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Financing a book publishers acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most book publishers acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $377K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
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- 1.2 loans · $1M · Tulsa, OKFull record →
- 2.2 loans · $0M · Haddon Heights, NJFull record →
- 3.18 loans · $24M · Madison, WIFull record →
3+ funded book publishers 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.
- WRITE MY WRONGS CO in Emeryville, CA — $500K (2022) · purchase · First Business Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6.25% variable
- Term
- 88 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $375K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 15 days
- Approved
- 4/19/2022
- First disbursed
- 5/4/2022
- Loan status
- In workout — SBA bought the guarantee
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 1
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Book Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $556K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $56K
- Est. cash at closing
- $74K
- 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.
Funded by First Business Bank · Lender record →
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- New Ascension Publishing, LLC in Downingtown, PA — $5.0M (2021) · purchase · Haddon Savings Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 6% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $3.8M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 8 days
- Approved
- 1/26/2021
- First disbursed
- 2/3/2021
- Loan status
- Paid in full (12/31/2022)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 63
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Book Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $5.6M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $556K
- Est. cash at closing
- $769K
- Monthly payment
- $55,510
- Annual debt service
- $666K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $833K
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 Haddon Savings Bank · Lender record →
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- Pennwell Books, LLC in Tulsa, OK — $556K (2020) · purchase · Vast Bank, National Association
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 6% variable
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $417K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 3 days
- Approved
- 9/22/2020
- First disbursed
- 9/25/2020
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Book Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $618K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $62K
- Est. cash at closing
- $83K
- Monthly payment
- $8,122
- Annual debt service
- $97K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $122K
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 Vast Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to book publishers businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a book publishers 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. Vast Bank, National Association funds the most. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $377K typical loan
- 3 lenders fund the industry
- 8 days typical to fund
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- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.
- Sources:
- Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); DealRoom lender and franchise enrichment.