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Brookwood Advises on Sale of Leading Yum! Brands Franchisee We are pleased to announce that Brookwood Associates has advised Bravo Food Group, LLC (“Bravo”) on the sale of the company to Celebration Restaurant Group, LLC (“Celebration”). Bravo is a well-respected operator within the Yum! Brands system, with 40 units operating across three states primarily under the Taco Bell brand. Brookwood’s targeted marketing process highlighted Bravo’s operational excellence, successful integration of acquired stores, and strong regional management team. The sale yielded an attractive outcome for the shareholders and management, and partners the company with an experienced operator within the Yum! Brands system. This transaction extends Brookwood’s track record in advising franchised restaurant companies from quick service to fast casual to casual dining. “Brookwood’s performance exceeded our expectations. They ran an effective process, and their analytic work was impeccable. Most importantly, Brookwood provided wisdom when we needed it!” Dave Shryock, SB Partners Bravo Food Group, LLC About Bravo Food Group: Bravo is the tenth largest franchisee of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Long John Silver’s in the Southeast, operating 40 units in Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. The company has been recognized for being a standout operator in the Taco Bell system based on multiple performance metrics. Bravo was previously owned by Morteza Amirkhani, who also joined Celebration upon the acquisition, and SB Partners Capital Fund, LP. About Celebration Restaurant Group: Celebration operates approximately 89 franchised Pizza Hut locations in Central Florida and with the acquisition of Bravo, 40 franchised Taco Bell locations in Central Florida, Atlanta and Savannah. The Pizza Hut restaurants were acquired directly from Yum! Brands, Inc. in 2009. Northwood Ventures LLC led this buyout. About Northwood Ventures: Northwood Ventures LLC was founded in 1983 and is a New York based private equity and venture capital firm specializing in management buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidations and turnaround investments. The firm invests in communications, retailing/consumer, manufacturing, financial services, and service- oriented business sectors. About Brookwood Associates: Brookwood was founded in 1989 and has grown to become one of the largest independently owned middle-market investment banking firms. Our team of senior-level professionals is one of the most experienced in the industry. The firm offers merger, acquisition, corporate financing, restructuring, fairness opinion and other related advisory services to clients across several sectors, including but not limited to franchisee brands, restaurants and specialty retail industries.