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Anatomy of a Restaurant Transaction: Business Readiness and Deal Considerations

Behind nearly every restaurant transaction is a myriad of complex and nuanced issues that warrant skilled and experienced navigation. On Wednesday, April 12, 2023 Brian Morrow, Chief Financial Officer, Hai Hospitality, the parent company of Uchi Restaurants and Loro Asian Smokehouse; and Greenberg Traurig Restaurant Industry Group attorneys Riley Lagesen, Landes Taylor, and Kelsey Lam discussed considerations for ensuring your business is deal-ready.

Topics included:
  • Structure: Is your business structured to transact (or is a pre-transaction restructuring required?)
  • Investor relations: Clear communication and building consensus with your management team and investors
  • Valuation, securities structure and other critical terms: What is “market” and the importance of transactional context
  • Third party and regulatory issues: Addressing upfront to avoid delay and surprise
  • Capitalization chart management (including a hands-on demonstration of valuation/waterfall scenarios in Excel)

WEBINAR RESOURCES:
  • Presentation: Click here to download a PDF copy of the presentation.
  • Recording: Click here to view the recording.