Know The Maven Capital Investment Strategy

At Maven, we invest equity and subordinated debt capital in successful restaurant companies in the U.S. and Canada. We will invest in U.S. based franchisors with domestic or domestic/international franchises.

We’ve defined our universe and what succeeds in it. We emphasize industry knowledge and creativity. Our process gives us the ability to act quickly and decisively.

Once committed, we look for measurable success, combining goals of cash flow and revenue growth. Maven Capital acts as a partner, bringing industry experience and insight as well as capital.

INVESTMENT CHARACTERISTICS

Maven Capital Fund, L.P. specializes in acquiring and providing equity to small and mid-sized restaurant chains.  The fund is focused exclusively on the restaurant industry with the following characteristics:

·    Average unit volume targets in the $750,000 to $3 million range.

·    $10 – 20 Million in system-wide sales.

·    10+ owned or franchised units with scalability to 100 units in 3-5 years.

·    History of same store sales growth.

·    Histories of stable cash flows and profitability at the restaurant level.

·    Sufficient EBITDA to support CapEx and required leverage.

·    Good asset condition with limited deferred maintenance.

·    Multiple market history

·    Proven unit level and/or franchise management team in place with resources in marketing and purchasing.