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Financing a bowling centers acquisition in Illinois
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most bowling centers acquisitions in Illinois, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in bowling centers · Illinois
Ranked by funded bowling centers acquisitions in Illinois. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
- 2.242 loans · $281M · Chicago, ILFull record →
- 3.57 loans · $74M · Winston-Salem, NCFull record →
- 4.36 loans · $51M · Carmel, INFull record →
5+ funded Bowling Centers in Illinois 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.
- UPTOWN LANES LLC in Byron, IL — $1.2M (2025) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.75% fixed
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $874K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 11 days
- Approved
- 2/20/2025
- First disbursed
- 3/3/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 27
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Bowling Centers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.3M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $129K
- Est. cash at closing
- $178K
- Monthly payment
- $9,578
- 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 The Huntington National Bank · Lender record →
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- TIMBER LANES BOWLING LLC in Chicago, IL — $550K (2025) · purchase · Byline Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $413K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 25 days
- Approved
- 4/3/2025
- First disbursed
- 4/28/2025
- Loan status
- Paid in full (11/30/2025)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 7
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Bowling Centers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $611K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $61K
- Est. cash at closing
- $82K
- Monthly payment
- $7,345
- Annual debt service
- $88K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $110K
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 Byline Bank · Lender record →
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- UPTOWN LANES LLC in Byron, IL — $20K (2025) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 9.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $10K (50%)
- Approved
- 2/20/2025
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 27
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Bowling Centers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $22K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $2K
- Est. cash at closing
- $3K
- Monthly payment
- $256
- Annual debt service
- $3K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $4K
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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- Arlington Lanes Ent. LLC in Arlington Heights, IL — $3.2M (2024) · purchase · Truliant FCU
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 11% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.4M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 34 days
- Approved
- 8/10/2024
- First disbursed
- 9/13/2024
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 39
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Bowling Centers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $3.5M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $355K
- Est. cash at closing
- $490K
- Monthly payment
- $31,285
- Annual debt service
- $375K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $469K
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 Truliant FCU · Lender record →
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- ZDD ENTERPRISES, LLC in Oak Lawn, IL — $5.0M (2023) · purchase · Merchants Bank of Indiana
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.25% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $3.7M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 8 days
- Approved
- 12/15/2022
- First disbursed
- 12/23/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 50
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Bowling Centers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $5.5M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $554K
- Est. cash at closing
- $767K
- Monthly payment
- $42,715
- Annual debt service
- $513K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $641K
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 Merchants Bank of Indiana · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to bowling centers businesses with a Illinois project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a bowling centers acquisition in Illinois with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Illinois deals. The Huntington National Bank funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $1.0M typical loan
- 4 lenders active in Illinois
- 5+ funded Illinois deals
- 25 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.