Selling your franchise business

A franchise resale is a business sale with extra steps

Selling a franchise for the best price is a proven process, not a transaction like selling a house. Documentation, marketing and execution all need to line up, and the franchisor has to approve the buyer at the end of it.

Our brokers specialise in business sales, and franchise resales are a regular part of the work. We understand how transfer clauses, training requirements and approval criteria work, and we build them into the plan from day one rather than discovering them at the finish line.

A franchise resale is managed more effectively by a broker who knows the process than by an owner selling for the first time. We appraise the business against comparable sales so it is priced to attract serious buyers, and we prepare a complete information memorandum that tells the story of your unit, your territory and the system behind it.

Before we market the business we confirm with you what the franchisor will require of a new franchisee, so the buyers we bring forward are ones the franchisor is likely to approve. That saves weeks, and it protects your relationship with the franchisor during the sale.

How we find and settle your buyer

We market your franchise to our buyer database and across the wider market, without naming the business, to find the right buyer. When we find them, we walk them through the transfer process and the franchisor's requirements so approval and handover run smoothly.

We also help buyers line up finance, including introductions to bank and specialist lenders who understand franchise lending in New Zealand. A buyer with finance arranged is a buyer who settles.

Because franchise resales are a regular part of our work, we put that experience and our connections to work for you, whether you are selling one unit or stepping out of a multi-site operation.

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