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44 Business Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55ApplePie Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55ARF Financial LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Arlington Capital Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Ascentium Capital LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Atlantic Capital Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Auspex Capital Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Bankers One Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Bank of America Merrill Lynch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58BBVA Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58BMO Harris Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Boefly .com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Bridge Funding Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Cadence Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59CapitalSpring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59CBC Real Estate Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59CIT Franchise Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Citizens Commercial Banking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60City National Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Diamond Financial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Element Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Envoy Net Lease Partners, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61EquityEats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Faris Lee Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Fifth Third Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62First Franchise Capital Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62First Tennessee Bank National Association . . . . . . . . . 62FocalPoint Partners LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Franchise Capital Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Freedom Small Business Lending BIDCO, Inc . . . . . . . . . 64Funding Solutions, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Guggenheim Retail Real Estate Partners . . . . . . . . . . . 64Marlin Franchise Finance Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64Matthews Retail Group, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65N3 Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65NDA, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65NewQuest Crosswell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Northern Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Pacific Premier Franchise Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Paragon Small Business Capital Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Peak Franchise Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Pinnacle Commercial Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67ReadyCap Lending, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67Realty Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

RealtyLink, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Regions Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Ridgestone Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68Siegel Financial Group & its affiliate Franchise America Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Spirit Realty Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69SRS Real Estate Partners-NNLG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Stearns Bank N .A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Sterling National Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Stifel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70STNL Advisors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Stonebriar Commercial Finance Realty Capital . . . . . . . 70Susquehanna Commercial Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71TCF Franchie Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Texas Capital Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72The Cypress Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Trinity Capital, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Verdad Capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72VEREIT, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Wells Fargo Restaurant Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Wells Fargo SBA Lending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73Western Equipment Finance, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Wintrust Franchise Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

2017


FINANCE & REAL ESTATE

44 Business Capital1787 Sentry Parkway West Building 16, Suite 200 Blue Bell, PA 19422

Phone: 267-434-2366

Toll Free: 844-447-4555

Contact: Jeffrey Sherry

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.44businesscapital.com

Company Description: 44 Business Capital is a direct small busi-ness lending division of Berkshire Bank, providing loans to the U.S. franchise finance market. Specializing in SBA loans to finance franchises in a variety of industries including daycare, restaurants, retail grocery and automotive. Loans range from $500,000 to $5,000,000. Our team of SBA experts work with entrepreneurial customers throughout the lending process, having originated over $200MM in SBA 7(a) loans in just the last six years. 44 Business Capital understands that by fostering the growth of small busi-nesses in our communities, we can have an impact on job creation and preserving employment opportunities. Doing deals nation-wide, 44 Business Capital has offices in Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Baltimore, Maryland; Connecticut and New York.

ApplePie Capital201 California Street, Suite 1400 San Francisco, CA 94111

Phone: 800-720-0241

Contact: Josh Jansen


Website: www.applepiecapital.com

Company Description: ApplePie Capital provides a fresh new approach to franchise financing. We provide multi-unit growth planning and flexible capital that enables entrepreneurs to quickly and efficiently start, expand, acquire, remodel, refinance, or recap-italize their franchise business. We provide loans of $100K+ with competitive fixed rates, no personal collateral requirements, and funding in 30 days or less.

ARF Financial LLC3027 Marina Bay Drive, Suite 202 League City, TX 77573

Phone: 281-538-8311 x2101

Contact: Steve Glenn


Website: www.arffinancial.com

Company Description: ARF Financial offers 1-3 year loan terms starting at 12% fixed interest for operators who need collater-al-free, longer-term financing! Perfect for opening additional units, completing required refreshes, purchasing equipment, meeting fran-chise development commitments, taking out equity partners or paying off shorter-term financing. If you are looking to take advan-tage of a new opportunity, need up to $725,000 unsecured and are looking for the lowest payment available, then you can bank on ARF Financial!

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Arlington Capital Advisors2000 Morris Avenue, Suite 1100 Birmingham, AL 35203

Phone: 205-488-4384

Contact: John Goldasich


Website: www.arlingtoncapitaladvisors.com

Company Description: Arlington Capital Advisors is a nationally focused investment bank specializing in raising capital and liquid-ity transactions for the multi-unit consumer sector; with a specific focus on sell-side and buy-side mergers and acquisitions, sourcing growth capital and other capital-centric strategic alternatives. Our team has first-hand experience in all facets of consumer businesses: family-owned businesses, entrepreneurship, operations and finance. Our goal is to become our clients’ trusted advisor, providing per-sonalized, independent advisory services that help determine the right strategic course of action while maximizing shareholder value with proven expertise and integrity. Our strategic advisory process delivers tailored solutions and ensures that the right blend of exper-tise, resourcefulness and skillful execution are employed to exceed each client’s objectives. Arlington has offices in Birmingham, Atlanta and a partner based in New York. For more information on us, our team and our prior transactions, please visit www.arling-toncapitaladvisors.com.

Ascentium Capital LLC23970 Highway 59 North Kingwood, TX 77339

Phone: 281-902-1972

Contact: Angela Anderson


Website: www.AscentiumCapital.com

Company Description: Ascentium Capital’s Franchise Financing offers specialized financing solutions focused on the success of the franchisee! Take advantage of affordable payment options for new locations, acquisitions, remodels, refinancing, leasehold improve-ments and FF&E upgrades. Experience fast, flexible financing with two hour credit decisions on Application-Only up to $250,000 or financing up to $1.5 million with financial statements. Ascentium offers custom financing for single or multi-units. Contact your finance specialist today - we’ll finance your business growth!

