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Big Energy Deals | 33 the MRC du Granit in the Province of Quebec, and consists of 40 wind turbines supplied by REpower, and is made with regionally manufactured blades, towers and converters. The project has achieved commercial operation in October 2012. EDF EN Canada Development Inc. has led and managed the procurement and construction of the project, and EDF Renewable Services Inc. will provide long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) services to the project. Hydro-Québec Distribution will buy the power under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) and HydroQuébec TransÉnergie has constructed an approximately 38-kilometer transmission line to connect the project to the grid under an interconnection agreement. Enbridge Inc. and its subsidiaries were represented internally by Ray Dean, with external assistance from McCarthy Tétrault LLP with a team that included Marc Dorion, Philippe Fortier, LouisNicolas Boulanger and Maxime Léveillé (corporate); Danielle Drolet, Marie-Pier Gosselin and Stéphanie Dorion (real estate); Dominique Amyot-Bilodeau (environmental); and Thomas Isaac and Marc-Alexandre Hudon (Aboriginal). EDF EN Canada Inc. and its affiliates were represented internally by Julie Chabot, Marc McClean and Catherine Thomas, with external assistance provided by Stikeman Elliott LLP with a team that included Erik Richer La Flèche, Maxime Turcotte, Maxime Jacquin, Olivier Boulva and Pierre Fournier-Simard (corporate); Jean-Guillaume Shooner and Nicolas Désy (tax); and Stephen Hamilton (competition). Dentons Canada LLP also represented EDF EN Canada Inc. with a team that included Mylany David and Charles Côté-Lépine (real estate and environmental) and Ann Bigué (Aboriginal). KELLER GROUP ACQUIRES PILING DIVISION FROM NA ENERGY PARTNERS Closing date: July 12, 2013 Keller Group plc (Keller), an LSE-listed FTSE 250 company and international ground engineering specialist, completed its acquisition of North American Energy Partners Inc.'s (North American) piling division for total cash consideration of $320 million, which comprised $227.5 million paid on closing and up to a further $92.5 million in deferred cash consideration contingent on the piling division's financial performance in the three years following closing. The piling division employs approximately 400 staff and provides ground engineering and construction services across Canada, including in the Alberta oil sands region. Keller was represented by David Peitsch, chief legal officer of Keller Foundations LLC, and was advised by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with a team led by David Glennie and Michael Kariya (M&A/corporate), which included Jason Gudofsky and David Rosner (competition); Robert Kopstein, Carrie Aiken and Casey RichardsonScott (tax); Greg Kanargelidis (commodities tax); Gord Kettyle, Brian Thiessen, Claire Marchant, Shaun Parker and Skye Friesen (labour and employment); Sean Maxwell (pensions); Garth Anderson, Larissa Svekla and Daniel Kofman (real estate); Warren Nishimura, Bahar Hafizi and Francesca Hennigar (financial services); and Gary Daniel (intellectual property). DLA Piper UK LLP acted as UK counsel to Keller with a team led by Charles Severs and John Gallon (M&A/ corporate). North American was represented by general counsel Jordan Slator and legal counsel David Thomlinson, and was advised by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP with a team led by Gordon Raman, and included Habeeb Syed, Adrian Liu and Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers Stefaniuk, John D. Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (204) 934-2597 jds@tdslaw.com Mr. Stefaniuk engages in a broad practice with emphasis on natural resources and energy and environmental law and project development, including P3. He has particular experience in relation to wind power, hydroelectric and mining development. Stephenson, Darrell Stewart McKelvey (506) 632-2790 dstephenson@ stewartmckelvey.com Mr. Stephenson's corporate/commercial practice extends to energy and natural resources, project finance, PPPs and regulated industries. His clients include governments, public utilities, firms engaged in energy, processing, transportation and marketing. Story, Craig A. Stikeman Elliott LLP (403) 266-9098 cstory@stikeman.com Mr. Story's domestic and cross-border practice embraces corporate and securities law, including capital markets offerings, PE, VC, M&A and governance. His industry experience extends to the energy, oil and gas and financial services sectors. Stuber, Ron Dentons Canada LLP (604) 443-7129 ron.stuber@dentons. com Mr. Stuber's practice focuses on the development and financing of domestic and international infrastructure and energy projects, and extends to hospitals, roads, rail, ports, power and gas (LNG). He advises proponents, lenders and others. Sutin, Richard S. Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP (416) 216-4821 richard.sutin@ nortonrosefulbright.com Symmonds, Philip D.A. Torys LLP (416) 865-8219 psymmonds@torys. com Mr. Sutin co-chairs the firm's Canadian cleantech team. His practice embraces capital markets and M&A for corporations, corporate and securities law counsel to issuers and financial intermediaries and advice to boards and special committees. Mr. Symmonds's practice focuses on corporate and securities law and project work with an emphasis on infrastructure and energy, mergers and acquisitions and public corporate finance.

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