When was Bumble Roofing formed as a Delaware limited liability company?
Bumble_Roofing Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We are a Delaware limited liability company formed on March 29, 2023. Our principal business address is 2426 Old Brick Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060. We conduct business under the trademark "BUMBLE ROOFING." Our agents for service of process are listed in Exhibit D. We began offering BUMBLE ROOFING® franchises in August 2023. We have not conducted a business of the type that you will operate and have not offered franchises in any other line of business.
We acquired the franchise assets related to the BUMBLE ROOFING system on May 1, 2023, as the result of a transaction between our parent company, Empower Brands Franchising, LLC, formerly known as Lynx Franchising, LLC a Delaware limited liability company ("Empower Brands"), and our predecessor, La Roofing & Builder Group Inc. d/b/a Bumble Roofing ("Bumble Predecessor"). Bumble Predecessor had a principal business address of 6800 Owensmouth Ave Ste 410, Canoga Park, CA 91303. Bumble Predecessor was a California corporation formed in November 2019.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENT, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 8–13)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bumble Roofing Franchise Disclosure Document, Bumble Roofing Franchisor, LLC, was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on March 29, 2023. The company began offering Bumble Roofing franchises in August 2023. The principal business address for Bumble Roofing is 2426 Old Brick Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Prior to Bumble Roofing Franchisor, LLC, the franchise assets were acquired from La Roofing & Builder Group Inc. d/b/a Bumble Roofing (“Bumble Predecessor”) on May 1, 2023. Bumble Predecessor was a California corporation formed in November 2019.
Bumble Roofing is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Outdoor Living Brands Holdco, LLC (“OLB Holdco”), a Delaware limited liability company. OLB Holdco is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Empower Brands. Empower Brands was formerly known as Lynx Franchising, LLC from April 2019 to January 2023, and before that was known as Premium Franchise Brands, LLC until April 2019. Empower Brands is owned by Lynx-JP Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lynx-JP Holdings”). Lynx-JP Holdings was formerly known as Jan-Pro Holdings, Inc. and is owned by MidOcean BCAT Holdings, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“BCAT”). BCAT is owned by Bobcat Holdings Group, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Bobcat”). Bobcat is majority owned by MidOcean Associates V, LP (“MidOcean”).