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Financing a caterers acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most caterers acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $540K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance caterers
$563K
Typical loan
range $260K–$1.26M
$625K
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$83,594
Cash to close
$62,500 down + fees
$7,279/mo
Typical payment
~9.5% · 10yr
$100,450/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
100.0%
Still performing
0% default · FY20–23
17 days
Typical time to fund
43
Lenders competing
more = leverage
8.51%
Avg rate on record
cap ~9.75%
Estimates for planning, not an offer — derived from the typical funded loan at today's Prime over 10yr. Not a credit decision.
Most active in caterers
Ranked by funded caterers acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.1,296 loans · $1.4B · Wilmington, NCFull record →
- 2.116 loans · $120M · Evansville, INFull record →
- 3.168 loans · $205M · Fishers, INFull record →
- 4.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
- 5.16 loans · $13M · Dearborn, MIFull record →
- 6.10 loans · $3M · Barrington, ILFull record →
- 7.15 loans · $16M · Greenwood, SCFull record →
- 8.31 loans · $13M · Louisville, KYFull record →
- 9.104 loans · $100M · Portsmouth, VAFull record →
- 10.20 loans · $8M · Saint Petersburg, FLFull record →
- 11.274 loans · $315M · Los Angeles, CAFull record →
- 12.31 loans · $11M · Green Bay, WIFull record →
- 13.1 loans · $0M · Mason, MIFull record →
- 14.1,322 loans · $185M · Wilmington, DEFull record →
- 15.1 loans · $1M · Lincoln, NEFull record →
- 16.20 loans · $14M · Arlington Heights, ILFull record →
- 17.16 loans · $18M · Chicago, ILFull record →
- 18.9 loans · $13M · Atlanta, GAFull record →
- 19.24 loans · $21M · Raleigh, NCFull record →
- 20.9 loans · $10M · Garden City Park, NYFull record →
- 21.9 loans · $10M · Latham, NYFull record →
- 22.149 loans · $135M · Mukwonago, WIFull record →
- 23.105 loans · $164M · Brookline, MAFull record →
- 24.32 loans · $32M · Fargo, NDFull record →
- 25.54 loans · $22M · Chubbuck, IDFull record →
59+ funded caterers deals
Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.
- Vittori & Company, LLC in San Diego, CA — $3.8M (2026) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.9M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 64 days
- Approved
- 11/20/2025
- First disbursed
- 1/23/2026
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Partnership
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 66
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $4.2M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $422K
- Est. cash at closing
- $584K
- Monthly payment
- $47,115
- Annual debt service
- $565K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $707K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Live Oak Banking Company · Lender record →
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- Bay Ridge Manor in Brooklyn, NY — $2.5M (2026) · purchase · Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.8M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 39 days
- Approved
- 11/13/2025
- First disbursed
- 12/22/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.7M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $273K
- Est. cash at closing
- $377K
- Monthly payment
- $20,644
- Annual debt service
- $248K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $310K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Vittori & Company, LLC in San Diego, CA — $250K (2026) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 9.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $125K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 64 days
- Approved
- 11/20/2025
- First disbursed
- 1/23/2026
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Partnership
- Jobs supported
- 66
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $278K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $28K
- Est. cash at closing
- $37K
- Monthly payment
- $3,235
- Annual debt service
- $39K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $49K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Live Oak Banking Company · Lender record →
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- VMP LLC in Modesto, CA — $4.1M (2025) · purchase · Community Bank & Trust-West Georgia
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.75% variable
- Term
- 116 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $3.1M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 2 days
- Approved
- 10/29/2024
- First disbursed
- 10/31/2024
- Loan status
- In workout — SBA bought the guarantee
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 40
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $4.5M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $453K
- Est. cash at closing
- $626K
- Monthly payment
- $56,631
- Annual debt service
- $680K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $849K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Community Bank & Trust-West Georgia
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- Kaspar's in Seattle, WA — $3.3M (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.4M (73%)
- Approval → funding
- 26 days
- Approved
- 3/6/2025
- First disbursed
- 4/1/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 13
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $3.6M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $363K
- Est. cash at closing
- $501K
- Monthly payment
- $41,803
- Annual debt service
- $502K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $627K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Epulum LLC in Jackson, TN — $2.9M (2025) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.5% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.2M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 51 days
- Approved
- 4/9/2025
- First disbursed
- 5/30/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 11
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $3.3M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $325K
- Est. cash at closing
- $449K
- Monthly payment
- $25,573
- Annual debt service
- $307K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $384K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Amici's Catering in Oldsmar, FL — $1.9M (2025) · purchase · First Internet Bank of Indiana
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.4M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 14 days
- Approved
- 12/5/2024
- First disbursed
- 12/19/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 35
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $208K
- Est. cash at closing
- $286K
- Monthly payment
- $25,273
- Annual debt service
- $303K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $379K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- SAPPHIRE CULINARY GROUP in Costa Mesa, CA — $1.9M (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.65% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.4M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 9 days
- Approved
- 6/18/2025
- First disbursed
- 6/27/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 38
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $206K
- Est. cash at closing
- $283K
- Monthly payment
- $23,086
- Annual debt service
- $277K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $346K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Cena Catering Company in Berwyn, PA — $728K (2025) · purchase · TowneBank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $546K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 23 days
- Approved
- 10/2/2024
- First disbursed
- 10/25/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 14
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $809K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $81K
- Est. cash at closing
- $111K
