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Global expansion is often reduced to a single question: which country next?
But that question is incomplete.

Behind it are two decisions that actually determine success: which market to enter, and which partner to enter it with. Get either one wrong, and even the most promising opportunity can stall.

This raises the real question: Is the market you’re eyeing actually the right one, and who should you be entering it with?

What does it actually take to finance the acquisition of an established franchise business?

When Gary Edwards led the acquisition of Arthur Murray International in 2024 through a UK-based management buyout, the transaction brought together management, financial advisers and investment partners to take a 113-year-old franchise brand into a new chapter.

But behind the acquisition itself lies another story: how do you finance a franchise acquisition, structure the deal and bring the right financial partners to the table?

Joined by Gary Edwards, CEO & Partner of Arthur Murray International, and Jodi Bartin, CEO of Citicourt & Co, this webinar will go behind the scenes of the transaction and explore the financial side of buying an established franchise business.