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				<title><![CDATA[Rich C. - They will typically NO]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Rich C. - They will typically NOT own the dirt. If a franchisee takes on a 10-store agreement, they may have one or two&nbsp;marquee stand-alone locations.&nbsp;The others would be a combination of end-caps in a strip mall&nbsp;and atypicals (like in a ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[FRich - A quick question just to]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[FRich - A quick question just to get my hands around what you`re proposing. Would the franchisee own the land under the development as well? Or would that be dependent upon each franchisee`s negotiated deal?]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rich, both small deals and large]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Rich, both small deals and large, here are a few examples:
Scenario 1: Existing franchisee in New England. We sell him 27 existing stores in New York for $27M. He finds an investor who injects $6.5M and gets a 30% share of the new corporation. C]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[keith,
would it involve a bunch]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[keith,
would it involve a bunch of smaller individual deals or a larger one-off type of deal? can you give me a dollar range? just so i can confirm in my mind the investor candidates?]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Rich,
The more financially soph]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Rich,
The more financially sophisticated franchisees have found investors who inject liquidity in return for, say, a 30% cut of the corporation.
I`m picturing a mezzanine investor. The banks&nbsp;typically are conservative in these new m]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[can you share some thoughts as t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[can you share some thoughts as to the ideal profile of investors for franchise expansion?
for example, is there any pattern or historical info you have about the kinds of people who`ve invested in the past? armed with that information, we may be]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[
Hello, I am a finance manager ]]></title>
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Hello, I am a finance manager for Dunkin` Brands (www.dunkinbrands.com). I am looking for investors who want to fund existing franchisees as they expand into new markets. I have very experienced franchisees who are excellent ope]]></description>
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