http://sbpartners.srv3.pmachinehosting.com/weblog.php News and Updates from SBPartners en-us Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:01:42 GMT Mon, 07 Feb 2011 22:01:42 GMT pMachine 2.3 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://sbpartners.srv3.pmachinehosting.com/weblog.php News and Updates from SBPartners http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P42 SB Partners' returned 75% on capital for 2010, fueled by record results for each of our three portfolio companies. Since inception, SB Partners' internal rate of return (IRR) exceeds 11%. SB Partners returns, both for 2010 and since inception, compare favorably to those from other equity investments. For example, the S&P was up 15% in 2010 and 1.16% during the last decade, roughly the same period since SB Partners’ inception. Using a broader index, the Russell 3000 returned 17%... http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P42 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:58:42 GMT http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P41 Bravo Food Group bought sixteen Taco Bell restaurants in the greater Orlando area from Taco Bell Corporate on July 6. Bravo now operates a total of forty Taco Bell restaurants in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. SB Partners' formed Bravo in 2003 and acquired thirteen restaurants in Georgia. Growth since that time has been through a combination of acquisitions and new store development. In 2009, Bravo hit company records for sales and profitability. Bravo also has received... http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P41 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:53:56 GMT http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P40 Reliable Leasing, an expert in leasing hot water heaters to businesses and apartment buildings in Milwaukee, has acquired CMS of Indianapolis. CMS previously was owned by the local gas utility, and like Reliable, focused on leasing hot water heaters to commercial concerns. Lynne Robinson, CEO of Reliable, expects customer service quality to improve from utilizing the best processes of Reliable and CMS. http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P40 Wed, 13 May 2009 20:34:29 GMT http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P39 Bravo Food Group acquired seven additional Taco Bell restaurants, all located in the Space Coast section of Florida. These stores included Long John Silver's and Pizza Hut Express co-branded units. The stores were acquired from Taco Bell Corporate. Bravo now operates 25 restaurants in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. The operations team is headed by Morteza Amirkhani and is outstanding, having won numerous recognitions from its franchisors. http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P39 Wed, 13 May 2009 16:11:43 GMT http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P36 Bravo Food Group opened its eighteenth Taco Bell in Oakwood, Georgia in August. Initial sales have been outstanding, well in excess of projections. http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P36 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:46:15 GMT http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P34 Colorado Pharmacy has relocated to the Upper Colfax Business Centre at 1245 East Colfax Avenue, Denver. The new location is larger and easier to access. It will enable Colorado Pharmacy to continue its decades of success. In 2007, Colorado Pharmacy had record sales of just under $11 million. http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P34 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:37:21 GMT http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P35 Bravo Food Group, operator of seventeen Taco Bells in Georgia, has built a new store on its existing location at 2631 Skidaway Drive, Savannah. The Taco Bell is the state of the art "Bold Choice" look. Bravo expects to build three additional stores in 2008: in Hinesville, Savannah, and Oakwood. http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P35 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:44:09 GMT http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P33 http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P33 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 02:29:10 GMT http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P32 SB Partners is pleased to report that all four of our portfolio companies recorded record cash flows in 2005. These companies are: Bravo Food Group, operator of seventeen Taco Bells in Atlanta and Savannah; OMD Montgomery, owner of six Burger King restaurants in Montgomery, Alabama; Colorado Pharmacy, a specialty pharmacy in Denver; and Reliable Leasing (formerly known as Wisconsin Leasing), a leasing company in Milwaukee. http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P32 Sat, 13 May 2006 21:17:54 GMT http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P31 Effective May 31, 2006, please contact SB Partners' Michigan office for all business. We are consolidating to that location! http://www.sbpartners.com/news.php?id=P31 Sat, 13 May 2006 21:14:23 GMT