CMG Companies
Al Bhakta is the Founding Principal of CMG Companies, an investment firm established in 2001 with a focus on the multi-unit and franchise sector, including various industries such as restaurants, hotels, retail, sports, automotive, and real estate. With a history of partnerships with well-known brands such as KFC, Taco Bell, Marriott, and Hilton, Al Bhakta has significantly influenced the company's growth and direction. Prior to this role, Al Bhakta served as CEO/President of Genghis Grill from 2004 to 2014 and held positions as a Business Analyst at Cingular Wireless and a Business Application Analyst at Certified Merchant Services. Al Bhakta earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration/Management Information Systems from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas between 1996 and 1999.
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CMG Companies
CMG Companies is a collection of separate and independent entities, holding controlling investments predominantly in the multi-unit and franchise sector, spanning restaurants, hotels, retail, sports, automotive, and real estate industries. We have partnered with or are currently associated with several renowned brands, including KFC, Taco Bell, Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Sonic, Little Caesars, Rent-A-Center, Ace Hardware, and Valvoline, among others. While continuing to expand in the restaurant and hotel industries, we are also keen on diversifying and leveraging our strengths. These include our proven ability to operate successfully within a franchise system, our desire to scale and consolidate by rolling up smaller franchisees, acquiring corporate units through divestiture, and embarking on new unit development. Our interest lies in franchise systems across various sectors, including fitness, health & wellness, niche retail, specialty food, sports, automotive, business services, and home services, based on our analysis. From an investment standpoint, CMG Companies is unique. We have not only owned and operated our businesses but have also invested our own capital and raised funds from limited partners (LPs), including both institutional investors and high-net-worth accredited individuals. CMG Companies should primarily be recognized as an operator, then as a sponsor investing its own capital, and finally as a family office with a group of partners that invest together. We operate with a partnership model, focusing on long-term investments characterized by a patient approach. CMG Companies is not a legal entity. CMG Companies is a group of separate and independent legal entities.