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Financing a sports teams and clubs acquisition in Illinois
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most sports teams and clubs acquisitions in Illinois, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in sports teams and clubs · Illinois
Ranked by funded sports teams and clubs acquisitions in Illinois. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
- 1.242 loans · $281M · Chicago, ILFull record →
1+ funded Sports Teams and Clubs in Illinois 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.
- 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.
Funded by Byline 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 with a Illinois project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a sports teams and clubs acquisition in Illinois with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Illinois deals. Byline Bank funds the most here. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $611K typical loan
- 1 lenders active in Illinois
- 1+ funded Illinois deals
- 6 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.
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