Lexpert®Ranked Lawyers
Ackerley, Glenn W.
WeirFoulds LLP
(416) 947-5008
gackerley@
weirfoulds.com
Mr. Ackerley counsels
his construction
industry clients on
contracts, procurement,
risk avoidance, claims
litigation and dispute
resolution. He advises
owners and contractors
on landmark capital
projects and public
infrastructure renewal.
Alter, Matthew R.
Cassels Brock &
Blackwell LLP
(416) 860-6764
malter@
casselsbrock.com
Mr. Alter is a
certifi ed specialist in
construction law. He
represents owners
and contractors
on domestic and
international
infrastructure projects
including all aspects
of procurement,
contract drafting
and negotiation, and
related disputes.
Ayotte, Daniel
Borden Ladner
Gervais LLP
(514) 954-3138
dayotte@blg.com
Mr. Ayotte's practice
is mainly devoted to
litigation, arbitration
and mediation in
construction and
commercial law.
His clients include
multinationals,
governments,
contractors,
engineering fi rms,
manufacturers
and insurers.
Allen, Michael S.
Farris, Vaughan,
Wills & Murphy LLP
(604) 661-9311
mallen@farris.com
Mr. Allen's project
fi nance practice
includes acting
for lenders and
borrowers on domestic
and international
transactions in the
PPPs/infrastructure,
energy, mining,
telecommunications
and forestry sectors.
Anderson, Jean E.
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4297
janderson@
goodmans.ca
Ms. Anderson's practice
includes fi nancing and
corporate transactions,
alternative fi nance and
P3s. Her experience
embraces project and
structured fi nance,
domestic and cross-
border fi nancings,
asset-based lending
and debt restructuring.
Bain, David R.
Bull, Housser &
Tupper LLP
(604) 641-4812
drb@bht.com
Mr. Bain specializes
in debt and project
fi nancing. He acts for
Canadian and foreign
banks, non-banks,
private lenders and
borrowers in various
sectors such as
infrastructure, forestry,
marine transport, real
estate, manufacturing
and aviation.
6 | Finance
Infrastructure fi nancing is an attractive asset class for many institutional investors,
and their appetite is not likely to fade anytime soon By Sheldon Gordon
FINANCING
INFRASTRUCTURE
THE SECONDARY market for equity and debt positions
in P3 infrastructure projects was on the rise in 2013, and deal
fl ow is expected to be even greater this year, as more of those
P3 projects will have progressed to an advanced stage.
" ere's been more projects reach fi nancial close in Can-
ada," says Colin McIver, partner at Dentons Canada LLP in
Vancouver. "We're up to 180 projects, so a lot more projects
have come on stream and are ripe for equity divestiture or
debt refi nancing."
" ere have probably been a couple of dozen [equity]
deals in the secondary market in the last few years," says Rob-
ert Borduas, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
