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Wilson, Judy Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
(416) 863-5820 judy.wilson@blakes.com
Ms. Wilson advises clients across the globe on the full spectrum of infrastruc-
ture and public procurement issues. She has extensive experience in con-
tracts to engage the private sector in the provision of traditional government
services, and is a leading practitioner in the field of alternative finance
and procurement projects and infrastructure development projects.
Whitlock, QC, Wayne R. Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3331 whitlockw@bennettjones.com
Mr. Whitlock focuses on restructuring and workouts of real estate loans, real
estate lending & zoning and development approvals and the purchase and
sale of condominiums, commercial and retail projects and real estate joint
ventures and partnerships. His clients include land development projects,
shopping centres, offices, hotels, golf course resorts, entertainment centres
and condominiums.
Westcott, Peter G. Bennett Jones LLP
(416) 777-4884 westcottp@bennettjones.com
Mr. Westcott advises on Public-Private Partnerships and Alternative Finance
and Procurement transactions. He advises Canadian and cross-border
proponents and investors on project financings and on the design and con-
struction of a wide range of P3 transactions, including contracts with public
authorities and construction and service subcontracts, in sectors including
healthcare, transit and energy.
Warren, Robert B. WeirFoulds LLP
(416) 947-5075 rwarren@weirfoulds.com
Mr. Warren's administrative law practice includes advising public- and
private-sector clients on energy and environmental matters in infrastructure
projects, as well as the governance considerations underlying such projects.
Voore, Mihkel E. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5646 mvoore@stikeman.com
Mr. Voore is a senior partner in the Capital Markets and M&A Groups in the
Toronto office. His corporate and securities law practice includes specializa-
tions in M&A, corporate finance (infrastructure and P3 projects), corporate
governance and contested shareholder meetings. He has been involved in
a number of innovative transactions including bond and hybrid bank/bond
financing structures.
Vogel, Sharon C. Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP
(416) 585-8602 svogel@singleton.com
Ms. Vogel is co-chair of Singleton Reynolds' Construction & Infrastructure
group. She specializes in infrastructure and industrial project dispute
resolution and contract negotiation in relation to highways, railways,
tunnels, pipelines, hospitals and mines. In addition to other recognitions,
she was recently selected as one of the top 25 women in litigation for 2018
by Benchmark Litigation.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
Kennedy, Lincoln Mitchell and Iwan Davies.
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (Vancou-
ver) was counsel to Quanta Services and Valard
Construction. e Fasken team included David
Little and Marcus Turner.
Torys LLP represented the underwriters,
CIBC and RBC. e Torys team included Dan
Ford, Milosz Zemanek, Andrew Beck, David
Mattingly and Dan Doubilet.
AXIUM INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUIRES
ONTARIO SOLAR PORTFOLIO
FROM TRANSCANADA CORP.
On December 20, 2017, Axium Infrastructure
Inc. (Axium), through a special-purpose acquisi-
tion vehicle Axium Infinity Solar LP, and Trans-
Canada Energy Ltd. (TransCanada) completed
its acquisition of TransCanada's Ontario solar
portfolio, consisting of eight facilities with a total
generating capacity of 105 MW (DC). All eight
facilities operate under 20-year power purchase
agreements with the Independent Electricity Sys-
tem Operator.
e aggregate purchase price was approxi-
mately $540 million. e acquisition was fi-
nanced in part with credit facilities provided by
institutional lenders.
Axium is an independent portfolio management
firm dedicated to generating long-term investment
returns through investing in core infrastructure
assets. Axium manages dedicated infrastructure
funds having approximately $2.8 billion in assets
under management as of September 30, 2017, as
well as more than $1 billion in co-investments.
TransCanada is a large independent power pro-
ducer that currently owns or has interests in ap-
proximately 6,200 megawatts of power generation
in Canada and the United States.
Axium was represented internally by Julie
Chabot, Vice President, Legal Affairs, and exter-
nally by Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
with a team consisting of Nick Williams, Anthony
Spadaro, Gabriella Lombardi, Sarah Powell, Em-
ily Uza, Stefanie Milner and Debbie Elmhirst.
Charles Tingley and Alysha Manji-Knight of Da-
vies provided regulatory approval advice to Axium
in connection with the transaction, and Chris
Anderson of Davies provided tax advice to Axium
on the transaction. Dan Wolfensohn and Elise Be-
auregard of Davies' Montréal office advised with
respect to Québec security issues.
TransCanada was represented internally by
omas Hwang, Senior Legal Counsel, and exter-
nally by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP with a
team consisting of Jake Sadikman, Dan Kolibar,
Marissa Kirsh, Adrian Hartog, Wendy Kao, Su-
zanne Herceg and Shuli Rodal.
One group of institutional lenders that was
providing the credit facilities was represented ex-
