Debt financing in Germany or Switzerland?

by a searcher from IE Business School

6 years ago

Hello everyone, Does anyone have an insight on the debt financing ratio that is possible to obtain for an acquisition by a search fund in Western Europe, particularly Germany or Switzerland? Thank you very much for your help! Benjamin

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searcher from University of Vermont

If Europe is anything like the US, it is largely deal-size and EBITDA-size dependent. There are tons of statistics about leverage multiples in the US and I suspect the same info exists in Europe, too.

4 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

professional from Boston University - Questrom School of Business

Hi Ben, my approach here in the US has been to approach the financial institutions early and often. Have you tried that approach?

6 years ago | like reply | 0 likes

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