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Financing a zoos and botanical gardens acquisition in Florida
The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most zoos and botanical gardens acquisitions in Florida, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.
Most active in zoos and botanical gardens · Florida
Ranked by funded zoos and botanical gardens acquisitions in Florida. Tap a lender for its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.
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1+ funded Zoos and Botanical Gardens in Florida 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.
- ROMELIA FARMS, INC. in Merritt Island, FL — $1.4M (2021) · purchase · First Merchants Bank
- Program
- Preferred Lenders Program
- Rate at approval
- 5.75% variable
- Term
- 283 months
- SBA guaranteed
- $1.3M (90%)
- Approval → funding
- 28 days
- Approved
- 7/1/2021
- First disbursed
- 7/29/2021
- Loan status
- Paid in full (4/30/2025)
- Loan type
- Term loan
- Collateral
- Required
- Business type
- Corporation
- Secondary market
- Loan sold to investors
- Jobs supported
- 2
- Business age
- Change of Ownership
- Industry
- Zoos and Botanical Gardens
If you were the buyer here
- Est. deal size
- $1.6M
- Est. down payment (10%)
- $156K
- Est. cash at closing
- $214K
- Monthly payment
- $9,081
- Annual debt service
- $109K
- Cash flow needed (1.25×)
- $136K
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 zoos and botanical gardens businesses with a Florida project address.
Agent summary
How to finance a zoos and botanical gardens acquisition in Florida with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Florida deals. DealRoom is not a lender.
- $1.0M typical loan
- 1 lenders active in Florida
- 1+ funded Florida deals
- 28 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.