Description

Founded in the mid-2000s, this company has spent nearly two decades building a scalable, cloud-native franchise platform that delivers proprietary, certified-green hard surface refinishing services to residential, commercial, and institutional end customers - with speed and minimal disruption relative to traditional methods.

The business operates as a global franchisor with a large network of active operators across an extensive portfolio of domestic and international territories. Corporate operations are managed by a lean team supported by a small leased office. All core franchise functions — CRM, lead routing, training, compliance, inventory management, and reporting — run through a fully integrated cloud-based platform, enabling the company to support an expanding network with minimal fixed overhead.

Revenue is generated through a royalty on franchisee gross sales, complemented by franchise fees, administration fees on proprietary supply purchases, and development and transfer fees. Royalty income grows proportionally as existing franchisees increase volume and as new territories are added - with near-zero incremental fixed cost at the franchisor level.

The founder is pursuing a proactive transition after more than two decades of building the system. Significant investment has already been made in automation, IP protection, and management infrastructure, positioning the business for accelerated growth under a well-capitalized acquirer.

Investment Highlights

-Proprietary, Differentiated Service Process. The company's system delivers hard surface refinishing with speed and minimal customer disruption — a differentiated value proposition relative to legacy methods. The process has been validated across residential, commercial, and institutional environments including high-compliance facilities.

-Cloud-Native Automated Platform. A fully integrated stack centralizes CRM, lead routing, training, compliance, inventory, and reporting. The platform supports a large and growing franchise network with a lean corporate staff and minimal physical infrastructure — designed to scale without proportional headcount increases.

-High-Margin Recurring Revenue. A royalty on franchisee gross sales generates stable, diversified cash flow from a large base of active operators, producing predictable monthly royalty streams with strong EBITDA conversion.

-Exceptional Operating Leverage. A small corporate team and minimal leased office footprint. Incremental franchisees add revenue with near-zero incremental fixed cost. Strong EBITDA margins with meaningful upside as units scale.

-Proven Franchise Acquisition Engine. A multi-channel marketing approach including both traditional and digital channels delivers measurable, repeatable franchise growth. Pro forma projections reflect significant new franchise locations targeted in the coming year.

-National Accounts and Institutional Demand. Active commercial relationships with property managers, universities, and national retailers, providing recurring revenue and pipeline stability beyond residential demand.

-Defensible IP and FDD Discipline. Core formulations are protected as trade secrets. Annual FDD updates strengthen franchisor protections. Consistent litigation outcomes reinforce brand control and territory performance management.

-Global Footprint. Active operators across multiple domestic and international markets. International territories contribute royalties with minimal incremental corporate cost.


Customer & Geographic Markets

End-Market Mix:

-Residential and commercial refinishing services (majority), complementary surface applications (remainder)

-Geographic Mix: Predominantly United States, with active international territories