e97e341c_ting_business___Small_Business__Advantages
[0] Banking and other financing arrangements [Disadvantages] You could find that the business has a poor reputation amongst lenders. [Advantages] 
Although banks frequently will require that a business re-negotiate its credit arrangements on a change of ownership (even where the transaction is a share purchase rather than an asset purchase), the fact that the business has an earnings track record will likely make it easier to get better financing arrangements than a start-up business could obtain.
Advantages and disadvantages of buying an existing business - Small Business
Advantages