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Financing a periodical publishers acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most periodical publishers acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $566K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
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Ranked by funded periodical publishers acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.78 loans · $53M · Birmingham, ALFull record →
- 2.3 loans · $1M · Hyannis, MAFull record →
- 3.1 loans · $0M · Columbus, MSFull record →
- 4.4 loans · $2M · Dallas, TXFull record →
- 5.318 loans · $229M · Osage Beach, MOFull record →
- 6.5 loans · $3M · New Auburn, WIFull record →
7+ funded periodical 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.
- North Star Ventures LLC in Bountiful, UT — $600K (2026) · purchase · First Bank of the Lake
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $450K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 33 days
- Approved
- 11/28/2025
- First disbursed
- 12/31/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Periodical Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $667K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $67K
- Est. cash at closing
- $89K
- Monthly payment
- $7,682
- Annual debt service
- $92K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $115K
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 Bank of the Lake · Lender record →
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- TK Publishing, Inc in Tulsa, OK — $299K (2026) · purchase · Security Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 8.5% variable
- Term
- 121 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $224K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 8 days
- Approved
- 12/2/2025
- First disbursed
- 12/10/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 12
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Periodical Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $332K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $33K
- Est. cash at closing
- $44K
- Monthly payment
- $3,686
- Annual debt service
- $44K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $55K
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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- Wed KC LLC in Kansas City, MO — $242K (2025) · purchase · Sunflower Bank National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $182K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 3 days
- Approved
- 8/12/2025
- First disbursed
- 8/15/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Periodical Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $269K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $27K
- Est. cash at closing
- $36K
- Monthly payment
- $3,066
- Annual debt service
- $37K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $46K
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 Sunflower Bank National Association · Lender record →
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- Barbies Dream LLC in Slidell, LA — $43K (2023) · purchase · BankFirst Financial Services
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 11% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $36K (85%)
- Approval → funding
- 16 days
- Approved
- 7/18/2023
- First disbursed
- 8/3/2023
- 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
- Periodical Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $48K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $5K
- Est. cash at closing
- $6K
- Monthly payment
- $590
- Annual debt service
- $7K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $9K
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 BankFirst Financial Services · Lender record →
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- Sublime Media LLC in Helena, AL — $1.0M (2020) · purchase · Regions Bank
- Program
- 7a General
- Rate at approval
- 5.63% fixed
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $765K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 54 days
- Approved
- 5/7/2020
- First disbursed
- 6/30/2020
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 6
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Periodical Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.1M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $113K
- Est. cash at closing
- $155K
- Monthly payment
- $14,712
- Annual debt service
- $177K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $221K
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 Regions Bank · Lender record →
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- Sublime Media LLC in Helena, AL — $200K (2020) · purchase · Regions Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 6.02% variable
- Term
- 119 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $100K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 68 days
- Approved
- 4/23/2020
- First disbursed
- 6/30/2020
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Revolving line
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 10
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Periodical Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $222K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $22K
- Est. cash at closing
- $30K
- Monthly payment
- $2,236
- Annual debt service
- $27K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $34K
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 Regions Bank · Lender record →
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- Late Lunch Press, LLC in Marstons Mills, MA — $110K (2020) · purchase · Cape and Coast Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 5.04% fixed
- Term
- 62 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $55K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 66 days
- Approved
- 11/26/2019
- First disbursed
- 1/31/2020
- Loan status
- Paid in full (3/31/2025)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Periodical Publishers
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $122K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $12K
- Est. cash at closing
- $16K
- Monthly payment
- $2,019
- Annual debt service
- $24K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $30K
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 Cape and Coast Bank · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to periodical publishers businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a periodical 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. Regions Bank funds the most. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $566K typical loan
- 6 lenders fund the industry
- 33 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.