A practical restaurant M&A guide for owners and acquirers evaluating valuation, buyer types, sale and acquisition processes, diligence, financing, franchise approvals, deal structure, recapitalization, integration and exit planning.
A buyer- and seller-focused restaurant due diligence checklist covering financial diligence, unit economics, leases, technical systems, franchisor approvals, legal risk, food safety, quality of earnings, data room preparation, financing, and the red flags that can change price or closing certainty.
Restaurant valuation multiples are usually driven by normalized earnings quality, store-level economics, buyer type, concept category, management depth, growth runway, and transferability. This guide explains restaurant EBITDA multiples, SDE multiples, revenue multiple references, and the factors that move restaurant value up or down in buyer underwriting.
Thinking “sell my restaurant”—but you run a multi-unit or franchise group? This guide shows how institutional buyers value restaurant chains, how to prep a data room, structure rollover/eurnouts, navigate franchisor approvals, and run a competitive sell-side M&A process that maximizes price, structure, and certainty.