# Salem Five

A Massachusetts desk from three million of EBITDA.

The sponsor finance team of a Salem, Massachusetts bank, lending to companies with $3 to $10 million of EBITDA for committed funds and independent sponsors with access to additional capital, and naming traditional private equity, family offices and mezzanine partners as the parties it has served, across acquisitions, add-ons, working capital and recapitalizations, with the team named and reachable on the page.

- Category: SBA & Acquisition Lenders
- Pricing model: Custom Pricing
- Where it fits: Diligence & Close the Deal
- Website: https://www.salemfive.com/commercial/commercial-lending/sponsor-finance-overview/

## At a Glance

A regional desk with a published band and a team you can name, which for a buyer who wants a banker rather than a national desk is the better first call.

## What It Costs

Loan products; terms by term sheet. The page publishes the EBITDA band and its underwriting focus and no loan size or rates (per salemfive.com, September 2026).

## Best For

A buyer with investors behind them and a company at three million of [EBITDA](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/ebitda) or more who wants a named team to call, at a bank based in Salem, Massachusetts

## Pros and Cons

- Pro: Names [independent sponsors](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/independent-sponsor) with access to additional capital as a partner it lends to
- Pro: A published EBITDA band of $3 to $10 million
- Pro: The lending team is named on the page with direct lines
- Pro: Says it is industry agnostic
- Con: No geography is stated for the desk; the only place named near it is the bank's business credit line for New England businesses
- Con: No loan size or hold size is published

## What Searchers Say

The page presents the desk as decades of [sponsor finance](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/sponsor-finance) experience. No [searcher](https://searchspheresource.com/glossary/searcher)-forum discussion of the desk was found.

## Sources

- https://www.salemfive.com/commercial/commercial-lending/sponsor-finance-overview/
- https://www.salemfive.com/about-us/

Also on this site: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/category/lender.md
Source: https://searchspheresource.com/resources/salem-five
Last checked: 2026-09-18

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