- Monthly payment
- $9,722
- Annual debt service
- $117K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $146K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Corporate Caterers in Temple Terrace, FL — $600K (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.6% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $450K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 33 days
- Approved
- 12/19/2024
- First disbursed
- 1/21/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 16
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $667K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $67K
- Est. cash at closing
- $89K
- Monthly payment
- $7,797
- Annual debt service
- $94K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $117K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- WHISK MANAGEMENT LLC in Lake Barrington, IL — $455K (2025) · purchase · Barrington Bank & Trust Company, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 7.25% fixed
- Term
- 108 mo (9 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $341K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 34 days
- Approved
- 3/13/2025
- First disbursed
- 4/16/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Partnership
- Jobs supported
- 45
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $506K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $51K
- Est. cash at closing
- $68K
- Monthly payment
- $5,748
- Annual debt service
- $69K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $86K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- BD Unlimited Resources LLC in Salt Lake City, UT — $422K (2025) · purchase · GBank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $317K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 52 days
- Approved
- 9/29/2025
- First disbursed
- 11/20/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 20
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $469K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $47K
- Est. cash at closing
- $63K
- Monthly payment
- $5,519
- Annual debt service
- $66K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $83K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Sinplicity LLC in Falls Church, VA — $413K (2025) · purchase · Bank of Clarke
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $310K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 31 days
- Approved
- 3/24/2025
- First disbursed
- 4/24/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 34
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $459K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $46K
- Est. cash at closing
- $61K
- Monthly payment
- $5,515
- Annual debt service
- $66K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $83K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Big Sky Bites LLC in Helena, MT — $302K (2025) · purchase · Glacier Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.25% variable
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $226K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 19 days
- Approved
- 10/2/2024
- First disbursed
- 10/21/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 9
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $335K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $34K
- Est. cash at closing
- $45K
- Monthly payment
- $4,740
- Annual debt service
- $57K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $71K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Amici's Catering in Oldsmar, FL — $250K (2025) · purchase · First Internet Bank of Indiana
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 10.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $125K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 10 days
- Approved
- 12/9/2024
- First disbursed
- 12/19/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 35
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $278K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $28K
- Est. cash at closing
- $37K
- Monthly payment
- $3,373
- Annual debt service
- $40K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $51K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- A Spice of Life (Inc.) in Boulder, CO — $250K (2025) · purchase · First National Bank of Omaha
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 9% variable
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $125K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 83 days
- Approved
- 1/29/2025
- First disbursed
- 4/22/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 84
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $278K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $28K
- Est. cash at closing
- $37K
- Monthly payment
- $4,022
- Annual debt service
- $48K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $60K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- North Meets South, LLC in Clarksville, TN — $195K (2025) · purchase · Planters Bank Inc
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 7.75% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $146K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 13 days
- Approved
- 1/17/2025
- First disbursed
- 1/30/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 9
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $217K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $22K
- Est. cash at closing
- $29K
- Monthly payment
- $2,340
- Annual debt service
- $28K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $35K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Kaspar's in Seattle, WA — $50K (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 9.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $25K (50%)
- Approved
- 3/6/2025
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 13
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $56K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $6K
- Est. cash at closing
- $7K
- Monthly payment
- $640
- Annual debt service
- $8K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $10K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Sapphire Grand Deptford Inc in Deptford, NJ — $1.2M (2024) · purchase · Unity Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $930K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 18 days
- Approved
- 6/7/2024
- First disbursed
- 6/25/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 160
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.4M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $138K
- Est. cash at closing
- $189K
- Monthly payment
- $16,732
- Annual debt service
- $201K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $251K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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- Chipis Cafe LLC in Miami, FL — $993K (2024) · purchase · TowneBank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $744K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 22 days
- Approved
- 4/3/2024
- First disbursed
- 4/25/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 35
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $110K
- Est. cash at closing
- $151K
- Monthly payment
- $13,254
- Annual debt service
- $159K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $199K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to caterers businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a caterers acquisition with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them (from public records), typical cost, and what it takes to qualify. Live Oak Banking Company funds the most. CapBench is not a lender.
- $540K typical loan
- 43 lenders fund the industry
- 0% default (FY20–23)
- 17 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
- Methodology:
- Sources & methodology
- Informational only — CapBench does not confirm this entity is for sale, eligible for SBA financing, or approved by any lender.
- Figures come from public records and CapBench methodology; verify before relying on them.