Business Acquisition Financing
How to Finance a $5M Business Acquisition
A capital-stack framework for financing a business acquisition around a $5 million purchase price.
Business Acquisition Financing
Business Acquisition Financing
Financing an Acquisition Without an SBA Loan
Non-SBA acquisition financing structures using conventional debt, private credit, seller financing and buyer or investor equity.
Business Acquisition Financing
Acquisition Financing With Outside Investor Equity
How acquisition debt can be combined with outside investor equity while maintaining a lender-ready ownership and capitalization structure.
Business Acquisition Financing
How Traditional Searchers Finance Acquisitions
How traditional searchers combine investor equity, acquisition debt and seller financing to close business acquisitions.
Business Acquisition Financing
Traditional Searcher Financing for Business Acquisitions
How traditional searchers combine investor equity, acquisition debt and seller financing to close business acquisitions.
Business Acquisition Financing
Lender Letter of Support Before an LOI
How lender-support letters work in acquisitions, what they can credibly state and how they differ from a final financing commitment.
Business Acquisition Financing
What Documentation Lenders Require for an Acquisition
The financial, legal and buyer documentation lenders typically need to underwrite a business acquisition.
Business Acquisition Financing
Underwriting Parameters for Business Acquisition Loans
The principal underwriting parameters lenders use to size and approve business acquisition loans.
Business Acquisition Financing
How Lenders Underwrite Business Acquisitions
The principal underwriting parameters lenders use to size and approve business acquisition loans.
Business Acquisition Financing
Acquisition Financing for a $1M EBITDA Business
How lenders size acquisition debt for a target generating roughly $1 million of normalized EBITDA.
Business Acquisition Financing
Conventional Acquisition Financing for Searchers
How traditional searchers combine investor equity, acquisition debt and seller financing to close business acquisitions.
Business Acquisition Financing
Buyer Pre-Qualification Letter for an Acquisition
A reader-facing guide to acquisition buyer pre-qualification, debt capacity, lender screening and the information needed before an LOI.