BUSINESS VENTURES CORP.

Business Ventures Corp. is a special situations Venture Capital company that focuses on disruptive industry consolidations and raising capital via the public markets.
 

We initiate and sponsor the development of the consolidation prior to the IPO and participates as co-founders of the resulting consolidated public company.

Business Ventures Corp. is also active in the creation and development of franchisors.

Formed in 1998 with the simultaneous merger and initial public offering of 4 companies, raising an initial $45 million with 1998 combined revenues of $152 million. Quanta Services is the largest utilities infrastructure contractor in North America. Since its founding Quanta Services has made over 100 acquisitions.

Formed in 1999 with the simultaneous merger and private offering of 11 companies, forming the 14th largest professional services firm (accounting and consulting) in the U.S. with over 1,100 employees 

Formed in Feb 2006 with the simultaneous merger and initial public offering of two companies, raising $38 million. Acquired an additional company in 2006 and engineered a merger with The Orchard in November 2007 creating the world's largest digital music and video distributor.  The Orchard was sold to Sony in 2015 for $400 mil.

 A Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Raised $93 million in February 2007 to acquire life-science companies in India. 

Business Ventures Corp. acquired control of The Joint in 2010 and November 11, 2014 took the company public raising over $20 million. The Joint is the largest chiropractic services provider in the United States with over 950 locations opened and 13.6 million patient visits in 2023.

In 2011 BVC advised this rapidly growing, innovative gluten free and low glycemic bean chip company on sourcing and structuring private equity funding. 

 Co-founder and lead investor in this leading edge web-based crowdfunding platform that raises private and public company equity and debt financing. 

Founders, Investors and Board Members with over 200 franchise licenses sold.

 Co-Founders, Investors and Board Members of this dog grooming franchisor. 

Founders, Investors and Board members of this fast casual restaurant franchisor. 

Mr. Colmar is an experienced investor and banker with experience in a wide range of industry segments, including retail, communications, technology, healthcare, professional services and construction. Mr. Colmar is a co-founder and sponsor of the creation and financing of Quanta Services, Centerprise Advisors, Digital Music Group, Trans-India Acquisition Corp., The Joint, and iBankers Direct. 

Mr. Colmar was a senior partner at of a securities law firm and has over 30 years of legal experience in corporate finance, securities and mergers and acquisitions and private and public debt and equity financings, including IPO¹s and follow-on offerings. Mr. Colmar served as a member of the team responsible for the creation and public financing of Quanta Services and as a co-founder and sponsor of the creation and public financing of Digital Music Group, Trans-India Acquisition Corp., The Joint and iBankers Direct 

Mr. Rees has over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurial organization, restructuring and operations. Private equity financings include the creation, growth and profitable divestiture of two FM radio stations, one to Citadel Broadcasting Corporation and an online digital music distribution company, Rio Bravo Entertainment. Mr. Rees is co-founder and sponsor of the creation and public financing of Digital Music Group, Trans-India Acquisition Corp. iBankers Direct and The Joint.

Mr. Colmar is an experienced financial analyst and comptroller. He is currently the CFO of Frank & Furter's and iFlex.