{
  "title": "How to Buy a Business With Equity Investors: Moran Pober's 11 Lessons",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/how-to-buy-a-business-with-equity-investors/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-10-22",
  "updated": "2026-10-22",
  "section": "From the videos",
  "keyword": "buy a business with equity investors",
  "short_answer": "You sell a share of the company you are buying to an investor for cash, and put that cash in next to a bank loan and a seller note. The investor is a partner, not a lender, so there is no monthly payment. Agree the split, the roles and the exit in writing before you close, and use a securities lawyer, because selling shares is usually a securities offering.",
  "facts": {
    "Bank loan (for example SBA 7(a))": [
      "$1,300,000",
      "65%",
      "Monthly payments, usually a personal guarantee"
    ],
    "Seller note": [
      "$300,000",
      "15%",
      "Payments to the seller over several years"
    ],
    "Investor equity": [
      "$300,000",
      "15%",
      "A share of the company and of the profits"
    ],
    "Your own cash": [
      "$100,000",
      "5%",
      "Your savings, at risk"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.sec.gov/resources-small-businesses/capital-raising-building-blocks/accredited-investors",
    "https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/7a-loans"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}