Balance Point Capital Equity Investment in ABTB Mid-Atlantic Holding Company (Taco Bell Portfolio)

Balance Point Invests in ABTB to Support Acquisition of 39 Taco Bell Restaurants in Atlanta

September 28, 2023

Restaurants & Hospitality

Balance Point Capital provided a follow-on equity investment in ABTB Mid-Atlantic Holding Company, LLC to support the acquisition of 39 Taco Bell restaurants in the Greater Atlanta metro. The stores will be operated by experienced QSR operator SWN LLC (Southpaw), which currently runs 180+ Taco Bell and Dunkin' locations and partners with Balance Point to expand its footprint.

Orangewood Partners and ABDD Capital's ABTB Acquires Eight Taco Bell Restaurants in Louisville, KY

April 22, 2019

Restaurants & Hospitality

ABTB, a partnership between Orangewood Partners and ABDD Capital, acquired eight additional Taco Bell restaurants in the greater Louisville, Kentucky market and will integrate them into ABTB’s existing portfolio, which now totals 32 Taco Bell locations. Financial terms were not disclosed; Paris Ackerman LLP provided legal advice on the transaction.

Orangewood Partners Sells Kentucky-Based Taco Bell Franchisee ABTB

February 1, 2023

Restaurants & Hospitality

Orangewood Partners announced the divestiture of its Kentucky-based Taco Bell franchisee, ABTB. Financial terms were not disclosed; ABTB was formed in 2018 in partnership with Southpaw and grew to operate ~39 Taco Bell locations in the Greater Louisville, Kentucky market before the exit.

Balance Point Capital and Growth Catalyst Partners Invest in Trendline Interactive

June 5, 2019

Marketing & Advertising

Balance Point Capital provided debt and preferred equity to support Growth Catalyst Partners' investment in Trendline Interactive LLC, a full-service email marketing agency headquartered in Austin, Texas. The financing is intended to accelerate Trendline's growth and support its platform and buy-and-build strategy.

Balance Point Provides Debt Financing to Lightbridge Academy

June 20, 2024

Education

Balance Point Capital Advisors, together with its affiliated fund Balance Point Capital Partners V, arranged debt financing for Lightbridge Academy, a portfolio company of Westerly Group and Elmsley Capital. The capital will support new location development and other growth initiatives as Lightbridge continues geographic expansion along the East Coast.

Mubadala Capital Acquires K-MAC Enterprises

October 14, 2021

Restaurants & Hospitality

Mubadala Capital, the Abu Dhabi-based asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, has acquired K-MAC Enterprises — the second-largest Taco Bell franchisee in the United States — from Lee Equity Partners Opportunities Fund in partnership with K-MAC's existing management team. K-MAC operates over 300 Taco Bell restaurants primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States; Mubadala said the acquisition will support K-MAC's next phase of growth, including expanded use of technology and new concepts and formats.