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Financing a engineering services acquisition in California

The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most engineering services acquisitions in California, 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 engineering services in California

$606K

Typical loan

range $205K–$1.41M

$673K

Est. purchase price

≈ loan ÷ 90%

$89,985

Cash to close

$67,278 down + fees

$7,918/mo

Typical payment

~9.75% · 10yr

$109,268/yr

Cash flow to qualify

≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR

35 days

Typical time to fund

15

Lenders competing

more = leverage

7.61%

Avg rate on record

cap ~10.00%

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 engineering services · California

Ranked by funded engineering services acquisitions in California. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.

  1. 1.1,296 loans · $1.4B · Wilmington, NCFull record →
  2. 2.5 loans · $1M · Santa Rosa, CAFull record →
  3. 3.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
  4. 4.31 loans · $24M · Malvern, PAFull record →
  5. 5.29 loans · $28M · Quincy, CAFull record →
  6. 6.242 loans · $281M · Chicago, ILFull record →
  7. 7.9 loans · $5M · Wausau, WIFull record →
  8. 8.13 loans · $5M · Santa Barbara, CAFull record →
  9. 9.139 loans · $102M · Los Angeles, CAFull record →
  10. 10.33 loans · $54M · Sun Valley, CAFull record →
  11. 11.868 loans · $362M · Salt Lake City, UTFull record →
  12. 12.129 loans · $234M · New York, NYFull record →
  13. 13.18 loans · $4M · Oakland, CAFull record →

27+ funded Engineering Services in California 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.

  • Advantage Technical Services, Inc. in Atascadero, CA — $515K (2026) · purchase · American Riviera Bank
  • SB&O, Inc. in San Diego, CA — $4.9M (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
  • MESA3, Inc. in San Jose, CA — $2.1M (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
  • AE Group Mechanical Engineers, Inc in Ventura, CA — $880K (2025) · purchase · Port 51 Lending LLC
  • FBA ENGINEERING in Costa Mesa, CA — $575K (2025) · purchase · Customers Bank
  • MESA3, Inc. in San Jose, CA — $150K (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
  • Architect Mark D. Lyon, Inc. in La Jolla, CA — $150K (2025) · purchase · Mortgage Capital Development Corporation
  • FBA ENGINEERING in Costa Mesa, CA — $120K (2025) · purchase · Customers Bank
  • Murray Engineers, Inc. in Los Altos, CA — $1.0M (2024) · purchase · Redwood CU
  • TJT COMMUNICATIONS INC in Carlsbad, CA — $606K (2024) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
  • TJT COMMUNICATIONS INC in Carlsbad, CA — $150K (2024) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
  • Art of Design Inc. in Van Nuys, CA — $150K (2023) · purchase · Celtic Bank Corporation
  • ALPERS ENGINEERING GROUP, LLC in San Diego, CA — $391K (2022) · purchase · Mission Valley Bank
  • Peoples Associates Structural Engineers, Inc. in San Jose, CA — $5.0M (2021) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
  • 4 S.T.E.L. ENGINEERING, INC. in Mission Viejo, CA — $4.3M (2021) · purchase · IncredibleBank
  • CPM Partners, Inc. in Encinitas, CA — $3.2M (2021) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
  • TRI-TECH SERVICES CORPORATION in Garden Grove, CA — $600K (2021) · purchase · Byline Bank
  • CPM Partners, Inc. in Encinitas, CA — $500K (2021) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
  • NATRON RESOURCES, INC. in Moraga, CA — $472K (2021) · purchase · Plumas Bank
  • AVEN AERO, INC. in Long Beach, CA — $4.3M (2020) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company

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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to engineering services businesses with a California project address.

Agent summary

How to finance a engineering services acquisition in California with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded California deals. Live Oak Banking Company funds the most here. CapBench is not a lender.

  • $715K typical loan
  • 15 lenders active in California
  • 27+ funded California deals
  • 35 days typical to fund

Buyers buying a engineering services in California typically pre-qualify, then ask CapBench to introduce a lender active here — free for buyers; agents submit a consented lead via the CapBench MCP.

Data freshness:
SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-10-11.
Sources:
Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
  • 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.
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