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Business Acquisition Loan & Finance

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Funding from £5,000 to £2 Million

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V4B Business Finance helps you with your business acquisition funding options by allowing you to expand your business plan in line with your business goals without jeopardising your available cash reserves or capital budget commitments.

These large and small business loans can then help you with your acquisition costs and extend your established business’s reach by acquiring another business to increase your operations and market share or explore new markets in order to boost your profit margins – all with loans up to £1 million pounds.

What is a Business Acquisition Loan?

Here are just a few examples of what an Acquisition Loan can do for you and your business:

Step 1

Check Your Options

Fill out our quick form. If you’ve traded for 2+ years with £250,000+ turnover, we can help

Step 2

Speak To Our Team​

Our team will contact you to understand your needs and tailor a lending solution for your business.

Step 3

Start Funding Process

Once your application is approved, our team will finalise and send your loan agreement for signing.

Step 4

Complete Funding

Once we receive the signed agreement, funds can often be paid out within 24 hours.

Common questions about Business Acquisition Loans

FAQs

Acquisition finance refers to funding used by businesses to acquire other companies, expand operations, or enter new markets. This type of finance allows businesses to grow without depleting their cash flow or committing excessive capital upfront.

Acquisition finance can help increase market share, diversify products or services, access new technologies, and consolidate operations. It also allows businesses to expand their expertise and enter new markets while benefiting from unsecured loans that don’t require using business assets as collateral.

es, acquisition loans can also be used to buy out business partners. This type of funding allows one partner to gain full control of the business, making it easier to streamline decision-making and take a larger share of profits.

V4B Business Finance offers fast decisions, with funds often available within 24 hours after approval, allowing businesses to proceed with their acquisitions without delay.

Generally, businesses that have been trading for two years or more and have a turnover of at least £250,000 per year may qualify for acquisition funding, depending on the lender’s specific requirements.

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Affordable Loans for Business Acquisitions

V4B Business Finance helps you with your business acquisition funding options by allowing you to expand your business plan in line with your business goals without jeopardising your available cash reserves or capital budget commitments.

 

These large and small business loans can then help you with your acquisition costs and extend your established business’s reach by acquiring another business to increase your operations and market share or explore new markets in order to boost your profit margins – all with loans up to £1 million pounds.

How Does Acquisition Funding Work?

This type of business lending can function very similarly to secured personal loans and is a great way to help you keep your cash reserves in place.  It is also common for business purchases to happen by combining senior and junior debt finance with equity financing as well.

 

Depending on the loan agreement, there are different types available that can also require you to provide collateral to secure the loan. Common types of assets can be used as collateral and include vehicles, invoice financing, savings accounts, or certificates of deposit.

 

There are also four main loan types and finance options available for acquiring a business, each allowing your business to have different ways to finance your acquisition. 

 

Such as for instance:

 

  • Small Business Administration or SBA loans
  • Business term loans

Secured and Unsecured Loans

Acquisition finance loans can take various forms, including unsecured and secured loans, lines of credit, and mezzanine finance, for instance.

Mezzanine Finance

Mezzanine finance is a hybrid of debt and equity financing that allows lenders to convert debt into equity if the loan is not repaid on time.

Business Lines of Credit

These can be utilised for transactional expenses throughout the buyout process, such as paying any merger and acquisition (M&A) fees imposed.

How Does Acquisition Funding Work?

These types of loans are ideal for many underlying reasons, some of which consist of:
  • Purchasing a business
  • Buying commercial property or real estate
  • Acquiring equipment or machinery
  • Expanding a business through acquisition
  • Buying out a partner
  • Purchasing inventory
  • Refinancing existing debts during the acquisition
  • Acquiring intellectual property or patents
  • Funding a merger
  • Leveraging buyouts
  • Finance a business acquisition by purchasing a new business
  • Allowing for Business Growth
 

Benefits of Acquisition Funding

Acquiring another successful business and its customer base is a complex process. For instance it entails many financial and legal details and procedures, along with repayment terms and a lot of due diligence. Especially if your own business assets will be part of the deal as collateral.

Consequently, the last thing you want to be worrying about is what financing options you have available for the deal. Consequently, it can be difficult to get an acquisition loan, especially from traditional banks, which may be reluctant to come up with the money as they see it as too high risk – and with some lenders, the application process can be a drawn-out process due to your existing line of credit, and credit history with them especially if you are a small business owner.

That is why acquisition funding from a reputable commercial lender such as V4B solves your problems and can often get your loans with lower interest rates as well. 

