Financing a engineering services acquisition in Hawaii

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

$1.00M

Typical loan

range $350K–$1.00M

$1.11M

Est. purchase price

≈ loan ÷ 90%

$152,361

Cash to close

$111,111 down + fees

$12,940/mo

Typical payment

~9.5% · 10yr

$178,572/yr

Cash flow to qualify

≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR

59 days

Typical time to fund

Lenders competing

more = leverage

10.25%

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 engineering services · Hawaii

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

1.1,296 loans · $1.4B · Wilmington, NCFull record →

2+ funded Engineering Services in Hawaii 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.

Wakelight Technologies, Inc. in Honolulu, HI — $1.0M (2023) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
Program
Preferred Lenders Program
Rate at approval
10.25% variable
Term
84 mo (7 yrs)
SBA guaranteed
$750K (75%)
Approval → funding
59 days
Approved
6/23/2023
First disbursed
8/21/2023
Loan status
Paid in full (11/30/2024)
Loan type
Term loan
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Jobs supported
19
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Engineering Services
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$1.1M
Est. down payment (10%)
$111K
Est. cash at closing
$152K
Monthly payment
$16,731
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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Wakelight Technologies, Inc. in Honolulu, HI — $350K (2023) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
Program
SBA Express Program
Subprogram
FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
Rate at approval
10.25% variable
Term
84 mo (7 yrs)
SBA guaranteed
$175K (50%)
Approval → funding
59 days
Approved
6/23/2023
First disbursed
8/21/2023
Loan status
Paid in full (11/30/2024)
Loan type
Revolving line
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Jobs supported
19
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Engineering Services
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$389K
Est. down payment (10%)
$39K
Est. cash at closing
$52K
Monthly payment
$5,856
Annual debt service
$70K
Cash flow needed (1.25×)
$88K
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 engineering services businesses with a Hawaii project address.

Agent summary

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

$715K typical loan
1 lenders active in Hawaii
2+ funded Hawaii deals
59 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.
Canonical:: https://www.capbench.com/lenders/industry/engineering-services/hawaii
API:: https://www.capbench.com/api/public/lenders?industry=engineering-services
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