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Pritchard, Andrew
Norton Rose Fulbright
Canada LLP
(613) 780-8607
andrew.pritchard@
nortonrosefulbright.
com
Mr. Pritchard's
corporate, commercial,
real estate and
development practice
includes expertise in
structuring P3s, project
development and
fi nancing. Financial
institutions and
borrowers are
among his clients.
Rimer, Philip M.
Dentons Canada LLP
(613) 783-9634
philip.rimer@
dentons.com
Mr. Rimer practises
in project and
infrastructure, with
experience in Crown
and Aboriginal
matters, acting on both
renewable energy and
MUSH projects. He
currently represents
the proponent in
Brampton's SQ P3 and
Domtar in the Ottawa
River Project.
Salpeter, Brian G.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(514) 841-6496
bsalpeter@dwpv.com
Mr. Salpeter is
a partner in the
Commercial Real
Estate, Corporate/
Commercial &
M&A practices. He
specializes in real
estate development,
acquisitions and
dispositions, joint
ventures and
fi nancings including
those related to
infrastructure projects.
Reynolds, R. Bruce
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6255
breynolds@blg.com
Mr. Reynolds's
construction practice
embraces the drafting
and negotiation
of contracts for
infrastructure and
industrial projects,
including PPPs. He
also specializes in the
litigation, arbitration
and mediation of
construction-related
claims.
Roth, Robert R.
Dentons Canada LLP
(780) 423-7228
robert.roth@
dentons.com
Mr. Roth's transactional
practice includes
project development,
infrastructure, P3s,
joint ventures and other
structuring alternatives.
Recent projects:
water and wastewater
infrastructure and
electricity generation
and transmission
facilities.
Salzman, Carla M.
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4150
csalzman@
goodmans.ca
Ms. Salzman has
extensive expertise
in P3s, alternative
fi nance projects and
public procurement.
She acts regularly
for both public- and
private-sector clients,
including governments,
consortia, developers,
constructors
and lenders.
HUDBAY MINERALS INC.
COMPLETES FINANCING FOR
CONSTANCIA PROJECT IN PERU
Closing date: June 2, 2014
Hudbay Minerals Inc. completed a US$150-million stand-
by credit facility for its wholly-owned Constancia project
located in southern Peru and entered into a long-term agree-
ment with Louis Dreyfus Commodities Metals Suisse S.A.
for the sale of approximately 20 per cent of the life of mine
copper concentrate production from the project. Construc-
tion at the Constancia site is well advanced, with initial pro-
duction expected in late 2014.
BNP Paribas acted as agent for the syndicate of lenders,
which includes BNP Paribas and ING Capital LLC. In
connection with the facility, BNP Paribas entered into a
comprehensive intercreditor agreement with Silver Whea-
ton (Caymans) Ltd., which is party to an existing precious
metals streaming transaction relating to the Constancia
project, to govern the rights and priorities as between them
and to appoint La Fiduciaria S.A. to act as collateral agent in
Peru for BNP Paribas and Silver Wheaton (Caymans) Ltd.
Hudbay was represented by in-house counsel Patrick
Donnelly, Vice President, Legal and Corporate Secretary,
and Mark Haber, Director, Corporate Legal; and in Canada
by a Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP team including
John Torrey, David Ferris and Jason McMurtrie. Hudbay
was also advised in Peru by Rebaza, Alcázar & de las Ca-
sas, Abogados Financieros with a team including Alberto
Rebaza, Juan José Cárdenas, Iván Chu, Alvaro Castro, Luis
Miguel Eliás, Melissa Bush and Lucia Ochoa Becerra; and
in the British Virgin Islands by Conyers Dill & Pearman
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