The Lexpert Special Editions profiles selected Lexpert-ranked lawyers whose focus is in Corporate, Infrastructure, Energy and Litigation law and relevant practices. It also includes feature articles on legal aspects of Canadian business issues.
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Big Energy Deals | 35 estate); Jillian Shortt, Janet MacNeil and Allyson Roy (real estate); and Heidi Clark (financial services). VENTS DU KEMPT WIND PROJECT REACHES FINANCIAL CLOSE Closing date: June 10, 2013 Eolectric Club, L.P. and Fiera Axium Infrastructure Canada Limited Partnership announced that Vents du Kempt Wind Power, L.P. completed the successful closing of the Vents du Kempt wind power project senior debt financing provided by co-arrangers Kf W IPEX-Bank GmbH and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, as well as Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Eolectric Club, L.P. holds a 51 per cent interest in Vents du Kempt Wind Power, L.P., the remaining 49 per cent interest being held by Fiera Axium Infrastructure Canada Limited Partnership. The 101 MW project, which executed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Hydro-Québec Distribution as a result of the 2005 call for tenders for 2,000 MW of wind power, is comprised of 43 2.35 MW Enercon wind turbines. Eolectric Club, L.P. was represented by its vice president, legal affairs, Veronik Bonneville-Pesant and Fiera Axium Infrastructure Canada Limited Partnership was represented by its vice president, corporate development and legal affairs, Frédéric Brassard. The partners were assisted by McCarthy Tétrault LLP with a team under the supervision of Marc Dorion (energy) and led by Richard O'Doherty (energy and financial services), with the assistance of Louis-Nicolas Boulanger (energy and project financing); Marjolaine Hémond Hotte (financial services); Sébastien Thomas (energy and real estate); Martin Boodman and Dominique Amyot-Bilodeau (project financing and environment); Mathieu LeBlanc (corporate); Marie-Pier Gosselin, Danielle Drolet and Stéphanie Dorion (real estate); Anastassia Chtaneva and Michael Weizman (energy); and Justin Lapedus, Kerri Lui and Candace Pallone (financial services). Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP acted as counsel to The Manufactures Life Insurance Company, Kf W IPEXBank GmbH and Caisse de dépôt de placement du Québec. The Norton Rose team was led by Robert Borduas and included Michèle Friel and Sandro Muzzo (banking and finance); Mario Caron and Marie-Andrée Thibault (real estate); and Jean Piette (environment). Enercon was represented by its in- house counsel, Amber Sinclair, and by Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP with a team led by Peter Ascherl (corporate and energy), with assistance from Jon Holmstrom (banking and finance) and Kathryn Beck (corporate); and EBC Inc., the BOP contractor, was represented by its in-house counsel, JeanFrançois Cavanagh. FIERA AXIUM INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUIRES SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PROJECTS Closing date: June 28, 2013 Fiera Axium Infrastructure Inc. acting as manager of Fiera Axium Infrastructure Canada II Limited Partnership completed its acquisition of four preconstruction ground-mounted solar photovoltaic projects with an aggregate production of approximately 34 MW from a joint venture partnership consisting of Global PVQ Canada Corp. and ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.'s solar subsidary, 1897175 Ontario Inc. and the concurrent closing of a project finance facility including Natixis, New York Branch, Bank of TokyoMitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. and Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, New York Branch, as lenders, and Union Bank, Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers Turmel, André Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (514) 397-5141 aturmel@fasken.com Turnbull, QC, Gregory G. McCarthy Tétrault LLP (403) 206-5555 gturnbull@mccarthy.ca Mr. Turmel practises energy law. He negotiates generation, supply and transmission agreements for producers in the biomass, cogeneration, biogas, hydro and wind sectors, and advises oil and gas clients on permitting and licences. Mr. Turnbull's practice focuses on securities matters, public and private share and debt financings, take-overs, initial public offerings, board governance issues and mergers and acquisitions of Canadian and international energy companies. Turner, Francis J. (Frank) Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (403) 260-7017 fturner@osler.com Mr. Turner specializes in M&A and corporate finance. He has significant expertise advising international organizations, including state-owned enterprises and sovereign wealth funds, on acquisitions and strategic alliances in Canada's resource sector. Vegh, George McCarthy Tétrault LLP (416) 601-7709 gvegh@mccarthy.ca Mr. Vegh heads McCarthy Tétrault's Toronto energy regulation practice. Prior to joining the firm, he was general counsel of the Ontario Energy Board. He teaches energy law at U of T and Osgoode Hall Law School. Vesey, Derek R.G. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (416) 367-6921 dvesey@dwpv.com Vogel, Grant Dentons Canada LLP (780) 423-7272 grant.vogel@ dentons.com Mr. Vesey acts on project finance, P3, banking and infrastructure transactions in both Canada and the US. He advises lenders, operators and sponsors in numerous sectors including energy, mining and social and transportation infrastructure. Mr. Vogel's practice includes a focus on public and private oil field service businesses in domestic and cross-border transactions. His expertise embraces corporate commercial matters, M&A and financial services for lenders and borrowers.