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Atlantic Capital Bank3565 Piedmont Road NE 2 Piedmont Center, Ste 100 Atlanta, GA 30305

Phone: 404-460-4426

Contact: Mike Smith, SVP, Manager, Franchise Lending Group


Website: www.atlanticcapitalbank.com

Company Description: At Atlantic Capital, we collaborate with franchisors and distribution companies to tailor conventional and SBA financing programs that help franchisees and distribution cus-tomers access capital to grow their businesses and achieve financial success. We help single-location and multi-unit operators across multiple industries execute key strategies such as:

• Acquisition financing• Ownership/Partnership transfer• Equipment financing• Inventory, accounts receivable,

and working capital financing• Unit remodeling• Real estate acquisition and development• Debt consolidation and refinance• Cash management

Auspex Capital, Inc.6 Centerpointe Dr, Suite 610 Long Beach, CA 90626

Phone: 562-424-2455

Contact: Chris Kelleher


Website: www.auspexcapital.com

Company Description: Auspex Capital is a boutique investment banking and financial advisory firm specializing in the restaurant industry. Auspex’s services include buy-side and sell-side M&A advi-sory, senior debt placement, asset valuation, institutional private equity and mezzanine debt placement and sale lease-back structur-ing and placement and financial restructuring. Since its inception, Auspex has raised in excess of $4.1 billion of debt capital for fran-chisees of a wide range of national and regional concepts and has advised on more than 140 M&A transactions. Our trademark is pre-cise and thorough empirical analysis. Auspex’s objective is to build long term relationships with restaurant industry entrepreneurs by providing its clients with innovative ideas, comprehensive analysis, value added solutions and flawless execution at every opportunity. We are intensely committed to delivering superior results to each and every client.

Bankers One Capital261 South Main Street, Suite #337 Newtown, CT 6470

Phone: 203-791-9998

Toll Free: 877-262-1333

Contact: Reginald Heard


Website: www.bankers1capital.com

Company Description: Bankers One Capital is a national franchise financing firm with a focus on general franchise concepts and the restaurant hospitality industries. Financing programs for well estab-lished and fast growing franchise systems to support their single and multi-unit operators for start-up, acquisition, new equipment, remod-els and expansions. We secure loan approvals for both conventional loans and SBA loans. Outsourced support platform in loan structure advisory, comprehensive loan packaging and complete management of the entire loan process cycle services.



Bank of America Merrill Lynch100 Federal Street, MA5-100-09-04 Boston, MA 2110

Phone: 617-434-1897

Contact: Cristin O’Hara

Email: Cristin.m.o’[email protected]

Website: bofaml.com/restaurantfinance

Company Description: Restaurant businesses face many challenges, from growing costs and competition to changing demograph-ics and consumer tastes. Our Restaurant Group is dedicated to understanding and meeting the unique needs of operating com-panies, franchisees and franchisors across the industry. Whether you’re funding growth and acquisitions, remodeling facilities and upgrading equipment, or seeking best in class payment and treasury services, you have specialized expertise, comprehensive solutions, financial strength and seasoned experts to help you succeed.

BBVA Compass2850 E. Camelback Rd., Suite 310 Phoenix, AZ 85016

Phone: 602-285-3691

Contact: James Short


Website: www.bbvacompass.com

Company Description: BBVA Compass is a member of BBVA Group, a customer-centric global financial services group founded in 1857. The Group has over $844B in assets and operates in 35 countries. With BBVA Compass, you benefit from the best of both worlds: the strength of being part of a global bank and the high-ly-responsive service you associate with a financial institution close to home. BBVA Compass Food Franchise Finance pro-vides nationwide financing to established franchisors, franchisees, and independent chains. We provide a full suite of banking prod-ucts including loans, treasury management, and derivatives. Our experienced team provides capital for refinance, M&A, remodel, acquisition, and new store development.

BMO Harris Bank7700 Irvine Center Drive, Suite 510 Irvine, CA 92618

Phone: 949-341-6103

Contact: Rick Thompson


Website: www.bmoharrisbank.com/franchisefinance

Company Description: Whether you need financing for acquisitions, development, remodeling, or require services such as M&A advisory and interest-rate hedging, it’s crucial to partner with a financial insti-tution that understands the needs of restaurant companies. Backed by the resources of BMO Financial Group, our franchise finance specialists will partner with you to create a strategic plan for your business’ needs—both now and as you grow. To learn more about how we can help, visit www.bmoharrisbank.com/franchisefinance.

Boefly.com50 W. 72nd Street, Suite 6C New York, NY 10023

Phone: 617-266-3263

Toll Free: 800-277-3158

Contact: Mike Rozman


Website: www.boefly.com/franchisor.cfm

Company Description: BoeFly’s Franchise Sales & Financing System combines technology with customer-focused experts to help brands source new leads, increase their lead-to-franchise sale conversion rate, diligence applicants and accelerate openings through efficient and competitive financing. BoeFly is the leading franchise lending solution, having supported franchisees from more than 600 unique brands. Brands like Papa Murphy’s, Jamba Juice, Meineke and Wayback Burgers rely on BoeFly to drive growth. Learn more at: www.boefly.com/franchisor.cfm.



Bridge Funding Group, Inc.215 Schilling Circle, Suite 100 Hunt Valley, MD 21031-1102

Phone: 410-771-9600

Toll Free: 800-928-8537

Contact: Joe Serio


Company Description: Bridge Funding Group, Inc. (formally known as United Capital Business Lending) offers a full suite of loan products designed to meet the varied financing needs of fran-chise operators. The company has financed franchisees for Planet Fitness®, Subway®, Denny’s®, Dunkin’ Donuts®, Popeyes®, Buffalo Wild Wings®, and many other national and regional brands. Bridge Funding Group’s parent company, BankUnited, N.A.—the largest bank headquartered in Florida—began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on January 28, 2011 under the symbol BKU.

Cadence Bank 6600 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd 600 Embassy Row/ Suite 270 Atlanta, GA 30328

Phone: 770-274-6871

Contact: Daniel Holland


Website: cadencebank.com/restaurants

Company Description: At Cadence Bank, our Restaurant Banking Team is all about the total solution. Connecting you to resources, experience and solid advice that is focused on getting it right.

