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Financing a public relations agencies acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most public relations agencies acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $457K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance public relations agencies
$755K
Typical loan
range $533K–$2.00M
$839K
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$115,033
Cash to close
$83,889 down + fees
$9,770/mo
Typical payment
~9.5% · 10yr
$134,826/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
29 days
Typical time to fund
13
Lenders competing
more = leverage
7.12%
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 public relations agencies
Ranked by funded public relations agencies acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.19 loans · $5M · Salem, MAFull record →
- 2.4 loans · $2M · Dallas, TXFull record →
- 3.284 loans · $254M · Cincinnati, OHFull record →
- 4.23 loans · $21M · Greenwood Village, COFull record →
- 5.22 loans · $20M · Little Rock, ARFull record →
- 6.105 loans · $164M · Brookline, MAFull record →
- 7.29 loans · $28M · Quincy, CAFull record →
- 8.104 loans · $100M · Portsmouth, VAFull record →
- 9.618 loans · $171M · Salt Lake City, UTFull record →
- 10.33 loans · $15M · Minneapolis, MNFull record →
- 11.1,296 loans · $1.4B · Wilmington, NCFull record →
- 12.13 loans · $19M · Denver, COFull record →
17+ funded public relations agencies 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.
- Louder Than Milk LLC in Littleton, CO — $220K (2026) · purchase · Fortis Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 9.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $165K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 41 days
- Approved
- 12/2/2025
- First disbursed
- 1/12/2026
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 9
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $244K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $24K
- Est. cash at closing
- $33K
- Monthly payment
- $2,877
- Annual debt service
- $35K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $43K
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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- Rifeline LLC in Austin, TX — $4.5M (2025) · purchase · Sunflower Bank National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 7.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $3.4M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 29 days
- Approved
- 2/5/2025
- First disbursed
- 3/6/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 43
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $5.0M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $500K
- Est. cash at closing
- $692K
- Monthly payment
- $53,416
- Annual debt service
- $641K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $801K
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 Sunflower Bank National Association · Lender record →
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- Moon Holdings, LLC in New Orleans, LA — $2.0M (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.5M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 9 days
- Approved
- 2/18/2025
- First disbursed
- 2/27/2025
- 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
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.2M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $222K
- Est. cash at closing
- $306K
- Monthly payment
- $25,880
- Annual debt service
- $311K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $388K
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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- Buchanan Public Relations LLC in Bryn Mawr, PA — $755K (2025) · purchase · TowneBank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $566K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 36 days
- Approved
- 7/28/2025
- First disbursed
- 9/2/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 9
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $839K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $84K
- Est. cash at closing
- $115K
- Monthly payment
- $9,873
- Annual debt service
- $118K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $148K
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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- Sandy Young Communications Inc. in San Diego, CA — $641K (2025) · purchase · CRF Small Business Loan Company, LLC
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $481K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 68 days
- Approved
- 3/26/2025
- First disbursed
- 6/2/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 6
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $712K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $71K
- Est. cash at closing
- $95K
- Monthly payment
- $8,560
- Annual debt service
- $103K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $128K
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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- IndieReader, Inc. in Alpine Meadows, CA — $585K (2025) · purchase · Plumas Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $439K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 17 days
- Approved
- 6/24/2025
- First disbursed
- 7/11/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $650K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $65K
- Est. cash at closing
- $87K
- Monthly payment
- $7,098
- Annual debt service
- $85K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $106K
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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- CRL Associates, Inc. in Denver, CO — $500K (2025) · purchase · Zions Bank, A Division of
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $375K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 3 days
- Approved
- 3/11/2025
- First disbursed
- 3/14/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 10
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $556K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $56K
- Est. cash at closing
- $74K
- Monthly payment
- $6,334
- Annual debt service
- $76K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $95K
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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- Rifeline, LLC in Austin, TX — $500K (2025) · purchase · Sunflower Bank National Association
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 7.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $250K (50%)
- Approved
- 2/5/2025
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 43
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $556K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $56K
- Est. cash at closing
- $74K
- Monthly payment
- $5,935
- Annual debt service
- $71K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $89K
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 H & M, INC. in Pittsfield, MA — $715K (2023) · purchase · Beacon Bank and Trust
- Program
- International Trade Loans
- Subprogram
- International Trade - Sec, 7(a
- Rate at approval
- 11% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $644K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 22 days
