Joe Tagliente is a Managing Director at SellSide Group, where he advises founders, family-owned businesses, and private equity sponsors on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic growth initiatives.

Joe brings more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and operator across franchising, hospitality, and commercial real estate. He is a former Burger King franchisee and has built, acquired, and operated multi-unit franchise platforms while developing and owning institutional-quality real estate assets.

Early in his career, Joe co-founded Tage Inns with his father, building it into a portfolio of four hotels across New England. His experience includes sale-leasebacks, recapitalizations, and liquidity events for closely held and founder-led businesses.

In addition to his advisory and investment work, Joe is an Adjunct Professor of Hospitality Franchising at Boston University, where he teaches the practical and financial realities of building and scaling franchise businesses. He holds a degree from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and earned his MBA from Babson College Olin School of Business.

Joe is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and is based in the Boston area