Supporting seamless franchise operations
Our Business Team works with franchisors and franchisees throughout the lifecycle of a franchise, offering strategic advice.
In the fast-moving world of franchising, consistency, control and strong commercial relationships are key to building a successful and scalable network.
Our team advises businesses at every stage of the franchising lifecycle, from initial structuring and rollout through to expansion, restructuring and exit.
We work with a wide range of clients, from emerging franchise brands establishing their first network to established franchisors scaling nationally or internationally, as well as multi-unit franchisees growing their portfolios. We understand the challenges of maintaining consistency while enabling growth, and we provide the support needed to achieve both.
We help you create robust, consistent and commercially effective agreements that support your brand, protect your intellectual property and enable your network to operate efficiently. From franchise agreements and operations manuals to supply and distribution arrangements, we ensure your documentation reflects your objectives and is fit for purpose as your business evolves.
For those considering investment or exit, we offer strategic guidance on commercial arrangements and business structures, ensuring your position is protected and your objectives are met.
Key services
We advise franchisors and franchisees on the full range of commercial matters including:
- drafting and reviewing franchise agreements and supporting documentation
- structuring franchise models and franchise systems
- commercial contracts, including supply, distribution and service agreements
- intellectual property licensing and brand protection arrangements
- advising on network-wide consistency and brand control mechanisms
- variation and renegotiation of existing franchise and commercial arrangements
- support on expansion into new territories, including international considerations
- commercial support with mergers, acquisitions, disposals and investment transactions
- Franchise expansion, resale and exit strategies
- Data protection matters
Work highlights of our team
- Advising franchisees of a leading UK financial advice and wealth management company on the sale of their franchise or the consolidation of their franchise with another franchise area.
- Providing corporate advice to the UK subsidiary of an international cleaning franchise, in addition to acting on the transfer of franchises to new franchisees.
- Advising the UK’s original oven cleaning franchise with a network of over 100 established franchisees on the appointment of new franchisees.
- Advising on a master franchise agreement for a HR advice service.
- Advising on variations to a franchise agreement for a leading supplier of window shutters.
