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Financing a caterers acquisition in Wisconsin
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most caterers acquisitions in Wisconsin, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance caterers in Wisconsin
$2.18M
Typical loan
range $116K–$2.18M
$2.43M
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$334,429
Cash to close
$242,722 down + fees
$28,267/mo
Typical payment
~9.5% · 10yr
$390,085/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
17 days
Typical time to fund
2
Lenders competing
more = leverage
6.55%
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 · Wisconsin
Ranked by funded caterers acquisitions in Wisconsin. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.32 loans · $32M · Fargo, NDFull record →
- 2.31 loans · $11M · Green Bay, WIFull record →
2+ funded Caterers in Wisconsin 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.
- Belle Vineyard Wedding and Events LLC in River Falls, WI — $2.2M (2023) · purchase · Bell Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 7.6% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.6M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 3 days
- Approved
- 12/13/2022
- First disbursed
- 12/16/2022
- Loan status
- Paid in full (5/31/2024)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 4
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.4M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $243K
- Est. cash at closing
- $334K
- Monthly payment
- $16,286
- Annual debt service
- $195K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $244K
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 Bell Bank · Lender record →
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- FourOne Food Group, LLC in Appleton, WI — $116K (2020) · purchase · Nicolet National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.5% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $98K (85%)
- Approval → funding
- 17 days
- Approved
- 11/13/2019
- First disbursed
- 11/30/2019
- Loan status
- Paid in full (7/31/2024)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $128K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $13K
- Est. cash at closing
- $17K
- Monthly payment
- $1,255
- Annual debt service
- $15K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $19K
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 Nicolet National Bank · Lender record →
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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to caterers businesses with a Wisconsin project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a caterers acquisition in Wisconsin with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Wisconsin deals. Bell Bank funds the most here. CapBench is not a lender.
- $540K typical loan
- 2 lenders active in Wisconsin
- 2+ funded Wisconsin deals
- 17 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-24.
- 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.