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Every source that pays for the deal, in one stack

Real acquisitions stack cash, a bank loan, a seller note and an earnout. This shows the whole thing and what it costs together — which is the number that decides whether the business can carry it.

Prime 6.75% · as of 1 Aug 2026 · Federal Reserve H.15, August 2026 · set by Revanu

The capital stack
SBA or bank loan9.75% over 10 years
$567K68%
Seller note7.00% over 5 years
$84K10%
EarnoutOver 3 years, on revenue
$63K8%
Your cashYour own cash
$126K15%

Height tracks share of the price, with a floor so thin layers stay readable. Color encodes seniority — senior debt darkest at the bottom, your cash at the top.

01 — The price
Purchase price$840,000
02 — Where it comes from
Your cash$126,000
Seller note$84,000
Earnout$63,000
Earnouts on this platform are measured on REVENUE, never profit — the buyer controls profit after close.
Investor equity$0
Senior loan covers the rest$567,000
03 — Terms
Senior loan term10 years
Senior rate9.75%
Prime 6.75% + 3.00% (SBA 7(a) maximum spread, Over $350K) · Federal Reserve H.15, August 2026
Seller note rate7.00%
Seller note term5 years
Seller note interest-onlyOff
The note amortizes across its term.
Earnout period
04 — What it has to carry
Business cash flow$310,000
Basis
EBITDA is after management pay — the figure a lender tests.
Combined obligation, year one
$132K
Every source at once
Coverage · EBITDA
2.35×
Clears
Supports up to
$248K
A year, at 1.25× coverage
What it costs, year by year
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The line is the most annual debt this cash flow supports at 1.25× coverage. No year sits above it.

Senior loanSeller noteEarnout
This earnout is measured on revenue

Never profit. The buyer controls profit after close — expenses, salaries and investment decisions all sit with them — so a profit-based earnout hands one side control of the other side’s payment. Revanu measures earnouts on revenue for that reason.

How we got here
Every line comes from the controls on the left.
Purchase price
$840,000
Your cash
− $126,000
Seller note
− $84,000
Earnout
Measured on revenue
− $63,000
Investor equity
− $0
Senior loan covers the rest
Prime 6.75% + 3.00% (SBA 7(a) maximum spread, Over $350K) · Federal Reserve H.15, August 2026
$567,000
Combined obligation, year one
$131,938
Combined coverage
2.35×Clears

Every source together leaves $145K a year above the threshold.

The senior rate is the SBA 7(a) maximum for a loan this size, with the guarantee fee financed as the loan calculator prices it. Benchmarks, not offers, appraisals, or advice. Every result here shows the arithmetic that produced it so you can argue with it. Rates and fees vary by lender and by borrower.