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Financing a natural gas distribution acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most natural gas distribution acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $946K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
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Ranked by funded natural gas distribution acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.24 loans · $41M · Covington, LAFull record →
- 2.1 loans · $1M · Lincoln, NEFull record →
- 3.284 loans · $254M · Cincinnati, OHFull record →
- 4.36 loans · $46M · Los Angeles, CAFull record →
6+ funded natural gas distribution 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.
- E-Z Propane, LLC in Vancouver, WA — $1.0M (2025) · purchase · Banc of California
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 7.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $750K (75%)
- Approved
- 2/24/2025
- Loan status
- Cancelled
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Natural Gas Distribution
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $111K
- Est. cash at closing
- $152K
- Monthly payment
- $12,001
- Annual debt service
- $144K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $180K
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 Banc of California · Lender record →
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- LA GAS, LLC. in Fort Valley, GA — $1.1M (2023) · purchase · Pinnacle Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10% variable
- Term
- 144 mo (12 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $833K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 65 days
- Approved
- 5/31/2023
- First disbursed
- 8/4/2023
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 4
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Natural Gas Distribution
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.2M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $123K
- Est. cash at closing
- $169K
- Monthly payment
- $13,277
- Annual debt service
- $159K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $199K
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 Pinnacle Bank · Lender record →
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- LA GAS, LLC. in Fort Valley, GA — $50K (2023) · purchase · Pinnacle Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 10% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $25K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 65 days
- Approved
- 5/31/2023
- First disbursed
- 8/4/2023
- Loan status
- Delinquent
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 4
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Natural Gas Distribution
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $56K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $6K
- Est. cash at closing
- $7K
- Monthly payment
- $661
- Annual debt service
- $8K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $10K
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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- Kidder Welding Supply, LLC in Opelousas, LA — $2.3M (2022) · purchase · American Bank
- Program
- International Trade Loans
- Subprogram
- International Trade - Sec, 7(a
- Rate at approval
- 5% variable
- Term
- 144 mo (12 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.0M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 1 days
- Approved
- 6/28/2022
- First disbursed
- 6/29/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 8
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Natural Gas Distribution
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.5M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $250K
- Est. cash at closing
- $345K
- Monthly payment
- $20,810
- Annual debt service
- $250K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $312K
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 American Bank · Lender record →
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- Kidder Welding Supply, LLC in Opelousas, LA — $150K (2022) · purchase · American Bank
- Program
- Export Express
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 8.75% variable
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $135K (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 10 days
- Approved
- 7/26/2022
- First disbursed
- 8/5/2022
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Not required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 8
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Natural Gas Distribution
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $167K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $17K
- Est. cash at closing
- $21K
- Monthly payment
- $2,394
- Annual debt service
- $29K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $36K
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 American Bank · Lender record →
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- TYLEX, INC. in Tyler, TX — $2.4M (2021) · purchase · Fifth Third Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 4.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $2.2M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 16 days
- Approved
- 6/14/2021
- First disbursed
- 6/30/2021
- Loan status
- Paid in full (1/31/2024)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 3
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Natural Gas Distribution
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $2.7M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $268K
- Est. cash at closing
- $369K
- Monthly payment
- $25,281
- Annual debt service
- $303K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $379K
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 natural gas distribution businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a natural gas distribution 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. American Bank funds the most. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $946K typical loan
- 4 lenders fund the industry
- 16 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.