Negotiations and deal structure
- Financial modelling
- Legal documentation
- Due diligence
- Integration
- Transaction sizes ranging from under $5MM to over $500MM
Business strategy
- Strategic planning and budgeting
- Capital structure and capital management analysis and improvement
- Working capital management
- Identifying restructuring opportunities
- Preparing for an eventual sale, merger or acquisition
Real Estate
- White space analysis
- Real estate development versus business acquisition
- Location selection
- Development options: self-developed, build to suit, spec
Franchise
- Franchise sales and development
- Legal issues- FDD, franchise agreements, real estate control
- Company owned unit strategy
- Franchisee relations