Non-SBA Route - Especially for Larger Deals

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by a searcher from Columbia University - Columbia Business School
in New York, NY, USA

1yr ago

Non-SBA Route - Especially for Larger Deals

Hello All - Has anyone explored options for a non-SBA route? Particular for larger deals? Just curious if there was a way to do this at all. Thank you

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reply by a lender 1yr ago
in New York, NY, USA

At CapFlow we have a specialized vertical for larger acquisition financing and completed several of these deals recently. Once your financing need is above $5m your options are typically SBICs, BDCs, private credit, and conventional bank financing. Keep in mind that you won't be able to get as much leverage as smaller SBA deals, so there needs to be more equity and/or seller financing in the capital stack.

Drop me a line at redacted if you'd like to discuss further, or you can set an intro call at capflow.net.

reply by a lender 1yr ago
from Eastern Illinois University in 900 E Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL 60563, USA

We have lenders doing non-SBA lending. I would be more than happy to talk through with you the options available. You can reach me here or directly at redacted