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Recently, I moderated a panel for an International Franchise Association webinar called “From Venture Capital to Private Equity: Franchise Investment Trends and Terms”.  I was fortunate to have fantastic panelists: Satya Ponnuru (General Partner of NewSpring Franchise), Vanessa Yakobson (CEO of Blo Blow Dry Bar), Bernard Markey (Navigator Partners) and Ed Teixeira (Franchise Grade).  I…

Contributed by Tom Kent

            Last week, I and a number of my colleagues attended the International Franchise Expo in New York City. This year, the International Franchise Association held a bonus session on private equity investing in franchising. Panelists at the session included franchisor executives, principals of private equity firms, investment bankers and consultants. The…