Reported earnings must be supportable and explainable
COLEHOSPITALITYCONSULTANTSSales & Acquisitions
Global reach · Owners, buyers & investors
Hospitality Business Sales & Acquisitions
Prepare hospitality businesses for sale, evaluate acquisition opportunities, strengthen diligence, and protect value through the transaction and transition.
Discuss your operationSector experience
We understand how this business actually runs.
Selling or acquiring a restaurant, hotel, catering company, food-service operation, or other hospitality business requires more than finding a buyer or signing a letter of intent. The value must be supported by reliable financials, transferable systems, protected assets, capable leadership, clear contracts, and an operation that can survive diligence and transition. Cole brings an operator's perspective to readiness, evaluation, negotiation support, risk identification, and handoff—coordinating with appropriately licensed brokers, attorneys, accountants, lenders, and other transaction professionals where required.
Our work can address Sell-side readiness and operational value improvement, Financial normalization and diligence preparation, Buyer-side operational and financial assessment, Lease, franchise, licensing, asset, and contract review support, Management, systems, controls, and transition planning, and coordination with licensed transaction and professional advisers. We can enter for one urgent issue, provide interim leadership, or connect these priorities through a broader operating-improvement mandate.
Operating realities
Built around the pressures unique to your sector.
Operational weaknesses surface during buyer diligence
Leases, licenses, franchises, contracts, and key people can affect transferability
Confidentiality and business continuity must be protected throughout the process
Where we focus
From an immediate pressure point to the complete operating model.
We can enter for one defined issue or connect the financial, operational, people, technology, safety, and governance work into a broader improvement plan.
Sell-side readiness and operational value improvement
Financial normalization and diligence preparation
Buyer-side operational and financial assessment
Lease, franchise, licensing, asset, and contract review support
Management, systems, controls, and transition planning
Coordination with licensed transaction and professional advisers
Operator-led support