creative deal structuring ideas?

by a searcher from University of Arizona

2 years ago

Any creative deal structuring ideas? 

Total acquisition cost: $1.4M to $1.7M
EBITDA: $700K 
Qualifies for SBA Loan: $500K only 
Target operating for under 2 years 

Seller financing? But how?

Would love your insight!

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lender from University of Missouri - Columbia

How consistent is the $700k in ebitda? TTM only? Or has it been doing well previously? If it is longer than just the TTM period you should be able to get away with 90% leverage on this deal.

2 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

jason - depending on the state and the corporate strucutre, I may be able to offer a very creative financing idea - please PM me

2 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

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