First US Royalty Transaction: Franchisor Liquidity Event Without Selling Equity

Franchisor owners seeking liquidity have had limited options in the US – sell 100% to a strategic or sell majority control to private equity.

Many of Canada’s best franchisors have completed royalty transactions over the past 20 years – these owners realized full value for their franchise system at the time of the transaction, retained 100% ownership and have subsequently realized hundreds of millions of dollars of value because they didn’t sell their equity.

Stratus Building Solutions completed the first US royalty transaction in November 2022.

Learn how a royalty transaction works and why Stratus chose a royalty transaction versus other liquidity options.