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Asset Based Lending

Last Update: March 3, 2026
Canada
Covenant-light revolving credit secured by receivables and inventory
Loans and Capital investments

Overview

RBC Capital Markets’ Asset Based Lending provides committed, covenant-light revolving lines of credit ranging from $50 million up to more than $1 billion to help midsized and large companies maximize access to capital based on accounts receivable and inventory values. Eligible uses include growth financing, mergers and acquisitions, refinancing or restructuring/recapitalization (including turnarounds), and financing management or leveraged buy-outs, including international or cross-border structures.

At a glance

Funding available
Financing goals
    Buying or selling a company
Eligible Funding
  • Minimum amount : 50,000,000 $
  • Up to 90% of project cost
Timeline
  • Unspecified
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
  • Finance and insurance
Location
  • Canada
Legal structures
  • For-profit business
Annual revenue
  • All revenue ranges
Organisation size
  • All organization sizes
Audience
  • Canadians
  • Startups

Activities funded

  • Financing business growth initiatives.
  • Financing a merger or acquisition.
  • Financing operations in cyclical or seasonal industries.
  • Refinancing existing debt, restructuring and/or recapitalizing the business.
  • Financing a management buyout or leveraged buyout.

Eligibility

  • The applicant must be a company seeking a committed asset-based revolving line of credit (ABL) to support business financing needs.
  • The financing request must relate to one of the stated use cases: growth financing, merger or acquisition funding, refinancing/restructuring/recapitalization, or financing a management/leveraged buy-out.
  • The applicant may be operating in a cyclical or seasonal industry and require flexible financing.
  • The applicant may fall outside conventional lending criteria due to high leverage and/or restricted cash flows (including turnaround situations).
  • The applicant must be a midsized or large company (typical facility sizes range from $50 million to large syndicated transactions of more than $1 billion).

Who is eligible?

  • Companies looking for growth financing
  • Companies funding a merger or acquisition
  • Companies in cyclical or seasonal industries
  • Companies with high leverage that fall outside conventional lending criteria
  • Companies experiencing restricted cash flows or in a turnaround situation

Eligible expenses

  • Working capital needs financed through a revolving line of credit (advances against accounts receivable and inventory value).
  • Costs to fund a merger or acquisition.
  • Costs related to refinancing existing debt, restructuring, and/or recapitalization.
  • Costs related to financing a management buy-out or leveraged buy-out.

Contacts

pierre.noriega@rbccm.com
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