PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION & EXCHANGE FOR WENDY’S OPERATOR

Client Profile:

Family office and a longtime operator of 113-property portfolio of Wendy's restaurants located across the Midwest.

Strategy:

Client engaged Century Partners to assist them in transitioning from the operations business to the real estate business, and transition their portfolio from exclusively NNN Wendy's properties to a diversified portfolio of single-tenant net leased assets. Additionally, Century Partners provided competitive portfolio refinancing for a total of 10 properties (including additional non-Wendy's properties).

Outcome:

  • Disposed of a total of 17 Wendy’s properties.
  • Seven (7) properties transacted above $2.5M ($3.42M was highest on record for client).
  • The average cap rate across all transactions was 5.15%.
  • Seller used proceeds to exchange into primarily single-tenant net lease properties.

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Sale-Leaseback of 7-Property Portfolio

Outcome:

  • Client received multiple offers and selected the group offering the best terms. This sale allowed the tenant to free up capital they then used to build more stores.

Trophy Asset Sold, Six Properties Acquired via 1031 Exchange | Achieved 40% Boost in Cash Flow

Outcome:

  • Client sold an underperforming asset, diversifying into six single-tenant properties with 20-year lease terms, increasing their cash flow by 40%.