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Financing a sports teams and clubs acquisition
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most sports teams and clubs acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $611K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
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Ranked by funded sports teams and clubs acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.2 loans · $0M · Jasper, INFull record →
- 2.78 loans · $53M · Birmingham, ALFull record →
- 3.75 loans · $98M · Sioux Falls, SDFull record →
- 4.242 loans · $281M · Chicago, ILFull record →
- 5.3,264 loans · $846M · Miami, FLFull record →
5+ funded sports teams and clubs 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.
- XTM K-Tiger Martial Arts Inc in Mansfield, TX — $300K (2026) · purchase · Newtek Bank, National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 9.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $225K (75%)
- Approved
- 3/17/2026
- Loan status
- Committed
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 9
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports Teams and Clubs
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $333K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $33K
- Est. cash at closing
- $45K
- Monthly payment
- $3,923
- Annual debt service
- $47K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $59K
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 Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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- TN Sports LLC in Nashville, TN — $429K (2025) · purchase · Regions Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.75% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $321K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 24 days
- Approved
- 6/30/2025
- First disbursed
- 7/24/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 6
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports Teams and Clubs
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $476K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $48K
- Est. cash at closing
- $64K
- Monthly payment
- $5,370
- Annual debt service
- $64K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $81K
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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- Battle Jacks Baseball, LLC in Battle Creek, MI — $330K (2025) · purchase · The Bancorp Bank National Association
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 8.5% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $248K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 48 days
- Approved
- 3/26/2025
- First disbursed
- 5/13/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 8
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports Teams and Clubs
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $367K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $37K
- Est. cash at closing
- $49K
- Monthly payment
- $4,092
- Annual debt service
- $49K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $61K
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 Bancorp Bank National Association · Lender record →
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- HOUSE OF FREEZE LLC in East Dundee, IL — $210K (2025) · purchase · Byline Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 10.25% variable
- Term
- 120 mo (10 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $158K (75%)
- Approval → funding
- 6 days
- Approved
- 4/9/2025
- First disbursed
- 4/15/2025
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 25
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports Teams and Clubs
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $233K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $23K
- Est. cash at closing
- $31K
- Monthly payment
- $2,804
- Annual debt service
- $34K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $42K
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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- Victory Gymnastics Academy LLC in Columbus, IN — $113K (2021) · purchase · German American Bank
- Program
- SBA Express Program
- Subprogram
- FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
- Rate at approval
- 4.31% fixed
- Term
- 84 mo (7 yrs)
- SBA guaranteed
- $56K (50%)
- Approval → funding
- 2 days
- Approved
- 9/28/2021
- First disbursed
- 9/30/2021
- Loan status
- Current
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Jobs supported
- 11
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Sports Teams and Clubs
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $125K
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $13K
- Est. cash at closing
- $16K
- Monthly payment
- $1,554
- Annual debt service
- $19K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $23K
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 German American Bank · Lender record →
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DealRoom analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to sports teams and clubs businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.
Agent summary
How to finance a sports teams and clubs 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. German American Bank funds the most. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $611K typical loan
- 5 lenders fund the industry
- 24 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.