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Sanders, Douglas R.
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(604) 640-4128
dsanders@blg.com
Mr. Sanders, also
a professional
engineer, focuses on
PPPs and projects
in many sectors:
construction and
engineering contract
negotiation, drafting
and review. He is co-
author of Practical
Law of Architecture,
Engineering and
Geoscience.
Sandrin, Larry R.
Bull, Housser &
Tupper LLP
(604) 641-4873
lrs@bht.com
Mr. Sandrin's
commercial real estate
practice includes
advising on numerous
PPP infrastructure
projects. He focuses
on major governmental
approval processes
in comprehensive
development projects,
as well as development
and leasing generally.
See, Jonathan
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
(416) 601-7560
jsee@mccarthy.ca
Mr. See's practice
focuses on acting
for sponsors, private
equity and alternative
investment funds,
lenders and dealers
on a wide range of
domestic and cross-
border real estate,
infrastructure and
power transactions.
Sanderson, Laurie J.
Gowling Lafl eur
Henderson LLP
(613) 786-0169
laurie.sanderson@
gowlings.com
With more than 25
years of experience,
Ms. Sanderson is a
recognized expert
and trusted advisor
on issues unique to
commercial leasing.
Ms. Sanderson was
until this year the
Leader of Gowlings'
National Real
Estate and Urban
Development Group.
Savage, Sébastien
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(514) 841-6532
ssavage@dwpv.com
Mr. Savage is a partner
in the Commercial Real
Estate, Corporate/
Commercial,
Infrastructure and
M&A practices. He
specializes in domestic
and international
transactions focusing
on acquisitions and
sales, real estate and
infrastructure.
Seidel, QC, Robert A.
Davis LLP
(780) 429-6814
rseidel@davis.ca
Mr. Seidel provides
legal and strategic
advice to private
and public bodies,
senior executives,
boards of directors
and elected officials
on matters respecting
infrastructure and
project fi nance,
governance, energy,
environment and
natural resource.
with a team including Cora Miller and Oliver Richardson.
Stikeman Elliott LLP acted for the lenders with a team
including Erik Richer La Flèche, François Gilbert, Eliza-
beth Labrie, Maxime Jacquin, Justin Parappally and Adam
Plotkin. The lenders were represented in Peru by Estudio
Echecopar, member firm of Baker & McKenzie Interna-
tional, with a team including Valentin Paniagua, Oscar
Trelles, Rodrigo de la Puente, Rafael Villarán and Uldarico
Ossio. The lenders were also advised in the UK by Watson,
Farley & Williams LLP with a team including Celia Gar-
diner and Iris Wong; in Switzerland by Lenz & Staehelin
with a team including David Ledermann and Nicolas Be-
guin; and in the British Virgin Islands by Andrew Jowett
of Appleby.
Louis Dreyfus Commodities Metals Suisse S.A. was rep-
resented by Norton Rose Fulbright with a team including
Martin McCann and Oliver Carruthers.
Silver Wheaton (Caymans) Ltd. was represented in-house
by Curt Bernardi, Senior Vice President, Legal and Corpo-
rate Secretary, and Tamara Howarth, Senior Legal Coun-
sel; and in Canada by Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
with a team including David Budd, Joseph Bellissimo and
Suhuyini Abudulai; in Peru by Estudio Grau with a team
including Juan Carlos Escudero, Miguel Viale Leo, Patricia
Gargurevich and Jorge Pineda Henostroza; and in the Cay-
man Islands by Ramesh Maharaj of Walkers.
FINANCING CLOSES FOR REGION
OF WATERLOO STAGE 1 LIGHT
RAIL TRANSIT (P3) PROJECT
Closing date: May 9, 2014
GrandLinq GP – a special purpose vehicle owned by
Plenary, Meridiam, Aecon, Kiewit and Keolis – and the
Region of Waterloo (Region) announced financial close
on the Waterloo light rail transit (WLRT) project in On-
tario, Canada.
GrandLinq's bid to build the system falls within the Re-
gion's larger $818-million capital budget for the WLRT
project. The project is being procured by the Region as a
public-private partnership, and the project financing in-
cludes a short-term bank loan (provided by Alberta Trea-
sury Branches) and a long-term bond issue with CIBC
World Markets Inc. acting as underwriter.
GrandLinq GP entered into subcontracts in relation to
the project, including (1) a design and construction contract
with GrandLinq contractors, a general partnership between
Aecon and Kiewit, and (2) an operation, maintenance and
rehabilitation contract with Keolis.
The Region was represented by in-house counsel Debra
Arnold, Regional Solicitor and Director of Legal Services,
and Liviu Cananau, Solicitor Property (Rapid Transit); and
by external counsel Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
with a team including Sandra Nissan, Geoffrey Gilbert,
Roger Watkiss, Andrew Buisson, John Naccarato, Mad-
eleine Donahue, Robert Percival, Matthew Bernardo, Ken
Jennings, Amanda Fortuna and Elizabeth Cai.
GrandLinq GP's external counsel was Blake, Cassels &
Graydon LLP with a team including Anne Stewart, Gra-
ham McLeod, Mark Johnson, Carrie Fleming, Jennifer
Chan and Nicholas Roos (infrastructure); Andrew Gor-
don, Susan Tomaine, Trisha Robertson, Auriol Marasco
and Jennifer Hancock (corporate/securities and financial
services), and tax advice was provided by Chartered Ac-
