Best Levfin groups in Canada
I know we’re limited in groups here in Canada but would love to know what banks dominate the space and how common do they exit to PE in Canada
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homie we dont got levfin up in canada
we do, just smaller market and teams
most levfin groups are in commercial banking (RBC corporate client group, CIBC mid-market levfin, BMO corporate finance, etc) and you basically get worked the same hours for 50% less pay. we don't have enough sponsor activity up here to actually warrant a trad us style levfin group. RBC's syndications & levfin team is like 5 people vro
I know the space quite well. What the other commenter said is exactly right. Even RBC's Syndicated and LevFin team within IB is really more just like loan syndications that'd usually fall under corp banking, not traditional LevFin. If you want real LevFin you need to go to the states. It literally does not exist in Canada.
Okay thanks for clearing that up, apologies for my ignorance.
But there are levfin teams in commercial banking arms they are just mid market. Why do you guys not consider that levfin?
when ppl say levfin theyre usually talm bout the cap markets levfin, but no ones stopping you from working in the midmarket levfin
Because those are groups that lend to companies via the bank's balance sheet i.e. corporate/commercial banking.
Real leveraged finance investment banking is not a lending business, it operates under a fee-based underwrite to distribute model. There are Canadian HY bond desks in Canada but the actual Levfin desks sit in the US.
Any idea as to what RBC MMLF comp is like?
Yeah, pretty much what everyone said—real LevFin in Canada is basically non-existent. You’ll find mid-market stuff in corp banking, but if you want the US-style deals, gotta cross the border.
Also curious about the work-life balance in Canadian groups compared to NY. Is it slightly more humane, or equally brutal?
anyone know which ones get the most sponsor deal flow?
canadian levfin is smaller than the US, but some banks punch above their weight
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