Does Big Air Trampoline Park have a right of first refusal to purchase the franchisee's business?
Big_Air_Trampoline_Park Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 15.6 If Franchisee shall at anytime determine to sell, in whole or in part, the Big Air Trampoline Business, Franchisee shall obtain a bona fide, executed, written offer ("Purchase Offer") for the Big Air Trampoline Business together with all real or personal property, leasehold improvements and other assets used by Franchisee in its Big Air Trampoline Business from a responsible, arms' length, and fully disclosed purchaser and shall submit an exact copy of such Purchase Offer to Franchisor.
Franchisor will have a right of first refusal to purchase the Big Air Trampoline Business as provided in Section 16.
- 16.1 Unless otherwise explicitly provided by this Agreement, Franchisor shall be entitled to exercise the rights provided in this Section immediately upon:
- (a) The expiration without extension of Franchisee's rights to operate the Big Air Trampoline Business or the termination for any reason of the License or this Agreement;
- (b) Any breach, default or other event that gives Franchisor the right to terminate the License or this Agreement, after expiration of any applicable notice and cure period; or
- (c) The receipt by Franchisor of a copy of a Purchase Offer.
- 16.2 Upon any event described in Subsection 16.1, Franchisor shall have the option to purchase all of Franchisee's rights, title and interest in the Big Air Trampoline Business, and all its improvements, furniture, fixtures, equipment and products, and all of Franchisee's accounts, contract rights, customer and vendor lists, work in progress and other business assets.
- 16.3 The purchase price for assets itemized in Subsection 16.2 will be, subject to Section 16.4: (i) the current fair market value if Subsection 16.1(a) or 16.1(b) is applicable; or (ii) the price specified in the Purchase Offer received by Franchisee if Subsection 16.1(c) is applicable. If Franchisee and Franchisor cannot agree on fair market value within a reasonable time, an independent appraiser will be designated by Franchisee and Franchisor and an average of the two appraised values will be binding.
Appraised values will exclude any and all consideration for goodwill or going concern value created by the Marks and business system licensed to Franchisee.
- 16.5 Franchisor will notify Franchisee of its intention to exercise or not exercise its rights to purchase ("Notice of Intent") within 60 days following an event described in Subsection 16.1(a) or (b) or within 15 days following an event described in Subsection 16.1(c).
If Franchisor declines to exercise its rights under this Section within the 15 or 60 day period described above, as applicable, Franchisee may thereafter sell or dispose of the Big Air Trampoline Business to any third party in the event of a sale under Subsection 16.1(a) or 16.1(b) or to the third party identified in the Purchase Offer in the event of a sale under Subsection 16.1(c), but not at a lower price nor on more favorable terms than set forth in the Purchase Offer, if any, or the Notice of Intent and subject to the prior written permission of Franchisor and satisfaction of the other conditions to assignment set forth in Section 15.
If the sale to such third party purchaser is not completed within 90 days after Franchisor delivers the Notice of Intent to Franchisee, Franchisor shall again have the right of first refusal provided in this Agreement.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 53–255)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Big Air Trampoline Park's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisor does have a right of first refusal to purchase the franchisee's business. Specifically, if a franchisee receives a bona fide, executed, written offer to sell their Big Air Trampoline Park business, they must submit a copy of this offer to Big Air Trampoline Park. The franchisor then has the first right to purchase the business.
Big Air Trampoline Park can exercise this right of first refusal under several circumstances: upon the expiration or termination of the franchise agreement, after a breach or default that allows Big Air Trampoline Park to terminate the agreement, or upon receiving a purchase offer from the franchisee. If Big Air Trampoline Park decides to purchase the business, the purchase price will be the fair market value at the time of purchase, or the price specified in the purchase offer received by the franchisee. Fair market value excludes any goodwill generated by Big Air Trampoline Park's trademarks and system.
Big Air Trampoline Park must notify the franchisee of its intent to exercise or not exercise its purchase rights within 60 days of the expiration or termination of the agreement, or within 15 days of receiving a purchase offer. If Big Air Trampoline Park declines to exercise its right of first refusal, the franchisee may then sell the business to a third party, but not at a lower price or on more favorable terms than those initially offered to Big Air Trampoline Park. The sale must also be completed within 90 days after Big Air Trampoline Park delivers its Notice of Intent. If the sale is not completed in that time, Big Air Trampoline Park again has the right of first refusal.