BDC Capital — Growth & Transition Capital — Buying a business

Amount

Varies

Deadline

Rolling

Odds

Not published

Effort

1–2 days

Can you get this?

✓Financing for business acquisition projects

✓Target business must be established or high-growth

✓Target must have a strong management team

✓Target demonstrates quality financial reporting

✓Financing range: $250,000 to $35M

Your real odds

This is a lending program, so approval depends on the acquired business's cash flow and the strength of your management team, not on a grant committee's priorities.

BDC structures deals with applicants and offers more flexibility than a bank, but the bar is still high: the acquired business must be established or high-growth with clean financials, and no public approval rate data exists.

What it takes

Confirm eligibility: Canadian business, acquisition target is established or high-growth with strong cash flow and financial reporting1–2 days

Apply online through BDC and engage a Growth & Transition Capital advisor to structure the deal1–2 weeks

Work with BDC to finalize financing structure (mezzanine or cash flow financing) and negotiate termsWeeks to months depending on deal complexity

Worth knowing

BDC's security is subordinated to senior lenders, so you can stack this financing on top of bank debt, which helps bridge the gap between senior debt, vendor take-back, and equity without diluting your ownership.

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