Our team is solely dedicated to the Restaurant sector and has the experience to find financial solutions and advisory services for fran-chisors and franchisees in all stages of the business cycle.

We can expertly guide you toward the most effective financial solu-tions for your current capital needs and future goals. Our solid team of bankers is fluent in the unique financing challenges and opportunities of the restaurant industry, and can provide the insight and connections to help your company reach its full growth poten-tial. Our expertise centers on franchisees of national brands with a minimum of 10 stores and restaurant operating companies with a national or super-regional presence.

CapitalSpring 950 3rd Avenue, 24th Floor New York, NY 10022

Phone: 646-651-1577

Contact: Mara Engel


Website: www.capitalspring.com

Company Description: CapitalSpring is a $1B+ private invest-ment firm focused on the branded restaurant sector. We invest with proven management teams and operators to support acquisitions, new development, recapitalization, and other complex situations. CapitalSpring typically targets $10M to $100M in uni-tranche/mezzanine debt, partnership equity, and other creative capital solu-tions. Our subsectors of interest include franchisees / franchisors, independent concepts, businesses serving the restaurant end-mar-kets, and real estate opportunities.

CBC Real Estate Group4706 Broadway, Suite 240 Kansas City, MO 64112

Phone: 816-916-7806

Contact: Frazier Bell


Website: www.cbcrealestategroup.com

Company Description: CBC Partners with brands that want to grow their multi-unit footprint through the development of new restaurants and other free-standing retail properties. We provide the capital and handle the entire development process. We take the time to understand your business, your competition, and your growth strategy in order to provide a multi-unit development plan that is competitive, efficient and quick to market.



CIT Franchise Finance10201 Centurion Parkway N. Suite 1000 Jacksonville, FL 32256

Large Cap: Mike Vallorosi 212-461-5227

Mid Cap: Douglas McKenzie 416-507-5019

Small Cap: Douglas Solomon 603-433-9413

Website: cit.com/franchise

Company Description: CIT Franchise Finance, a division of CIT Bank, delivers financing that grows with you as your needs develop from simple to more sophisticated financing structures. We have three specialized platforms to serve franchisees: small cap ($2,000 to $1 million) through our Direct Capital business; mid cap ($1-20 million) for multi-unit operators; and large cap (>$20 million). We provide financing solutions for: debt refinancing & recapitaliza-tions, development lines, working capital, equipment & technology updates, acquisitions & partner buyouts, new stores & relocations, remodels, real estate & ground leases.

Citizens Commercial Banking1 Park Plaza, Suite 600

Irvine, CA 92614

Phone: 949-726-7307

Toll Free: 855-782-8242

Contact: Armando Pedroza, Managing Director

Website: www.citizensrestaurantfinance.com

Company Description: Citizens Commercial Banking is one of the nation’s top restaurant lenders. We provide capital to restau-rant franchisees, franchisors and regionally & nationally branded chains. If you are an experienced multi-unit restaurant owner look-ing to borrow from $5 million to $500 million or more to develop, acquire, remodel or refinance, give us a call. As the 13th larg-est U.S. bank (by assets), Citizens also offers a complete array of banking services. Citizens Commercial Banking is a division of Providence, RI-based Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG)

City National Bank555 S Flower Street Los Angeles, CA 90071

Phone: 213-673-9026

Contact: David Sandoval


Website: www.cnb.com/franchise-finance

Company Description: CNB Franchise Finance lends to top tier QSR and casual dining restaurant franchisees. With a nationwide footprint, we finance store acquisitions, remodeling/development, refinance, and shareholder buyouts. Our Treasury Management Services can help your business with a complete range of Treasury Management solutions, including services to accelerate deposits, manage payments and consolidate funds.

Diamond Financial Services 5306 Six Forks Road, Suite 105 Raleigh, NC 27609

Phone: 919-376-2922

Contact: Stephen Mariani


Website: diamondfs.com

Company Description: Since 1996 Diamond Financial has been providing business loans for the franchise and acquisition markets throughout the country. We offer TRUE lender term sheets with a current closure rate of over 94%. Our experienced staff assists each borrower every step of the way to ensure a smooth progression to close. In today’s market you cannot afford to risk your future on the inexperience of new sources, come to the industry professionals for results you can count on.



Element Financial655 Business Center Drive, Suite 250 Horsham, PA 19044

Phone: 267-960-4016

Contact: Bernie Lajeunesse


Website: www.elementcorp.com

Company Description: Element Financial Corporation (TSX:EFN) is a full service, commercial finance company that provides financing solutions to franchisees across North America, enabling them to exe-cute on strategies and grow profitably. We partner with Franchisees in top-tier franchise brands to Make Capital Work for You. Our consultative approach and industry expertise means we can develop highly structured financing solutions to meet your strategic capital acquisition needs.

Envoy Net Lease Partners, LLC1363 Shermer Road, Suite 309 Northbrook, IL 60062

Phone: 847-239-7250

Contact: Ralph N. Cram


Website: envoynnn.com

Company Description: Up to 100% LTC restaurant financing: Envoy Net Lease Partners provides high leverage construction and bridge loan financing to restaurant chains, franchisees and their developers for single-tenant restaurant properties nationwide. Programs include:

• Up to 100% construction loan financing for single-tenant restaurant properties

• Up to 90% bridge loan financing for sale/leaseback transactions

• Up to 90% real estate acquisition and rebranding financing

Download flyers on all of Envoy’s financing programs at www.envoynnn.com.

EquityEats1300 N Street NW, Suite 405 Washington, DC 20005

Phone: 530-378-4895

Contact: Johann Moonesinghe


Website: equityeats.com

Company Description: EquityEats is the largest crowdfunding or community finance company focused specifically on restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and bakeries. We help restaurants raise cap-ital from their community by offering credit (returns only Food & Beverage credits), debt (returns F&B credits + fixed amount of cash), or equity (returns F&B credits + cash based on profits) invest-ments. Credit investments are the absolute cheapest form of capital. For example, $100,000 in credit investments costs a restaurant $60,000 in actual cost over five years which is $65,000 cheaper than a 6% interest loan from a bank without a need for a personal guarantee, credit check, or collateral.

