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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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