If you have enough capital, yes. You wont qualify for a loan if you are a forigners. Banks wont lend you money either. Private equity will, but in my prespective you are working for them and it become a job, at that point.

I concur with Kirupa, that the lending options for foreigners are very slim if not almost non-existent. The only other option you have is with the SBA 7A loan program you can partner with a US owner and acquire a business. The US owner(s) would need to have a 51% ownership interest and you could have a 49% ownership interest. You could bring as much of the capital as necessary to the table to make the deal work. Again, the key is having 51% or more owned and controlled by US partners. If you would like to discuss I would be happy to do so. You can reach me here or directly at redacted Good luck with your serarch.