Experience with banks in Canada as an international student

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by a searcher from University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School
in Toronto, ON, Canada

5yrs ago

Experience with banks in Canada as an international student

Hi, I'd like to know about the experience of searchers (Traditional/self funded) who have dealt with banks for lending terms for their LBO.

What was your experience?

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reply by a searcher 5yrs ago
from University of Toronto in Edmonton, AB, Canada

lol Andrew, I just commented the exact opposite of this. Different deals, different experiences. Good point on leveraging the existing bank relationship.

reply by a searcher 5yrs ago
from University of Pennsylvania in Toronto, ON, Canada

1.5-3.5x EBITDA is actually very limited.. I have worked with people that get really good terms even at 5x! What is the M&A statistics in Canada for lower mid and micro deals, Are they really that low?