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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Madhav Chanchani @madhavchanchani]

Interesting deal.

Adyar Ananda Bhavan (A2B), a nearly 50 year old south Indian food chain, is being acquired by Bodhi Tree, which is run by James Murdoch and JioStar vice chairman Uday Shankar.

Few points

- Bodhi Tree is taking majority stake for $180 million, which would peg valuation at $300-350 million (Rs 2,800-3,300 crore) based on back of the envelope math.

- Revenue was up 7% to Rs 1,500 crore, but net profit fell 8% to Rs 36 crore in FY25, as per Tracxn. That would imply a price to sales ration of around 2x.

This seems like a slight discount to listed fast food platforms like Devyani and Jubilant, which trade at 2.2-3x multiples. Interesting as A2B owns the brand, while Jubilant/Devyani run global franchises like Dominos, KFC.

- A2B has a network of 160 outlets in India and 30 overseas including Singapore, US and UK. Plan is to build it further globally, which would mean a push for packaged food biz expansion as well.

- In the past, majority stake deals of South Indian chains by PE firms like Adigas (NSR) and Sagar Ratna (India Equity Partners) have not worked out well, with legal battles with promoters.

Though with a seasoned operator like Uday Shankar becoming the board chair, I am guessing the transition from a promoter to professional management will be smoother.

- Investment also comes at a time when new chains like Benne Dosa and Rameshwaram Cafe are driving investor interest in the space.

[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Chandra | Builder of SmartMaya.AI @chandrakumar]

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[Tanner Mullen | Biz Ops @Tannermullen]

I own two SAAS companies serving almost 3000 businesses and i would NEVER do this. Loom (now @Atlassian) just decides to upgrade accounts because they had an acquisition and need to recoup costs. Our bill went from like $125 to $800/m. It’s the principle. These huge SAAS companies know what they are doing. Only reason I caught it was because i switched credit cards and the payment failed. “We chose to..” lol what a joke

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