MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS. STRATEGIC CONSULTING. RESTRUCTURING. CAPITAL ADVISORY. INTERIM MANAGEMENT. Reconstruction Partners principals have over 100 years of restaurant industry experience with nearly 80 years of C-level experience at companies ranging in sales from $25 Million – $2 Billion.A BR…
MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS.
STRATEGIC CONSULTING.
RESTRUCTURING.
CAPITAL ADVISORY.
INTERIM MANAGEMENT.
Reconstruction Partners principals have over 100 years of restaurant industry experience with nearly 80 years of C-level experience at companies ranging in sales from $25 Million – $2 Billion.
A BROAD RANGE OF EXPERIENCERP is a partnership created by a group of individuals with extensive restaurant industry experience as founders, c-level executives, board members and owners. Our focus is:
Founders
Emerging Brands
Troubled Companies
Franchisors
Private Equity Groups & Family Offices
Senior Lenders
with critical initiatives essential for realizing revenue growth
LEE COHN is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Reconstruction Partners. Mr. Cohn is recognized as one of the leading experts in restaurant concept development, management and operations in the United States. He currently serves as a leading restaurant consultant and advisor, with recent projects including the sale of Mastro’s Steak House Group Mr. Cohn’s credits include co-development of Ed Debevics with Rich Melman of Lettuce Entertain You and consultation assignments in the US and Asia. He was awarded the first Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Arizona State University in 1984. Mr. Cohn began his career by co-founding Big 4 Restaurants, Inc. where he created Lunt Avenue Marble Club, Steamers, Oscar Taylor Butcher, Baker & Bar, and Harvey’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill and 10 other concepts. Mr. Cohn has served on the Board of Directors of Morton’s Restaurant Group, Marie Callendar’s, McCormick & Schmick’s, and currently with Quaker Steak and Lube, Mastro’s Steak House Group and Real Food Daily. Mr. Cohn has served on several community boards, including Valley Big Brothers and Sisters, The Phoenix Thunderbirds, Boys Hope-Girls Hope, The Phoenix Ballet, The Fiesta Bowl and Young President’s Organization. Mr. Cohn’s undergraduate degree is from Arizona State University.
WALLACE HITE is Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Reconstruction Partners. Before founding the company, Mr. Hite was President & COO and CRO of Back Yard Burgers from 2007 to 2009. From 2001 to 2007 he was CEO and Managing Partner of both Strategic Advisory Partners and Weichmann Hite Partners, boutique M&A advisory firms with over 50 transactions. From 1999 to 2001 he was President & COO of Dog n Suds. Mr. Hite spent 2 years working for a Kuwait based company initially as Managing Director for 3 countries and then as it ‘s Group Director of Development for the Middle East. From 1992 to 1999 Hite was Chairman & CEO of WLM Development. Mr. Hite was Executive Vice President FED and Sr. Director of franchise Operations which included plans & construction, purchasing, research & development, and operations for Sonic Corp during its turnaround from 1983 to 1990. Mr. Hite’s undergraduate degree is in Hotel & Restaurant Administration from Oklahoma State University.
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Recent Transactions (6)
Reconstruction Partners
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages), Mobile Food Services, Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Advised
undisclosed
in their acquisition by
Undisclosed
January 2018
Reconstruction Partners
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages), Mobile Food Services, Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Advised
Tacolicious
in securing investment from
Shareholders
September 2017
Reconstruction Partners
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages), Mobile Food Services, Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Advised
Francesca Restaurant Group
in securing investment from
Undisclosed Family Office
June 2017
Reconstruction Partners
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages), Mobile Food Services, Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Advised
Gigi's Cupcakes
in their acquisition by
Fund Corp
July 2016
Reconstruction Partners
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages), Mobile Food Services, Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Advised
Bread & Company
in their acquisition by
First Watch
May 2016
Reconstruction Partners
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages), Mobile Food Services, Restaurants and Other Eating Places
Advised
Steak 44
in securing investment from
C3 Capital
December 2014
Sectors Reconstruction Partners serves:
Business Services
Consumer Services
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