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Financing a translation and interpretation services acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most translation and interpretation services 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 translation and interpretation services
$911K
Typical loan
range $534K–$2.22M
$1.01M
Est. purchase price
≈ loan ÷ 90%
$138,801
Cash to close
$101,222 down + fees
$11,788/mo
Typical payment
~9.5% · 10yr
$162,674/yr
Cash flow to qualify
≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR
11 days
Typical time to fund
7
Lenders competing
more = leverage
8.35%
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 translation and interpretation services
Ranked by funded translation and interpretation services 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 →
- 2.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
- 3.116 loans · $120M · Evansville, INFull record →
- 4.78 loans · $79M · New Orleans, LAFull record →
- 5.24 loans · $22M · College Station, TXFull record →
- 6.242 loans · $281M · Chicago, ILFull record →
- 7.168 loans · $205M · Fishers, INFull record →
12+ funded translation and interpretation services 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.
- Excel Interpreting, LLC in Sacramento, CA — $5.0M (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $3.8M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 27 days
- Approved
- 6/25/2025
- First disbursed
- 7/22/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 26
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $5.6M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $556K
- Est. cash at closing
- $769K
- Monthly payment
- $64,699
- Annual debt service
- $776K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $970K
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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- Communication By Hand, LLC in Austin, TX — $2.2M (2025) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.7M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 1 days
- Approved
- 11/19/2024
- First disbursed
- 11/20/2024
- Loan status
- Paid in full (12/31/2025)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.5M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $247K
- Est. cash at closing
- $340K
- Monthly payment
- $29,676
- Annual debt service
- $356K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $445K
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 The Huntington National Bank · Lender record →
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- Nineteen and Thirty-One, Inc. in Kernersville, NC — $1.9M (2025) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.5M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 62 days
- Approved
- 5/23/2025
- First disbursed
- 7/24/2025
- 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
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.2M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $217K
- Est. cash at closing
- $298K
- Monthly payment
- $24,702
- Annual debt service
- $296K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $371K
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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- ART Enterprises LLC in Minneapolis, MN — $1.6M (2025) · purchase · Old National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.2% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.2M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 76 days
- Approved
- 11/12/2024
- First disbursed
- 1/27/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.7M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $175K
- Est. cash at closing
- $240K
- Monthly payment
- $19,236
- Annual debt service
- $231K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $289K
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 Old National Bank · Lender record →
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- J.S. Languages in Cincinnati, OH — $911K (2025) · purchase · First Internet Bank of Indiana
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $683K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 7 days
- Approved
- 4/28/2025
- First disbursed
- 5/5/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.0M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $101K
- Est. cash at closing
- $139K
- Monthly payment
- $12,165
- Annual debt service
- $146K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $182K
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 First Internet Bank of Indiana · Lender record →
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- ALL LANGUAGES SPECIALISTS, INC. in Harrisburg, NC — $840K (2025) · purchase · Byline Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $630K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 24 days
- Approved
- 9/29/2025
- First disbursed
- 10/23/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $933K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $93K
- Est. cash at closing
- $128K
- Monthly payment
- $11,217
- Annual debt service
- $135K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $168K
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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- ART Enterprises LLC in Minneapolis, MN — $200K (2025) · purchase · Old National Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 9.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $100K (50%)
- Approved
- 11/12/2024
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $222K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $22K
- Est. cash at closing
- $30K
- Monthly payment
- $2,588
- Annual debt service
- $31K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $39K
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 Old National Bank · Lender record →
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- Dovetail Communication Group, Inc. in Austin, TX — $725K (2023) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $544K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 11 days
- Approved
- 5/15/2023
- First disbursed
- 5/26/2023
- 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
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $806K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $81K
- Est. cash at closing
- $110K
- Monthly payment
- $9,581
- Annual debt service
- $115K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $144K
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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- Cross Cultural Communications LLC in Orange Park, FL — $534K (2022) · purchase · American Momentum Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $401K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 5 days
- Approved
- 5/6/2022
- First disbursed
- 5/11/2022
- Loan status
- Paid in full (9/30/2024)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 5
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $594K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $59K
- Est. cash at closing
- $79K
- Monthly payment
- $5,999
- Annual debt service
- $72K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $90K
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 American Momentum Bank · Lender record →
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- Translation & Interpretation Network, LLC in Fort Worth, TX — $2.7M (2021) · purchase · Live Oak Banking Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.4M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 11 days
- Approved
- 5/27/2021
- First disbursed
- 6/7/2021
- Loan status
- Paid in full (11/30/2022)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 14
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $3.0M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $300K
- Est. cash at closing
- $414K
- Monthly payment
- $28,969
- Annual debt service
- $348K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $435K
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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- Tungez LLC in Great Falls, VA — $349K (2021) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $314K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 2 days
- Approved
- 6/9/2021
- First disbursed
- 6/11/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 102
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $388K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $39K
- Est. cash at closing
- $52K
- Monthly payment
- $3,875
- Annual debt service
- $46K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $58K
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 The Huntington National Bank · Lender record →
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- MM Diversified 401K Plan in Sandusky, OH — $529K (2020) · purchase · Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 5.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $397K (75%)
- Approved
- 8/21/2020
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Translation and Interpretation Services
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $588K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $59K
- Est. cash at closing
- $79K
- Monthly payment
- $5,807
- Annual debt service
- $70K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $87K
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 Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company · Lender record →
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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to translation and interpretation services businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a translation and interpretation services 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
- 7 lenders fund the industry
- 11 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.