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Horizontal bar chart of three survey figures from the second quarter of 2026. Ninety percent of buyers expect seller financing to play a role, seventy-eight percent expect financing backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration, shown in the darkest navy as the value argued, and twenty-nine percent of owners plan to provide seller financing.

Seventy-Eight Percent of Buyers Have the Same Financing Plan

Nearly eight in ten buyers expect to fund an acquisition through one government-guaranteed program, and ninety percent expect a seller note that only twenty-nine percent of owners plan to write.
Capital Markets & TrendsBorrower Advisory
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Three small stacked columns funding the same $18 million purchase price, showing buyer equity at close of $9 million on an all-cash deal, $5 million when the seller note pays current interest, and $3 million when the seller note sits on full standby.

Same $18M Price. Three Different Equity Requirements.

Two buyers agree the same $18 million price for the same business. Depending on how the deferred consideration is structured, the cash the buyer needs at close is $9 million, $5 million, or $3 million. The price never changed.
Financing StrategyBorrower Advisory
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