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Franchise Finance

Franchise Finance

Franchise Finance

   

For more than 20 years, Wintrust Franchise Finance has been dedicated to serving the distinctive needs of franchise owners who face a number of unique challenges: concentrated competition, changing consumer tastes, rising costs, and continuous capital reinvestment. We know that a smooth process and certainty to close are paramount in the franchise space; that’s why, with an expert team with more than 100 years of combined industry experience and a national reach supporting more than 35 brands, we are proud to put dedicated guidance, integrated solutions, and decades of experience to work for you.

“These PPP loans are truly doing what they are designed to do, and that is to continue to pay our people. Our banker’s dedication and commitment to us has always been there but was so incredible during a time where we needed support the most.”

- Susan Singleton, Singleton Family McDonald’s Organization

Product Offerings

ACQUISITIONS

Expand your business and integrate new locations

REFINANCES AND RECAPITALIZATION

Alternative solutions to meet your evolving needs

REAL ESTATE

Solutions and guidance for complex transactions

DEVELOPMENT LINES OF CREDIT

Custom financing options for all your needs

LOAN CAPITAL MARKETS

Complex tools to keep your business running

TREASURY MANAGEMENT

Maximize your business strategy

Representative Transactions

Representative transaction with Taco Bell for $75 million

   

Representative transaction with IHOP for $52 million

   

Representative transaction with Dunkin' for $28 million

   

Representative transaction with El Pollo Loco for $12 million

“Your constant communication relieved me and assured me, so I could focus on our business as consumers went into lockdown mode. These PPP funds gave me the confidence to invest in our people, advertising, and the things we need to move toward full operations.”

-Cook Family, People First Foods, Inc.

To learn more about our treasury management solutions, please visit our Wintrust Treasury Management page.


To learn more about private client services, please visit our Wintrust Private Client page.


To learn more about capital markets, please visit the Wintrust Loan Capital Markets page.

Wintrust Franchise Finance is a division of Lake Forest Bank & Trust Company, N.A., a Wintrust Community Bank.