Southfield Capital Partners with Franchise FastLane
May 11, 2022
Southfield Capital has entered a strategic partnership with Franchise FastLane, an Omaha-based franchise sales organization, providing private equity capital to support the company's growth while founders Carey Gille and Ryan Zink remain involved (Gille as CEO, Zink as board advisor). The investment will fund expansion of FastLane's core franchise sales offering and new services for franchisors; Twin Brook Capital Partners provided debt financing and Boxwood Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to Franchise FastLane.
- Buyers
- Southfield Capital
- Targets
- Franchise FastLane
- Sellers
- Carey Gille, Ryan Zink
- Industry
- Consulting
- Location
- Nebraska, United States
- Transaction Type
- Recapitalization
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