Faris Lee Investments 18301 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 800 Irvine, CA 92612

Phone: 949-221-1800

Contact: Sarah Spataro


Website: www.farislee.com

Company Description: Faris Lee Investments is a national leader in retail investment advisory and brokerage services. We assist cor-porate owners and franchisees with the sale of performing, NNN leased, vacant or excess real estate. Services include: portfolio or individual store sale-leaseback, valuation, lease structuring, financ-ing or presale of stores under construction.



Fifth Third Bank222 S Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: 312-704-6246

Contact: Jeff Hoffmann


Website: www.53.com/commercial

Company Description: With more than $2.5 billion in loan com-mitments across the restaurant and beverage sectors, Fifth Third Bank is a national lender that focuses on building long term rela-tionships with national and regional restaurant and beverage companies. Our dedicated industry specialists understand your business challenges and provide experience in the areas of credit, debt capital markets, investment banking, treasury management, and currency processing solutions to help you achieve your opera-tional and strategic financing objectives.

First Franchise Capital CorporationOne Maynard Drive, Suite 2104 Park Ridge, NJ 7656

Phone: 201-326-4021

Toll Free: 201-326-4021

Contact: Richard Riecker


Website: www.firstfranchisecapital.com

Company Description: First Franchise Capital Corporation is a national lender with one of the most experienced teams in the fran-chised restaurant industry. We’ll work with you to secure exactly the right financing, while we provide advice and support that puts your franchise success first. Our loans range from $200,000 to in excess of $20 million. We specialize in financing for remodels, new store development, refinancing, acquisitions, recapitalization and development lines.

First Tennessee Bank National AssociationP.O. Box 84 Memphis, TN 38101

Phone: 480-390-0542

Contact: Todd Jones


Website: www.firsttennessee.com

Company Description: At First Tennessee, we recognize that not every business is the same. That’s why we offer services that cater to specialty business needs, including franchise finance. Our industry knowledge, franchisor relationships and access to capital will help you grow through acquisitions, new store development and re-im-aging. First Tennessee is part of the First Horizon National Corp. (NYSE:FHN) family of companies. The 4,300 employees of First Horizon National Corp. provide financial services through more than 170 bank locations across Tennessee and the southern U.S. and 26 FTN Financial Group offices across the U.S. The company has over $27 billion in assets.

FocalPoint Partners LLC11150 Santa Monica Blvd., Ste 1550 Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone: 505-828-4662

Contact: Rod Guinn


Website: focalpointllc.com

Company Description: FocalPoint Partners LLC is an independent investment bank, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, capi-tal raising (debt and equity), and financial restructurings. The firm provides unbiased, innovative financial advice by truly understand-ing the needs of its clients and devising strategies that best fit those objectives. We are seasoned veterans with backgrounds in law, public accounting, lending, private equity and investment banking. Securities products and services are offered through FocalPoint Partners’ sister firm FocalPoint Securities, LLC.



Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT)591 Redwood Hwy, Suite 1150 Mill Valley, CA 94941

Phone: 415-965-8030

Contact: Bill Lenehan


Website: www.fourcornerspropertytrust.com

Company Description: FCPT, headquartered in Mill Valley, CA, is a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the acquisi-tion and leasing of restaurant properties. The Company will seek to grow its portfolio by acquiring additional real estate to lease, on a triple net basis, for use in the restaurant and related food services industry. Additional information about FCPT can be found on the website at www.fourcornerspropertytrust.com.

Franchise Capital Advisors9903 East Bell Road, Suite 130 Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Phone: 480-355-4399

Contact: Stephen Schwanz, President & Managing Director

Ryan Kress, Managing Director

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Website: www.franchisecapitaladvisors.com

Company Description: Franchise Capital Advisors is a boutique investment bank and financial advisory firm concentrating on:

• Mergers & acquisitions• Monetization of real estate through sale-leasebacks• Debt & equity placement• Divestiture• Recapitalization• Debt & lease restructuring

FCA’s team has completed over $4.0 billion of transactions and has 40+ years combined experience.

Franchise Capital Advisors prides itself on dedicated focus on cus-tomer service and concentration on every client’s specific needs.

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Freedom Small Business Lending BIDCO, Inc.907 Pleasant Valley Avenue, Suite 3 Mount Laurel, NJ 8054

Phone: 844-508-8488

Toll Free: 800-220-3333 ext. 9070

Contact: Robert Dwyer


Website: www.freedomsmallbiz.com

Company Description: Freedom Small Business Lending BIDCO, Inc., a subsidiary of Freedom Mortgage Corporation, is a privately held lending company that provides needs-based lending solutions to small and medium-sized businesses nationwide as an authorized Small Business Administration (SBA) lender. Launched in August 2015, Freedom Small Business Lending provides the capital for businesses to compete, grow and thrive with loans ranging from $50,000 to $5 million. We are committed to building your fran-chise and your dream.

Funding Solutions, LLC199 N. Main St., Suite B1 Plymouth, MI 48170

Phone: 734-207-0800

Toll Free: 877-207-6444

Contact: Randy Jones


Website: www.funding-solutions.biz

Company Description: Whether you are a franchisee that is new to franchising and confused, growing and time strapped, or large and want several options, Funding Solutions makes the financing process easier. We are financing professionals, working for the fran-chisee to properly structure and place transactions that fuel their growth and keep them on the road to success. Because our process simplifies the lender’s job too, our clients obtain preferred terms from a wide variety of funding sources.

