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<a href="http://www.capitalspring.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=capitalspring-provides-financing-support-to-wks-restaurant-group-for-purchase-of-pennant-foods-2710065" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">CapitalSpring</a>, a leading private investment firm focused exclusively on the branded restaurant industry, announced today that it has provided financing support to <a href="https://www.wksusa.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=capitalspring-provides-financing-support-to-wks-restaurant-group-for-purchase-of-pennant-foods-2710065" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WKS Restaurant Group</a>&nbsp;(&ldquo;WKS&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;), a leading multi-brand restaurant franchisee, for the Company&rsquo;s acquisition of Pennant Foods, an operator of 52 <a href="https://www.wendys.com/franchising?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=capitalspring-provides-financing-support-to-wks-restaurant-group-for-purchase-of-pennant-foods-2710065" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wendy&rsquo;s</a> restaurants in Southern California. This acquisition of Pennant Foods, from funds managed by Brockway Moran &amp; Partners, is the third WKS transaction in which <a href="https://1851franchise.com/capitalspring/info/index.html" target="_blank">CapitalSpring</a> has served as a financing partner.

In addition to CapitalSpring, the Company&rsquo;s existing senior lenders, led by Wintrust Franchise Finance, served as co-lenders on the deal. Wintrust Franchise Finance is a division of Lake Forest Bank &amp; Trust Company, N.A., a Wintrust Community Bank.

&quot;We are very excited to work with the WKS team again and to support their initial acquisition in the Wendy&#39;s system,&quot; said Tee Isenhour, Principal at CapitalSpring. &quot;WKS has a long history of growth and operational excellence across multiple concepts and geographies, and we look forward to future opportunities together across their brand portfolio.&quot;

&ldquo;CapitalSpring brought a unique financing solution to the table that was tailor-made for this acquisition,&rdquo; said Roland Spongberg, CEO of WKS. &ldquo;We have enjoyed a relationship with the firm since 2011, and their consistent ability to leverage creative financing solutions to meet the needs of our business and our acquisitions makes them a trusted and reliable partner. We look forward to working with CapitalSpring to continue expanding the WKS portfolio and bring great brands to even more communities.&rdquo;

Founded in 1987, WKS operates more than 180 franchise restaurant locations including Wendy&rsquo;s, El Pollo Loco, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Denny&rsquo;s, Corner Bakery Cafe, and Blaze Pizza. The Company is currently the nation&rsquo;s largest El Pollo Loco franchisee, the largest Krispy Kreme Doughnuts franchisee, and a top five Denny&rsquo;s franchisee, making WKS one of the leading family-owned quick service restaurant (QSR) and fast-casual operators in the country.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &amp; Hampton LLP served as legal advisor to WKS in connection with the transaction. CapitalSpring was represented by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP.

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