Lender intelligence
Financing a sports and recreation instruction acquisition in Connecticut
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most sports and recreation instruction acquisitions in Connecticut, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in sports and recreation instruction · Connecticut
Ranked by funded sports and recreation instruction acquisitions in Connecticut. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.78 loans · $79M · New Orleans, LAFull record →
3+ funded Sports and Recreation Instruction in Connecticut 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.
- CT Mets Baseball Academy LLC in Branford, CT — $234K (2022) · purchase · Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 6.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $176K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 27 days
- Approved
- 5/10/2022
- First disbursed
- 6/6/2022
- Loan status
- Paid in full (6/30/2025)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 6
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports and Recreation Instruction
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $260K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $26K
- Est. cash at closing
- $35K
- Monthly payment
- $2,627
- Annual debt service
- $32K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $39K
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 Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.
Your business? Claim this record · Request removal
- Dance Dreams LLC in Brookfield, CT — $610K (2020) · purchase · Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 7.75% variable
- Term
- 240 mo (20 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $458K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 24 days
- Approved
- 10/7/2019
- First disbursed
- 10/31/2019
- 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
- Sports and Recreation Instruction
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $678K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $68K
- Est. cash at closing
- $91K
- Monthly payment
- $5,008
- Annual debt service
- $60K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $75K
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 Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company · Lender record →
Your business? Claim this record · Request removal
- Swan Lake LLC in Ridgefield, CT — $272K (2020) · purchase · Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 7.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $204K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 28 days
- Approved
- 12/3/2019
- First disbursed
- 12/31/2019
- 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
- Sports and Recreation Instruction
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $302K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $30K
- Est. cash at closing
- $40K
- Monthly payment
- $3,229
- Annual debt service
- $39K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $48K
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 Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company · Lender record →
Your business? Claim this record · Request removal
Financing a sports and recreation instruction deal in Connecticut? Start with the right lender
We'll point you to the SBA lenders already funding your industry in your state — and help you make them compete on rate and speed.
Free · No documents · Usually same-day
DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to sports and recreation instruction businesses with a Connecticut project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a sports and recreation instruction acquisition in Connecticut with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Connecticut deals. Gulf Coast Bank and Trust Company funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $567K typical loan
- 2 lenders active in Connecticut
- 3+ funded Connecticut deals
- 27 days typical to fund
Buyers buying a sports and recreation instruction in Connecticut typically pre-qualify, then ask DealRoom to introduce a lender active here — free for buyers; agents submit a consented lead via the DealRoom MCP.
- Data freshness:
- SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-16.