Guggenheim Retail Real Estate Partners3000 Internet Blvd, Suite 570 Frisco, TX 75034

Phone: 214-872-4000

Contact: James Kainer


Website: GuggenheimPartners.com/RetailRealEstate

Company Description: Guggenheim Retail Real Estate Partners, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners, is a full service single tenant real estate development firm based in Dallas, TX with offices in Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles. The scope of our ser-vices is diverse and fully customizable to our client’s needs. We offer full build-to-suit, reverse build-to-suit and entitled ground leases for client partners in the QSR, casual dining, automotive, hospitality, convenience stores and day care sectors. We specialize in becoming extensions of our client partners real estate and development depart-ments and work hard to enhance development and growth goals.

Marlin Franchise Finance Group155 Fleet Street, Suite 322 Portsmouth, NH 3801

Phone: 856-505-4206

Toll Free: 888-479-9111

Contact: Chris Holland


Website: marlinbank.com/franchise-financing.html

Company Description: Marlin Business Services Corp.® is a publicly traded bank holding company (NASDAQ: MRLN) that provides nationwide commercial financing. Marlin specializes in providing innovative equipment financing solutions and working capital loans for small and mid-size businesses. Marlin’s mission is to offer con-venient and cost-effective financing products while providing the highest level of customer service. Since its inception, Marlin has extended over $4.5 billion in financing to over 300,000 business cus-tomers which include over 10,000 franchisee customers.



Matthews Retail Advisors841 Apollo St., Suite 150 El Segundo, CA 90245

Phone: 310-919-5827

Contact: Gary Chou


Website: www.matthews.com

Company Description: Matthews Retail Advisors offers advisory and transactional services in the commercial real estate industry. It specializes in structuring sale leasebacks, managing portfolio dis-positions and selling NNN leased, vacant or excess real estate. The company has one of the largest market shares nationally in the restaurant sector and has a long list of clients including some of the world’s largest corporate restaurant companies, publicly traded REITS, private equity funds, and franchisee operators.

N3 Real Estate620 E. Southlake Blvd Southlake, TX 76092

Phone: 817-348-8748

Contact: Brenna Wadleigh, CEO


Website: www.n3realestate.com

Company Description: N3 develops new stores for franchisees across the U.S. under a lease structure. We find the site, entitle and build the store quickly. By leasing the real estate from N3 ver-sus purchasing it, franchisees can open at least 2x more stores. In addition, N3’s development expertise decreases the time it takes to develop each store. N3 has completed 260+ developments over the last 10 years.

NDA, Inc.4906 Bardstown Road, Suite 201 Lousiville, KY 40291

Phone: 502-493-9958

Contact: Rick Ormsby


Website: www.ndainc.net

Company Description: Founded in 1988, NDA helps franchisees to buy, sell and raise capital for restaurant companies. We are former Yum executives with backgrounds in franchising, M&A, finance, operations and real estate. In 2015, we completed $200MM in sell-side M&A. Historically, we have worked with restaurant clients with collective revenues of over $5 billion, representing thou-sands of restaurants domestically and internationally. Our focus is helping small and large restaurant operators, owners, investors, franchisors and private equity firms.

NewQuest Crosswell 8827 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N., Suite 200 Houston, TX 77040

Phone: 281-477-4300

Contact: Allen Crosswell


Website: www.newquestcrosswell.com

Company Description: NewQuest Crosswell provides build-to-suit development programs geared toward high growth, credit and non-credit retailers, restaurants, service and healthcare providers. As a turnkey build-to-suit developer, NewQuest Crosswell acts as a sin-gle source for both delivery and financing. NewQuest Crosswell takes pride in our process and strives to build long-term relation-ships with our clients to continually service real estate development needs. Our ability to finance the project coupled with our expertise to manage the development process allows clients to focus on what they do best, operate their core business.



Northern Bank275 Mishawum Road Woburn, MA 1801

Phone: 781-569-1525

Toll Free: 800-274-6908

Contact: Ray Clark


Website: www.nbtc.com

Company Description: Northern Bank was formed in 1960 by a small group of aspiring businessmen who decided to form a new local bank in Woburn, MA. Today that same bank has grown to become a national franchise lender; been named one of the top per-forming banks by SNL Financial for the last five years in a row; and was recognized by The Warren Group as the top 2014 Commercial Lender. Northern Bank has a unique entrepreneurial spirit which comes through in their ability to respond quickly and always, always be thinking ahead.

Pacific Premier Franchise Capital3154 18th Avenue, Suite 3 Columbus, NE 68601

Phone: 402-562-1801

Contact: Sharon Soltero


Website: www.ppbifranchise.com

Company Description: When looking for capital for your franchised restaurant company, experience matters. Pacific Premier Franchise Capital’s staff brings decades of expert knowledge of the industry and your brand. We provide conventional lending for equipment and/or real estate, new store development, remodels, refinancing, acquisi-tions, partnership restructuring and lines of credit. Our competitive interest rate and term include up to 10 years for equipment loans and up to 20 years for real estate. For more information contact Sharon Soltero, 402-562-1801.

Paragon Small Business Capital Group2970 Clairmont Road NE, Suite 700 Decatur, GA 30329

Phone: 404-419-1856

Contact: Charles Yorke


Website: www.paragoncapitalsolutions.com

Company Description: Paragon Small Business Capital Group is a team of 20 experienced SBA professionals. Our team has over 200 years of combined experience to help you navigate the SBA lend-ing world of 7(a), 504, USDA B&I, and Conventional loans for small businesses. We specialize in franchise lending with loans to 86 unique franchises over the last decade. Contact us to learn how Paragon Small Business Capital Group can provide growth for your small business.

Peak Franchise Capital580 Decker Drive, Suite 123 Irving, TX 75062

Phone: 972-719-5690

Contact: Michael Elliott, Managing Partner; Alex Blanton, Partner


Website: www.peakfranchisecapital.com

Company Description: Peak Franchise Capital is a boutique finan-cial advisory firm primarily focused on the restaurant industry. Peak’s clients include franchisees, franchisors, independent restau-rant owners, lenders and private equity firms. The professional team at Peak takes pride in developing long term relationships with clients. Peak utilizes its knowledge and experience advising clients on acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity financing, sale-lease-back financing, restructuring, bankruptcy, valuations, development and strategic planning.