- Approved
- 9/28/2023
- First disbursed
- 10/20/2023
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 6
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $794K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $79K
- Est. cash at closing
- $109K
- Monthly payment
- $9,849
- Annual debt service
- $118K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $148K
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 Beacon Bank and Trust · Lender record →
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- Issues Management Group Public Affairs, LLC in Boston, MA — $1.3M (2022) · purchase · Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.25% fixed
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $938K (75%)
- Approved
- 4/25/2022
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Not required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 1
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.4M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $139K
- Est. cash at closing
- $190K
- Monthly payment
- $17,815
- Annual debt service
- $214K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $267K
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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- Issues Management Group Public Affairs, LLC in Boston, MA — $1.3M (2022) · purchase · Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.75% fixed
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $938K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 22 days
- Approved
- 5/24/2022
- First disbursed
- 6/15/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Not required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 47
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.4M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $139K
- Est. cash at closing
- $190K
- Monthly payment
- $18,111
- Annual debt service
- $217K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $272K
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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- Issues Management Group Public Affairs, LLC in Boston, MA — $1.3M (2022) · purchase · Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.75% fixed
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $938K (75%)
- Approved
- 5/24/2022
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Not required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 47
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.4M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $139K
- Est. cash at closing
- $190K
- Monthly payment
- $18,111
- Annual debt service
- $217K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $272K
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 Salem Five Cents Savings Bank · Lender record →
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- Offleash PR LLC in San Mateo, CA — $3.1M (2021) · purchase · Fifth Third Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 3.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.8M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 3 days
- Approved
- 2/1/2021
- First disbursed
- 2/4/2021
- Loan status
- Paid in full (4/30/2025)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 38
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $3.5M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $345K
- Est. cash at closing
- $476K
- Monthly payment
- $30,342
- Annual debt service
- $364K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $455K
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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- Elizabeth Christian Public Relations, LLC in Austin, TX — $2.5M (2021) · purchase · Encore Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 6% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.3M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 190 days
- Approved
- 9/22/2021
- First disbursed
- 3/31/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Not required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 25
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.8M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $280K
- Est. cash at closing
- $386K
- Monthly payment
- $27,961
- Annual debt service
- $336K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $419K
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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- Three Elephant Public Relations, LLC in Wilson, WY — $397K (2021) · purchase · Community Banks of Colorado, A Division of NBH Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $357K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 36 days
- Approved
- 7/26/2021
- First disbursed
- 8/31/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Partnership
- Jobs supported
- 4
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $441K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $44K
- Est. cash at closing
- $59K
- Monthly payment
- $4,205
- Annual debt service
- $50K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $63K
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 Banks of Colorado, A Division of NBH Bank · Lender record →
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- Solomon McCown & Company, Inc. in Boston, MA — $3.7M (2020) · purchase · Salem Five Cents Savings Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 4.75% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.8M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 52 days
- Approved
- 10/9/2019
- First disbursed
- 11/30/2019
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 35
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $4.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $411K
- Est. cash at closing
- $568K
- Monthly payment
- $38,780
- Annual debt service
- $465K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $582K
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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- CIPR Acquisitions LLC in Boston, MA — $533K (2020) · purchase · Bank of America, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 2.99% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $399K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 6 days
- Approved
- 10/25/2019
- First disbursed
- 10/31/2019
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Public Relations Agencies
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $592K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $59K
- Est. cash at closing
- $79K
- Monthly payment
- $5,140
- Annual debt service
- $62K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $77K
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 Bank of America, National Association · Lender record →
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Agent summary
How to finance a public relations agencies 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. Salem Five Cents Savings Bank funds the most. CapBench is not a lender.
- $457K typical loan
- 13 lenders fund the industry
- 29 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
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