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Business Overview: An extraordinary opportunity to acquire a legendary, highly acclaimed restaurant, bar, and lifestyle concept rooted throughout the heart of the Greater Kansas City metro area. Famous for its signature menu, and vibrant atmosphere, this institution has established deep brand equity across the region. Operating with an experienced management team in place, the business offers an owner-operator or strategic investor a turnkey, highly profitable operation with immediate expansion potential. Key Investment Highlights:3 Diversified Revenue Locations: Includes two high-performing company-operated brick-and-mortar restaurants (a trendy urban arts-district hub and a high-income suburban downtown venue) plus a fully contracted, hassle-free location at the Kansas City International Airport. Multiple Stream Revenue Model: Robust, multi-channel income generated through dine-in seating, high-margin craft bar sales, takeout, direct and third-party delivery, large-scale event catering (weddings/corporate), and hands-off airport royalties. Event-Driven & Live Entertainment Hub: Renowned for hosting regular live music, pop-up events, and private events, generating substantial foot traffic and spike-period beverage sales. Turnkey Infrastructure & Operations: Features fully equipped commercial kitchens, a private event mezzanine, dedicated delivery/catering fleet vehicles, and comprehensive POS/scheduling systems. Strong Workforce & Continuity: Day-to-day operations, scheduling, and ordering are expertly managed by experienced key personnel and general managers, ensuring a seamless ownership transition.
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This may be one of the best facilities and locations in the entire St. Charles area for a restaurant, bar, music venue or nightclub type business. Currently operating with well over a Million dollars in revenue. However it needs a dedicated operator or a new concept. If you have industry experience you will want to look. Turn key for most any concept. Great in everyway from the building, the kitchen, traffic and even parking. Staff in place today. You won't find another opportunity priced at the appraised value of the building itself. For details and a tour of this confidential listing, contact Jeff Bach at 314-941-8530 or email at [email protected]
National transaction benchmarks for entertainment and recreation business businesses.
Under $500K
$500K to $2M
Over $2M
A variety of factors can cause businesses to trade outside this range, including earnings quality, operational transferability, key-person risk, growth trajectory, and geography, so a listing priced above or below the typical multiple usually reflects real differences in the underlying business.
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Key diligence, valuation, financing, and transition considerations for buyers evaluating entertainment and recreation business acquisitions.
Courses, lanes, docks, and venues carry expensive, deferrable maintenance — a typical 18-hole course alone runs $400K–$900K a year in upkeep. Get the land and equipment assessed on their own.
Liquor, gaming, and entertainment licenses are often the most valuable and most fragile part of the deal and may not pass automatically.
Weather, tourism, and the economy swing this revenue hard; look at multiple years and the off-season carrying cost.
Memberships, slip rentals, and league play are durable; one-off events and bar nights are volatile. Price the recurring base differently.
Deferred course work, lane refurbishments, and dock repairs add up fast; budget the real plan, not the seller's.
Event pipelines, member rolls, and online reputation drive the calendar — know whether they survive a change of owner.
Answers to common buyer questions for this market.