Pinnacle Commercial Capital101 West Ohio Street, Suite 2000 Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: 317-514-6906

Contact: William Wildman


Website: www.pincomcap.com

Company Description: Pinnacle Commercial Capital is a specialty finance company providing a full suite of financial loan products and advisory services to owners and operators of franchise and branded retail businesses. Clients include franchisors and multi-unit owner-operators of national and regional franchises such as fast-food corporations, casual dining and family dining restau-rants, auto aftermarket and specific specialty retail franchises. With Pinnacle it’s not just a loan, it’s a relationship.

ReadyCap Lending, LLC420 Mountain Avenue, 3rd Floor New Providence, NJ 7974

Phone: 800-713-4984

Contact: Mark Gibson


Website: www.readycaplending.com

Company Description: ReadyCap Lending, LLC, a licensed small-business lender, offers SBA 7(a) loans up to $5 million to small businesses in the US. ReadyCap Lending is a subsidiary of ReadyCap Commercial, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsid-iary of Sutherland Partners, L.P., the general partner of which is Sutherland Asset Management Corporation (“Sutherland”). ReadyCap Lending is an SBA Preferred Lender, with a dedicated Veteran Community Development program for military veterans. For more information, visit readycaplending.com or call 800-713-4984.

Realty Income11995 El Camino Real Escondido, CA 92130

Phone: 760-741-2111

Contact: Cary Wenthur


Website: ww.realtyincome.com

Company Description: Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an S&P 500 company dedicated to providing share-holders with dependable monthly income that is supported by the cash flow from over 4,500 real estate properties leased to regional and national commercial tenants. The $20 billion, NYSE-listed (ticker symbol: “O”) company is structured as a REIT, and seeks to acquire well-located, freestanding, single-tenant commercial properties under long-term, net-lease agreements. We remain an active buyer of real estate and have an internal team dedicated to sourcing opportunities from brokers, advisors and various own-ers, users, and developers of real estate. Today, the company’s real estate properties are leased to 240 commercial tenants operating in 47 industries and located across 49 states and Puerto Rico. Its track record of performance throughout its 47-year operating history is based on a careful underwriting approach for new acquisitions, the active management of our real estate portfolio, and a conser-vative balance sheet structure, and are well-capitalized to fund future acquisition opportunities. Additional information about the company can be obtained from the corporate website at www.real-tyincome.com.



RealtyLink, LLC550 S Main St, Ste 300 Greenville, SC 29601

Phone: 864-263-5414

Contact: Jack Jamison


Website: www.realtylinkdev.com

Company Description: As one of the Nation’s Top Commercial Real Estate Development Companies, RealtyLink is the partner you can trust with all of your retail and restaurant needs. RealtyLink, LLC was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC with regional offices located in Birmingham, AL, North Charleston, SC, and Milwaukee, WI. Their team has developed over 1,000 nationally known restaurants and retail establishments, culminat-ing in over 500 projects. RealtyLink’s Principals have numerous years of experience and are focused on delivering exceptional ser-vice and development to their clients’. They are dedicated to helping their clients businesses grow in any market. When you work with RealtyLink, you work with seasoned commercial real estate pro-fessionals who provide single-source project management. From 500,000 SF Power Centers through single tenant Build to Suit proj-ects, they have the expertise to accommodate every commercial need. RealtyLink not only has the in-house resources to deliver your proj-ect on time, but also within an agreed upon budget.

Regions Bank1180 West Peachtree Street, Suite 1250 Atlanta, GA 30309

Phone: 404-888-5108

Contact: Robert Daniel


Website: www.regions.com/restaurants

Company Description: Regions Restaurant Banking has a nation-wide focus on established franchisees, franchisors, and operating companies of top brands providing capital for growth needs includ-ing mergers and acquisitions, new unit development, and remodel financing with a full complement of treasury management services. Our team includes dedicated industry specialists who average 15 + years of experience in the sector offering specific domain exper-tise and deep relationships with industry CEO’s, CFO’s, and Private Equity Investors.

Ridgestone Bank13925 W North Ave Brookfield, WI 53005

Phone: 262-938-2728

Contact: Mary Mistrioty


Website: www.ridgestone.com

Company Description: As one of the Top 10 SBA lenders in the country, Ridgestone Bank is an experienced franchise lender. Our “SBA Preferred Lender” status allows a streamlined, efficient pro-cess to accomplish a variety of financing needs for franchisees, such as:

• Debt consolidation and refinance• Acquisition financing• Real estate and construction• Expansion, remodel, equipment and inventory• Working capital

Benefits of a Ridgestone Bank SBA loan include:

• Longer terms• Greater cash flow• Lower equity requirements



Siegel Financial Group & its affiliate Franchise America Finance101 E. 8th Ave, Suite 301 Conshohocken, PA 19428

Phone: 610-668-9780

Contact: Nathan Greenberg


Website: www.franchiseamericafinance.com

Company Description: Siegel Financial Group (SFG) and its affil-iate Franchise America Finance (FAF), have been serving the franchise industry for more than 30 years as a financing resource concentrating in debt and equity placement, business valuation and business brokerage. SFG and FAF forge collaborative relationships with franchisors to focus on the financial needs of its franchisees whether for start-up, remodel, expansion, capital restructure or succession. SFG and FAF are committed to being the best provider of financial solutions in the nation.

