{
  "title": "How to Buy an MSP Business: Deals, Checks, SBA Financing, Red Flags",
  "url": "https://acquisitions.com/blog/how-to-buy-a-msp-business/",
  "author": "Moran Pober",
  "publisher": "Acquisitions.com",
  "published": "2026-11-02",
  "updated": "2026-11-02",
  "section": "Buying a business",
  "keyword": "how to buy an MSP business",
  "short_answer": "Set a buy box, find MSPs on and off the market, and check the managed contracts, customer spread, technicians and security before you offer. Most buyers pay with an SBA 7(a) loan, at least 10% equity and a seller note. Then run 30 to 60 days of diligence and keep clients and staff steady after closing.",
  "facts": {
    "Buyer cash": [
      "$75,000",
      "Half of the 10% equity"
    ],
    "Seller note on full standby": [
      "$75,000",
      "Counts toward equity; no payments during the SBA loan"
    ],
    "SBA 7(a) loan": [
      "$1,350,000",
      "Usually a 10-year term for a business purchase"
    ],
    "Total": [
      "$1,500,000",
      "Plus closing costs and working capital"
    ]
  },
  "sources": [
    "https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/7a-loans",
    "https://www.sba.gov/document/sop-50-10-lender-development-company-loan-programs",
    "https://www.whitefordlaw.com/news-events/client-alert-sba-issues-sop-50-10-8-key-changes-impacting-sba-7a-lending",
    "https://www.morganlewis.com/pubs/2025/10/dod-finalizes-cmmc-rules-adding-cybersecurity-and-false-claims-act-compliance-risks"
  ],
  "license": "Facts may be quoted with attribution to Acquisitions.com and a link to the url above."
}