Your Franchise Growth Partner

We Become Successful By Helping Others Become Successful.

We are hands-on, value-added investors that work side-by-side with you and your management team. Franvest provides capital, strategic direction, and most importantly, a strong partnership to facilitate your growth.

Franvest Capital Partners invests…

in lower middle market privately held companies primarily in the fitness, wellness, or franchise industries. We will invest in early stage or established companies as a minority or majority investor.

We are hands-on, value added investors that work closely with management on strategic planning and the addition of resources to facilitate growth. We embrace technology as one resource to improve customer experience and business performance while creating competitive advantage.

Investment Philosophy

Franvest will evaluate investment opportunities that meet the following criteria:

Companies with annual revenues of $3 million to $50+ million
Equity investments of $1 million to $10+ million.
Enterprise values of $3 million to- $50+ million
EBITDA of $0 to- $5+ million

Our evaluation strategy focuses on:

MANAGEMENT

We seek strong management partners to execute the operational and strategic business plans for the companies that we invest in. We will also help in developing management teams as the companies grow and excel.

GROWTH

Our goal is to invest in companies that have a compelling business plan to achieve superior operating results and target growth of at least 100% over a five to seven year timeline.

INDUSTRY

We typically seek to invest in health, wellness, and franchise companies based on our experience and success in those industries. We encourage business owners, management, and/or professional advisors to contact us with opportunities that meet our investment criteria.

Current Investments

Orangetheory Fitness

Orangetheory Fitness is a fitness franchise with over 1300+ locations in the US and over 20 countries worldwide.

Orangetheory Fitness Canada

Franvest is the master franchisor for Orangetheory Fitness Canada with over 110 locations open and in development.

The Dog Stop

The Dog Stop is an all-inclusive indoor/outdoor dog care franchise offering dog grooming, dog daycare, dog boarding, dog training & in-home services, and a pet retail store.

Anytime Fitness

Anytime Fitness is an international franchise of 24-hour health and fitness clubs that is based in Minnesota. The company operates over 5,000 franchised locations in 50 countries.

Waxing the City

Waxing the City is a franchise, specializing in body waxing services, with over 150 locations throughout the USA.

The Bar Method

The Bar Method is a franchise with locations in Canada and the USA. The Bar Method offers a total-body workout designed to strengthen, sculpt and lengthen muscles through low-impact, isometric movements.

Basecamp Fitness

Basecamp is a high impact fitness franchise with locations throughout the USA.

Stronger U Nutrition

StrongerU is a personalized nutrition platform meant to help clients achieve their fitness and nutrition goals.

Past Investments

Our Team

Our team has over 50 years of combined experience in the fitness, wellness, and franchise industries. In addition to the key management team, Franvest has a committed group of advisors and consultants that provide assistance during due diligence, transactions, and for ongoing operations.