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by a searcher from Elon University - Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
in Phoenixville, PA 19460, USA

10mos ago

Contigent Promissory Note

Are there alternatives to earn outs when an sba loan is part of the cap table? Particularly around ebitda in year 1 and 2.

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reply by a lender 10mos ago
from California State University, Sacramento in Seattle, WA, USA

You might also want to think about using an escrow holdback to help augment the situation you’re trying to mitigate. Also can be tied to historic performance metrics. One year look back. If metrics not met, loan escrow set aside nit released pays the loan down. Escrows can work in concert with forgivable and other seller notes. redacted

reply by a professional 10mos ago
from University of Virginia in Holmes, NY 12531, USA

It can also be the case that the SBA permits it, but the particular lender does not - there’s more lender-by-lender discretion on SBA deals than I think is often appreciated