Spirit Realty Capital2727 N. Harwood St., Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75201

Phone: 480-315-6610

Toll Free: 866-557-7474

Contact: Boyd Messmann


Website: www.spiritrealty.com

Company Description: Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (NYSE:SRC) is a premier net lease real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in single-tenant operationally essential real estate, generally free-standing, commercial real estate facilities where high-quality, middle-market tenants conduct retail, service or distribution activ-ities that are essential to their sales and profits. Our diverse asset portfolio is comprised of 2,547 assets, leased to 474 tenants oper-ating in 27 different industries that span across 49 states. [email protected]

SRS Real Estate Partners-NNLG610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 400 Newport Beach, CA 92660

Contact: Patrick Luther


Website: srsre.com

Company Description: SRS Real Estate Partners National Net Lease Group is the exclusive net lease capital markets platform within the largest solely retail property focused commercial real estate brokerage company in the United States. The team has shared more than 20 years of combined experience and has completed more than 250 net leased retail property and retail strip or shop-ping center transactions in 42 states with total consideration more than $1 billion in the past three years alone.

Stearns Bank N.A.4191 2nd St. S. St. Cloud, MN 56301

Phone: 320-258-4805

Contact: Theresa Tschumperlin


Website: www.stearnsbank.com

Company Description: WE GET THE JOB DONE! That’s our trademarked slogan at Stearns Bank and we deliver! Stearns Bank is a $1.9 billion financial holding company experienced in fast & flexible nationwide franchise financing. As a top Nationwide Preferred SBA Lender & Equipment Finance Provider we provide FAST approvals within days or even hours! Our Quick-Close deliv-ers a streamlined low-doc closing to get you funds quickly. We offer customized terms to fit your specific finance goals. Contact us TODAY! 1-800-320-2899 to get the job done for you!



Sterling National Bank400 Rella Boulevard Montebello, NY 10901

Phone: 212-575-2473

Contact: Keith Smith


Company Description: Sterling National Bank specializes in the delivery of service and solutions to business owners, their families, and consumers within the communities we serve through teams of dedicated and experienced relationship managers. Sterling National Bank offers a complete line of commercial, business, and consumer banking products and services. Additional information is available at: www.sterlingbancorp.com

Stifel1 Montgomery Street, 37th Floor San Francisco, CA 94104

Phone: 415-364-2528

Contact: Murray Huneke


Website: www.stifelib.com

Company Description: Stifel Investment Banking provides stra-tegic advisory, capital raising, and underwriting services to our clients in North America, Europe, and Asia. Stifel has 400 invest-ment banking professionals, covers more than 1,800 publicly traded companies through its Equity research department, and has a 2,900+ retail brokerage network nationwide. The combination of a full-service product offering and investment bankers with deep domain and product expertise allow us to provide solutions that meet the evolving needs of our clients.

STNL Advisors18 Elm Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY 7960

Phone: 866-576-3325

Contact: Glen Kunofsky


Website: www.stnladvisors.com

Company Description: Single Tenant Net Lease (STNL) Advisors provides consulting services to franchisors, franchisees, and pri-vate equity firms by developing comprehensive real estate solutions for assets in existing portfolios and acquisition pipelines. STNL maximizes asset value by monetizing owned real estate through sale-leaseback programs and provides restructuring and reposi-tioning strategies related to leasehold properties. By dedicating our focus and resources to net-leased investments and sale-leaseback transactions, our group has developed unparalleled expertise in property valuation and positioning and has access to more inves-tors than any other source, creating the broadest buyer interest and maximizing value for our clients. STNL Advisors has restructured and closed over $5.5 billion in net-leased leasehold properties and sale-leaseback transactions.

Stonebriar Commercial Finance Realty Capital 47 Hulfish Street, Suite 210

Princeton, NJ 08542

Phone: 609-436-0619

Contact: Peter Mavoides, President


Company Description: Stonebriar Commercial Finance Realty Capital provides long-term financing solutions to single-tenant real estate properties operating across a wide variety of industries, spe-cifically restaurants and franchise brands. The senior management team, Pete Mavoides and Gregg Siebert, come to the table with years of experience working with restaurant and franchise compa-nies providing creative solutions in sale/leaseback financing. Typical transaction size is $3 million to $30 million, with a term of three to



30 years. Stonebriar offers both fixed and floating rates. The team at Stonebriar Commercial Finance Realty Capital is happy to work with you on a solutions-based approach to freeing up cash flow and growing your business.

Susquehanna Commercial Finance2 Country View Road, Suite 300 Malvern, PA 19355

Phone: 443-966-1792

Contact: Brian Colburn


Website: www.susquehanna.net

Company Description: Susquehanna Commercial Finance, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of BB&T Bank (NYSE: BBT) with $225B in assets and is a direct lender providing competitive financing for franchise development, acquisitions, equipment, remodels, partner buyout, debt refinancing and banking services. $25,000 to $5MM, terms to 10 years, no commitment fees, experienced franchise lender who understands your brand and financing needs.

TCF Franchise Finance11100 Wayzata Blvd., Suite 801 Minnetonka, MN 55305

Phone: 952-656-3268

Contact: Bill Johnson


Website: www.tcfef.com/franchise

Company Description: As a direct lender, TCF Franchise Finance (a division of TCF Equipment Finance) is a provider of senior debt solutions to national QSR, family and fast casual franchise restau-rant concepts nationwide. TCF Franchise Finance is a cash flow lender offering both business value loans and commercial real estate financing from $100,000 to $10,000,000 for acquisitions, capital

loans, equipment upgrades, new builds, partnership buyouts, refi-nancing and remodels.

TD BankRestaurant Franchise Finance Group 444 Madison Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY 10022

Phone: 856-470-2243

Contact: Jay DesMarteau


Website: www.tdbank.com

Company Description: Ranked amongst the best retail and small business banks by JD Power and Associates, TD Bank’s value prop-osition matches restaurants’ operational logistics (7 day banking, local presence, customer focus).

With many years of collective experience, and strength to compet-itively price and structure, our dedicated team of industry experts can guide franchisees in the process of growing their businesses.

