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Infrastructure September 2014

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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38 | Big Deals bitt Burns and Desjardins Securities Inc. Infrastructure Ontario's legal team was led in-house by Aileen Gien. Bennett Jones LLP acted as counsel to Infra- structure Ontario and Providence Care in the structuring, procurement, negotiation and settlement of the project doc- uments, with a team including Paul Blundy, Peter Westcott, Aleksandra Finelli and Craig Garbe. Integrated Team Solutions PCH Partnership was rep- resented by McMillan LLP with a team including Chris Bennett, Rob Scavone, Michael Burns, J.R. Beaudrie, Val- erie Garcia, Maria Sagan and Tim Hughes. Fengate Capital Management Ltd., OE Infrastructure Fund L.P., Pacific Gateway Infrastructure Fund L.P., Fen- gate Greenfield Infrastructure Fund L.P. and Toronto Elec- trical Workers Infrastructure Fund L.P. were also repre- sented by Gowling Laf leur Henderson LLP with a team including Paul Harricks, Rob Blackstein and Nate Apple- ton. The Integrated Team Solutions PCH Partnership team also included Kristen Wittman of Taylor McCaf- frey LLP. EllisDon Corporation was represented in-house by Jody Becker and Rosemarie Lipman, with support from Peter Schwartz of Harrison Pensa LLP. Johnson Controls Canada LP was represented by Darryl Brown, Faithe Hold- er and Irene Chang of Gowling Laf leur Henderson. The underwriters were represented by McCarthy Té- trault LLP with a team including Sarah Bird, Samantha Cunliffe and Fayyaz Karmali. CONIFEX POWER COMPLETES FINANCING OF BIOENERGY POWER PROJECT Closing date: November 29, 2013 Conifex Power Limited Partnership, a subsidiary of Co- nifex Timber Inc., completed project financing of up to $102.7 million to finance the construction and operation of a 36 megawatt bioenergy power generation facility situated in Mackenzie, British Columbia. The credit facility was arranged by Canadian Impe- rial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) and Export Development Canada, as co-lead arrangers, with CIBC also acting as ad- ministrative agent for the lenders consisting of CIBC and Export Development Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada (collectively called the bank lenders), and Inte- grated Private Debt Fund IV L.P. (IPD, and together with the bank lenders known as "the lenders"). Conifex LP was represented by Sidley Austin LLP with a team including Vanessa Wilson and Pauline Crane; and by Sangra Moller LLP in British Columbia with a team of Kim Moller, Mark Racic, Josh Schmidt and Evan Griffith. Saltbox Partners acted as financial advisor for Conifex LP with a team of Nina Eshoo and Charles-Henry Kurzen. The bank lenders were represented by McCarthy Té- trault LLP with a team of Stephen Furlan, Lynn Parsons, Morgan Troke and Will Fyfe (finance); Joshua Walters (energy), Stephanie Axmann (Aboriginal), Lisa Vogt and Michael Nienhuis (real estate); Anastassia Chtaneva and Jacob Stone (construction/supply contracts). IPD was represented by Alison Manzer of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP. Wright, Brian G. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP (416) 865-5488 bwright@fasken.com Mr. Wright represents fi nancial institutions on domestic and cross-border projects, acquisitions, leveraged debt fi nancings, syndications and asset- based lending in a wide range of industries including infrastructure, transportation and energy. Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers Other Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers Baker, Wendy A., Miller Thomson LLP Beaumont, D. Robert, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Bennett, Chris, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Carson, Lorne W., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Clark, Ron W., Aird & Berlis LLP Connolly, Jaime O., McInnes Cooper Cornett, Lloyd F., Aird & Berlis LLP Crossman, Anthony J. (Tony), Miller Thomson LLP Dagenais, Jean-Francois, BCF LLP Daoust, J.E. Dennis, Daoust Vukovich LLP Davies, Jeffrey L., Davies Howe Partners LLP DeLuca, G. Dino, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Doumani, Robert G., Aird & Berlis LLP Ellingson, Beverly G., Terra Law Corporation LLP Emakpor, Tobor, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Evanchuk, Doug, McLennan Ross LLP Frazer, D. Suzan, McInnes Cooper Gelgoot, Raymond M., Fogler, Rubinoff LLP Gillott, Roger J., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Hearn, Bill, Davis LLP Hoyt, QC, Leonard T., McInnes Cooper Hughes, Frank E., McInnes Cooper Ivanoff, Paul A., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP LeBlanc, QC, Denise A., McInnes Cooper Lucky, Donald C.I., Reynolds Mirth Richards & Farmer LLP Mascarin, John, Aird & Berlis LLP Massicotte, Etienne, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP McGarva, Bernie, Aird & Berlis LLP Nelligan, Margaret T., Aird & Berlis LLP Peever, QC, E. Wells, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP Santoro, Vitale A., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Sebastiano, Rocco M., Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Tod, QC, Brian W.L., Miller Thomson LLP Vukovich, Natalie, Daoust Vukovich LLP Welsh, Mario, BCF LLP Westersund, QC, Lowell A., Rose LLP Wilmot, John A., Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Wilson, QC, Donald K., MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP

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