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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
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