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Financing a caterers acquisition in Tennessee
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most caterers acquisitions in Tennessee, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in caterers · Tennessee
Ranked by funded caterers acquisitions in Tennessee. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.2,539 loans · $965M · Columbus, OHFull record →
- 2.24 loans · $21M · Raleigh, NCFull record →
3+ funded Caterers in Tennessee 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.
- Epulum LLC in Jackson, TN — $2.9M (2025) · purchase · The Huntington National Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.5% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.2M (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 51 days
- Approved
- 4/9/2025
- First disbursed
- 5/30/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 11
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $3.3M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $325K
- Est. cash at closing
- $449K
- Monthly payment
- $25,573
- Annual debt service
- $307K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $384K
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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- North Meets South, LLC in Clarksville, TN — $195K (2025) · purchase · Planters Bank Inc
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 7.75% fixed
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $146K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 13 days
- Approved
- 1/17/2025
- First disbursed
- 1/30/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 9
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $217K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $22K
- Est. cash at closing
- $29K
- Monthly payment
- $2,340
- Annual debt service
- $28K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $35K
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 Planters Bank Inc
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- Lucas Thompson LLC in Clinton, TN — $703K (2021) · purchase · North State Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 6% variable
- Term
- 300 mo (25 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $632K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 5 days
- Approved
- 2/23/2021
- First disbursed
- 2/28/2021
- Loan status
- Paid in full (12/31/2024)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Caterers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $781K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $78K
- Est. cash at closing
- $107K
- Monthly payment
- $4,526
- Annual debt service
- $54K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $68K
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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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to caterers businesses with a Tennessee project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a caterers acquisition in Tennessee with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Tennessee deals. The Huntington National Bank funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $540K typical loan
- 3 lenders active in Tennessee
- 3+ funded Tennessee deals
- 13 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.