Buy-Side Fees/SBA Loans

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by a searcher from George Washington University
in New York, NY, USA

3yrs ago

Buy-Side Fees/SBA Loans

Hello, I'm evaluating a platform that charges a buy-side fee if we close a deal that they sourced.

Does anyone know if you can roll up the buy-side success fee into an SBA loan as part of "closing fees"?

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reply by an intermediary 2yrs ago
from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX, USA

Thomas, BD licensing is not longer required for smaller deals (less than $250M in rev or $25M in EBITDA on transactions for more then a 20% of the equity) at a federal level, but the rules still apply on a state by state basis where some states require RE licenses.

reply by a searcher 2yrs ago
from Harvard University in Boston, MA, USA

^redacted‌ I'm looking for some info on the BD licensing requirements you noted above. Where do you source your information? Any info sources or links would be appreciated. Thanks!