Portfolio Companies
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PDQ Southern Texas is a rapidly growing fast casual restaurant chain founded by Former Outback Steakhouse founder Bob Basham and Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers CFO Nick Reader. Quantum’s Investment is the Franchised Market of South Texas (Houston, Austin and San Antonio) and has Co-Investors Ballast Point Ventures and the Burton Partnership (Original Key Investor of Outback Steakhouse aka Bloomin Brands). By the end of 2016, PDQ Southern Texas will consist of 7 locations. http://www.eatpdq.com
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Positive Lifestyle International (“PLI”) is a consumer facing Manufacturing, Marketing, and Distribution Company that was founded in 2012 by Tyler S. Lasher and Tony Little’s Health International Corporation (“America’s Personal Trainer”). PLI markets lifestyle products including but not limited to: Cheeks Footwear, Body by Bison, bedding, massage products, exercise equipment, and other healthy lifestyle related products. PLI and its affiliates account for approximately $50mm of Retail Sales annually through Direct Response Television. http://www.tonylittle.com
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Fitlife Foods is a growing healthy prepared meals retail company founded by David Osterweil (former Outback Steakhouse International VP of Business Development) in 2011. Quantum Capital Partners and Baldwin Beach Capital became lead investors in early 2014 via a growth capital infusion. Currently, there are 8 stores and 6 Kiosks in the Tampa Bay metropolitan area and by the end of 2016 there will be 10 stores opened and 7 Kiosks for a total of 17 retail locations. In August of 2015, KarpReilly, LLC partnered up with Quantum and Fitlife Foods providing additional growth capital to fund expansion throughout the Southeast United States. Fitlife Foods is the third largest chain in the Healthy Prepared Meals marketplace. http://eatfitlifefoods.com/
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Lifestyle Family Fitness (“LFF”) Quantum Capital Partners made an investment in Lifestyle Family Fitness in 2001, when LFF operated 6 locations. From 2001 to 2008 Lifestyle Family Fitness grew to 55 locations in four states and was ranked in the top 10 largest chains in the US. Over this period, Quantum Principal and Chairman Stuart Lasher served as a member of the Board of Directors and from 2010-2012 served as Chairman and CEO, helping raise equity of $55mm and $50mm credit line from a syndicate of banks. The investment was successfully sold in 2012 through a sale to Lifetime Fitness and LA Fitness.
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Midas Quantum Capital Partners invested in a current Midas Franchisee, helping grow to be the largest Franchisee in the system with a total of over 50 locations in Central Florida. The Franchises were later sold back to Midas as part of a corporate strategy to expand further through corporate owned locations.
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National Business Solutions Co-Founder Chairman and CEO Stuart Lasher started National Business Solutions in 1990. NBS was a pioneer in the Professional Employer Organization industry offering Health Care, Payroll and HR functions for small growing companies. From 1990 to 1996, NBS grew to nearly $300mm in sales and merged with Paychex in August 1996. In 1995, National Business Solutions was ranked #57 in INC magazine for fastest growing companies. Stuart Lasher and Quantum Capital Partners has remained a large shareholder in Paychex since the transaction in 1996.