12| INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
High aDemand
in Slow Economy
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE HAS
BEEN A BRIGHT SPOT IN A CHALLENGING
ECONOMY — BY SANDRA RUBIN
GIVEN THE ECONOMY is still spluttering and recovery is proving elusive, something slightly surprising is happening on the lending front.
Five years after the credit crunch that sent corporate lending into the deep freeze,
investors are tripping all over themselves to get in on infrastructure and public-private partnerships (P3s) financings.
There is actual competition to get in on long-term lending on an increasing
number of projects.
That's partly because institutions that traditionally invested in infrastructure
projects through listed companies and fixed-income instruments now consider it a
separate asset class.
Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers
Dahme, Harry J.
David, Guy
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(416) 862-4300
harry.dahme@
gowlings.com
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(613) 786-0247
guy.david@
gowlings.com
Mr. Dahme has
expertise in the full
range of environmental
law services, with
particular expertise in
water and wastewater,
brownfield remediation,
environmental
assessment and
approvals, waste
management, and
chemical registration
and approvals.
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Mr. David practises
in domestic and
international project
finance, PPPs, capital
markets, aircraft and
airport financing, and
financial regulatory law
and structured products.
He is co-author of David
and Legault-Dooley,
The Annotated Bank Act.
Dell, David A.
Dépelteau, Jean-Pierre
Deyholos, Ronald A.
Dickson, QC, James M.
Dietr
Torys LLP
(416) 865-8100
ddell@torys.com
Dentons Canada LLP
(514) 878-8814
j-p.depelteau@
dentons.com
Torys LLP
(403) 776-3718
rdeyholos@torys.com
Stewart McKelvey
(902) 420-3308
jdickson@
stewartmckelvey.com
Gowl
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Mr. Dell focuses on
commercial real estate,
infrastructure and energy
projects. His experience
includes joint ventures,
project development,
construction, operation
and management,
lending, acquisition and
disposition and leasing.
Mr. Dépelteau's expertise
embraces infrastructure
and construction. His
P3 mandates include
advising the Québec
government on the
A25 and A30 highways,
university hospitals and
the Turcot Interchange
Project. He also litigates
construction claims.
Mr. Deyholos's energy
practice engages
infrastructure projects.
His experience includes
advice on joint ventures,
supply contracts,
and construction and
operating matters in the
oil and gas, oil sands,
cogeneration and wind
power sectors.
Mr. Dickson practises
primarily in the areas of
mergers & acquisitions
and corporate finance
and securities. He also
advises large commercial
clients on mergers,
acquisitions, financings
and public securities
offerings and compliance.
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