Products:

• Restaurant Acquisitions• Real Estate Acquisitions and Development • Equipment Purchases • Store Remodels• Loan Re-Financing• Recapitalizations / Buyouts

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Texas Capital Bank2000 McKinney Ave, Suite 700 Dallas, TX 75201

Phone: 203-246-8035

Contact: Brian Frank


Website: texascapitalbank.com/who-we-serve/business/franchise

Company Description: Texas Capital Bank is focused on provid-ing comprehensive banking services to the franchise industry on a national basis.

The Cypress Group323 Paragon Way Castle Rock, CO 80108

Phone: 303-680-4141

Contact: Dean Zuccarello


Website: www.cypressgroup.biz

Company Description: The Cypress Group provides investment banking and strategic advisory services to the franchise and multi-unit restaurant industry. For over 25 years, our team has focused exclusively on this industry, its operators, lenders, and investors. We specialize in: Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporate Refranchising Initiatives, Financing; Restructuring; Recapitalizations; Strategic Financial Advisory Services; Valuation; Litigation Support.

The Cypress Group is recognized internationally as a leader in the industry. Since inception in 1990, we have completed hundreds of transactions representing over $4 billion in total transaction value.

The Cypress Group has received the “Dealmaker of the Year” award from Franchise Times on three occasions, recognizing its sig-nificant role and client success within the industry.

Trinity Capital, LLC11755 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 2450 Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone: 310-268-8330

Contact: Kevin Burke, Managing Director


Website: www.tcib.com

Company Description: Trinity Capital is a boutique investment banking firm creating wealth and value by providing strategic financial advice and world class service to restaurant owners, fran-chisees and franchisors. Trinity Capital is expert on issues involving changes of corporate ownership, capital raising, valuations and debt restructuring. Our professionals have advised on strategic transactions totaling over $60 billion in value and have consum-mated almost every conceivable transaction structure, deal term and document provision. We have a proven track record of success-ful outcomes and all aspects of our transactions are managed with senior level attention. Whatever your investment banking needs, expect exceptional results from Trinity Capital.

Verdad Real Estate1211 South White Chapel Southlake, TX 76092

Phone: 817-912-0222

Contact: Jason Keen


Website: www.verdadrealestate.com

Company Description:

• 100% financing provided for single tenant build-to-suits• 100% financing provided for sale-leasebacks• 100% financing provided for portfolio acquisitions• Immediate capital availability• 100% open book program• Quick underwriting, no red tape• Full service development solution



VEREIT, Inc.2325 East Camelback Road, Suite 1100 Scottsdale, AZ 85016

Phone: 646-601-7110

Contact: Glenn Kindred


Website: www.VEREIT.com

Company Description: VEREIT, Inc. is a full-service real estate operating company with investment management capability. VEREIT® owns and actively manages a diversified portfolio of retail, restaurant, office and industrial real estate assets with a total asset book value of $17.4 billion including 4,291 properties total-ing approximately 98.2 million square feet. Additionally, VEREIT manages $7.0 billion of gross real estate investments on behalf of the Cole Capital® non-listed REITs.

Data as of August 3, 2016.

Wells Fargo Restaurant Finance1808 Aston Ave, Suite 250 Carlsbad, CA 92008

Phone: 888-272-6333

Contact: Wells Fargo Restaurant Finance


Website: www.wellsfargo.com/restaurants

Company Description: Wells Fargo Restaurant Finance provides financing to corporate restaurant brands, restaurant franchisees, experienced commercial real estate investors who own restaurant properties, private equity firms, and other investors in restaurant concepts. Our loan products include: syndicated corporate senior financing, fixed and floating rate term loans, acquisition facilities, sale-leaseback financing, bridge/development financing, work-ing capital revolvers, and interest rate risk management. For more information, visit www.wellsfargo.com/restaurants.

Wells Fargo SBA Lending301 S. Tryon Street, 27th Floor Minneapolis, MN 28282-1915

Phone: 877-650-4849

Contact: Tammy Hambrook


Website: www.wellsfargo.com/sba

Company Description: Wells Fargo is the nation’s No. 1 SBA 7(a) lender in dollars for seven consecutive years (federal fiscal year 2009-2015).

Our SBA loan products cover a variety of projects and objectives:

• Leasehold improvements, remodeling• Start-up• Real estate purchase (owner occupied)• Construction (ground up and expansion)• Business acquisitions including manager and partner buyouts• Debt refinance• Equipment and inventory• Working capital

Loans up to $5,000,000

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Western Equipment Finance, Inc.503 Highway 2 West Devils Lake, ND 58301

Phone: 701-665-1684

Toll Free: 800-451-7087

Contact: Kevin Merrill


Website: www.WesternEquipmentFinance.com

Company Description: Western Equipment Finance, a subsidiary of Western State Bank provides full service franchise financing for small to mid-size franchisees located throughout the United States. Western offers flexible options for all types of projects including new store builds, acquisitions, re-imaging and debt refinancing. At Western we pride ourselves on understanding your business, delivering finance solutions that exceed expectations and provid-ing exceptional customer service. Please call us at 701-665-1684 to experience the Western Way!

Wintrust Franchise Services9700 W Higgins Road Rosemont, IL 60081

Phone: 847-432-2488

Contact: Sandra McCaren


Company Description: We are franchise experts who are proud to offer the resources of the Wintrust Financial Corporation, with the personal attention of a boutique firm, to deliver financing solutions that are creative and reliable. Our approach is all about relationship development and the delivery of a premium service all the time.

We understand that certainty of close, predictability and ease of use are critically important to our franchisees. Our structure and expertise allows us to be nimble and responsive with complex loan structures regardless of transaction size. We work with your unique situation to develop the appropriate solution.

The MonitorPublished monthly, the Restaurant Finance Monitor provides readers with an in-depth analysis of the restaurant-financing marketplace. It’s the most complete understanding

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