Quick Application Process

Securing an acquisition loan through a dedicated acquisition loan company, like ourselves, is also time-efficient and saves you time that you would otherwise have to spend trying to generate sufficient capital to purchase the target business.

Immediate Funding

This immediate business funding, which goes straight to your bank account after approval, also means you can begin to reap the benefits of your new target company sooner. 
Which, especially for small business acquisitions, can really help you increase your revenue and has many other potential advantages that can include, for instance:

 

  • Expanding expertise by gaining competencies that your business may currently be lacking.
  • Opening up new markets by acquiring new resources and capabilities.
  • Gaining access to capital or other assets from the target business to aid development.
  • Diversification of products or services.
  • Consolidating market presence and increasing market share.
  • Access to more sophisticated technology.
  • Cutting production costs.
  • Meeting stakeholders’ expectations on company growth.
  • Unsecured loan – you won’t have to use business assets as collateral.

Partner Buy-Out Funding

Another form of acquisition loan is funding to buy out a partner in your existing business.

Having a business partner can be beneficial in the early development of a business. For instance, management responsibilities can be shared in the drive to generate more trade. But as things settle down and running the business becomes easier, you may want sole ownership.

A partnership buy-out is the solution, and it can have many advantages, including absolute control over business decisions and a full share of profit. As with all types of acquisition finance, getting a bank loan for a partner buy-out can be tricky. V4B Business Finance, on the other hand, welcomes applications for partnership buy-out funding.

Seller Financing

Seller financing is also a type of business acquisition financing where the seller agrees to finance a portion of the purchase price, allowing you – the buyer – to pay the balance over time.

How Do You Get A Business Acquisition Loan?

The acquisition loan process is normally straightforward and can tend to consist around:

Assessment and Planning

Your company first need to identify the target acquisition and work out its financial health and if it is a good strategic fit for you.

Due Diligence

We then conduct thorough due diligence, assessing the target’s value, potential risks, your credit score, and the acquiring company’s creditworthiness to work out what line of credit you can get.

Approval and Terms

As a credit broker, we will then go to our alternative lenders and get you the best loan options available, with the best flexible terms that we can to the line of credit that is available.

 

Upon your business acquisition finance approval, you will then need to read through the lender’s offer, terms and conditions for the loan, including interest rates, repayment schedules, and any collateral requirements, if this is not going to be an unsecured business loan.

Business Lines of Credit

Once you have assessed what it is you are buying and do your due diligence, you now need to submit a detailed loan application to us. As part of this process, a number of factors kick in, and we will need some information from you to be able to get you the funding options you desire.

For instance, at this stage, this can consist of:

  • Financial statements
  • Business plans
  • Acquisition details
  • Purchase Price
  • Any down payment
  • Balance sheet
  • Business Valuation

 

Funding and Acquisition

Once the terms are agreed upon, the funds are sent to your bank account, and you can then go ahead and complete the acquisition of your acquired business or use them for your management buyout.

Why V4B Business Finance?

V4B Business Finance brokers work with leading underwriters to get you stress-free financing options for your business acquisitions or partner buy-outs.

 

This allows you to focus on all the other aspects of securing your new venture rather than worrying about financing the transaction. You’ll get your acquisition funding fast – within 24 hours – so you can secure your target business with no delays.

 

  1. Dedicated team in business loans
  2. Unsecured loan – you won’t have to use business assets as collateral.
  3. You can borrow loan amounts up to £1M+
  4. Fixed monthly payments.
  5. Competitive rates.
  6. Customised acquisition funding package for your business.
  7. Terms up to 15 years.

Explore What Business Credit Loans We Offer

We build long-term relationships with all our clients enabling a clear understanding of your business and your needs. We like to think of our relationships with clients as partnerships, offering a service, which is unique and personal, provided by knowledgeable, experienced consultants with several years of funding experience in arranging business loans.

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Ready to take your business to the next level? Contact us today to discuss your funding options. Our team of experts is here to help you find the right loan for your business needs.

Who Is V4B Business Finance?

Here at V4B Business Finance, we specialise in providing comprehensive corporate funding solutions to UK businesses. Consequently, this means that we can offer you a wide range of financial products including business loans, equipment finance, VAT funding, short-term loans, and many more business finance solutions.

With over 30 years of experience, V4B Business Finance LTD is a business credit broker and not a lender, and we are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the ICO in England & Wales.

Consequently, we pride ourselves on delivering your company-tailored financial solutions that support your business growth and development.

Please note: Our finance options is available for business customers only, for limited companies and for corporate customers only.