Advisory • Fractional CXO • Principal Investments

Transforming Businesses. Accelerating Growth.

Delivering Fortune 500 C-suite discipline and Wall Street rigor to private equity sponsors, multinational corporations, and lower-middle market founders. Beyond traditional advisory, Esan Partners actively seeks opportunities for direct equity investments and business acquisitions.

Executive-led expertise drawing on senior operating, investment banking, and global growth leadership across Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut North America), KFC Africa, Eyemart Express, and UBS.

Strategic Value Creation

Targeted expertise and capital solutions tailored to the unique lifecycle stages and growth mandates of our partners.

Private Equity & Portfolio Cos

Partnering with sponsors across the deal lifecycle—from commercial diligence and capital deployment to operational turnarounds and franchise acceleration—to maximize EBITDA, capital efficiency, and exit valuations.

Global & Domestic Expansion

Drawing on direct executive experience orchestrating global footprint expansion for Yum! Brands. We guide multinational corporations through complex market entry, localized unit economics, and rapid scaling strategies.

Fractional CXO & Board Advisory

Equipping founder-led and lower-middle market enterprises with Fortune 500 C-suite expertise. As fractional executives or board members, we institutionalize operations, optimize capital structures, and architect scalable growth frameworks.

Principal Investments & Acquisitions

We don't just advise; we invest. Esan Partners actively evaluates opportunities to acquire lower-middle market businesses, facilitate management buyouts, and take strategic equity positions alongside founders.

Advisory Engagements

Flexible, high-impact engagement models tailored to institutional clients and executive teams.

Executive Briefings

Targeted 1-to-2 hour strategy sessions addressing specific market entry, channel, or commercial dilemmas.

Strategy Workshops

Half-day or full-day facilitations with management teams to align on growth frameworks and capital allocation.

Strategic Sprints

Defined 2-to-4 week project engagements delivering actionable memorandums, market diligence, or operational playbooks.

Retained Advisor

Ongoing senior counsel and board-level advisory for private equity sponsors and portfolio company CEOs.

Femi Enigbokan - Managing Director
Leadership

Femi Enigbokan

Managing Director, Esan Partners

I founded Esan Partners to bridge the gap between institutional capital, complex corporate strategy, and the operational realities of scaling a business. My approach is rooted in delivering measurable ROI, whether advising a multinational board or partnering with a founder to institutionalize their operations.

My executive leadership experience spans high-impact roles, including serving as Chief Growth Officer at Eyemart Express and Chief Development Officer for KFC Africa at Yum! Brands. I have consistently driven expansion into new markets, revitalized business models, and orchestrated global development strategies that significantly enhanced brand footprint and profitability.

With a foundation in investment banking at UBS executing billion-dollar transactions, I bring financial acumen, analytical prowess, and an extensive network to identify capital funding sources and resolve complex strategic obstacles for our partners.

Proven Results

Milestones & Achievements

A snapshot of strategic leadership and value creation across global brands and middle-market enterprises.

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20%
YOY New Build Growth

Achieved for KFC Africa by revitalizing the franchise model and attracting new institutional investors.

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$1.6B
Divestiture Revenue

Generated for Yum! globally (KFC & Pizza Hut North America brands), exceeding initial projections.

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$1.1B
MLP IPO Execution

Modeled and priced the largest MLP IPO at the time while at UBS Investment Bank.

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10%
CapEx Reduction

Decreased new-unit capital requirements for KFC Africa, improving franchisee payback.

Recent Advisory Engagements

PE-Backed Financial Services Franchise

Situation: A private equity sponsor needed a scalable North American franchise growth strategy for a portfolio company.

Esan Role: Partnered with PwC Consulting to evaluate market mapping, unit economics, and operator profiles.

Impact: Delivered a comprehensive franchise expansion playbook to the sponsor's board, identifying primary growth markets and optimizing unit-level economics for rapid deployment.

Premier Healthcare Practice (Founder/CEO)

Situation: A leading multi-location podiatry practice required modernization of its growth and operational strategies.

Esan Role: Advised the Founder/CEO directly to build data-driven performance frameworks and analytics platforms.

Impact: Established sustainable, multi-year pipelines for clinic expansion, completely revamping operational efficiency and positioning the firm for institutional capital investment.

Let's Work Together

Whether you are a private equity sponsor seeking commercial diligence, a portfolio company requiring growth frameworks, or exploring an acquisition, we structure engagements to fit your specific requirements.

Location

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, TX

Independence & Confidentiality Esan Partners provides advice based on our principals' experience, independent analysis and judgment. We do not disclose or rely upon confidential or proprietary information belonging to current or former employers, clients or counterparties.

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