Tzekas, Christopher J.
WeirFoulds LLP
(416) 947-5039
ctzekas@weirfoulds.com
Mr. Tzekas represents provin-
cial ministries, municipalities
and a range of private clients.
He also acts as counsel to
a number of professional
organizations. He appears
regularly before tribunals,
councils and courts.
Vesey, Derek R.G.
Davies Ward Phillips
& Vineberg LLP
(416) 367-6921
dvesey@dwpv.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 mining,
social and transportation
infrastructure and energy.
Vogel, Sharon C.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6148
svogel@blg.com
Ms. Vogel advises on con-
tract draing and negotia-
tion for infrastructure and
industrial projects, including
P3s. She specializes in dispute
resolution for infrastructure
projects such as highways,
railways, tunnels, pipelines,
hospitals and mines.
Vallis, QC,
FCIArb, Jeffrey D.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(403) 232-9404
jvallis@blg.com
Mr. Vallis practises com-
mercial litigation and
arbitration with an emphasis
on construction and engin-
eering issues, the oil & gas
industry and other industrial
disputes. His clients include
owners, contractors, engin-
eers, lenders and sureties.
Vilder, Sébastien
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
(514) 982-5080
sebastien.vilder@blakes.com
Mr. Vilder's practice includes
energy and infrastructure,
specializing in project and
bank financing. He has
acted in numerous project
and bank financings in
Canada and internationally,
advising a wide variety of
financial services clients.
von Hahn, omas
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
(416) 863-4333
tvh@blakes.com
Mr. von Hahn advises pen-
sion funds, institutional
and private investors in the
acquisition and disposition
of real property and mort-
gage portfolios, and has been
active in the privitization
and disposition of govern-
ment assets across Canada.
Canada as lenders and Caisse centrale Des-
jardins as administrative agent.
Once completed, the Project will include
a new 220,000-square-foot facility, which
will accommodate up to 3,200 additional
full-time students for a total enrolment of
approximately 5,500 students.
e facility will include space for faculty
and administrative offices, 31 new class-
rooms, 29 new studios, labs and production
spaces and a creative campus complex that
consists of central learning and collabora-
tive meeting space known as the Creativity
Commons; research and leadership centres
such as the Institute for Creativity; and a
gallery space to showcase student creativity
and innovation.
e contract commits Project Co to
design, build and finance the Project for a
guaranteed price of approximately $67.3
million, which will be paid by Sheridan
College when substantial completion of
the Project, scheduled for summer 2016,
is achieved.
Sheridan College and Infrastructure
Ontario were represented by McCarthy
Tétrault LLP with a legal team comprising
Godyne Sibay, Gord Willcocks, Cynthia
MacDougall, Jonathan See, Joel Heard,
Tristan Musgrave, Ian Mak, Patrick Oufi,
Adam Armeland and Kathy Munn. Sheri-
dan College and Infrastructure Ontario
were led in-house by Alexa Abiscott, Gen-
eral Counsel, and by Olivia Bautista, Legal
Counsel, respectively.
Project Co's legal team was led in-house
by Olly Jasen, General Counsel, and by Os-
ler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP with a team
that included Rocco Sebastiano, Chris Ben-
nett, Andrew Wong, Ryan errien, Sean
McDermott and Marissa Kirsh.
e lenders were represented by Farris,
Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP with a
team led by Mike Allen.
PORTER AVIATION
HOLDINGS INCORPORATED
SELLS BILLY BISHOP
TORONTO CITY AIRPORT
PASSENGER TERMINAL
CLOSING DATE: JANUARY 27, 2015
City
Centre Terminal Corp., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Porter Aviation Holdings Inc.
(PAHI), completed the sale of substan-
tially all of its assets, including the passen-
ger terminal at Billy Bishop Toronto City
Airport (BBTCA), to Nieuport Aviation
Infrastructure Partners GP (Nieuport), a
consortium of Canadian and international
infrastructure equity investors.
Nieuport comprises InstarAGF Asset
Management Inc., Kilmer Van Nostrand
Co. Limited, Partners Group, and insti-
tutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan
Asset Management. Debt financing was
underwritten by e Bank of Nova Scotia
(BNS), Caisse centrale Desjardins (Des-
jardins) and National Bank of Canada
(NBC). BNS acted as agent for the lenders.
BBTCA is the ninth busiest airport in
Canada, serving 2.4 million passengers in
2014. e terminal is a state-of-the-art fa-
cility newly constructed by CCTC in 2010.
BBTCA is a major economic engine for the
Greater Toronto Area, generating approxi-
mately $1.9 billion in total annual econom-
ic impact and supporting approximately
5,700 direct and indirect jobs. It is access-
ible to about 6.6 million residents within a
one-hour drive.
In 2013, BBTCA was recognized by Sky-
trax as one of the world's best small airports.
PAHI and CCTC were represented in-
house by Greg Sheahan and by Norton
Rose Fulbright Canada LLP with a team
led by Jim Cade and Troy Ungerman and
included Michael Wahl and Karen Galpern
(corporate), Suzana Lobo and Mike Moher
(banking ), Barry Segal (tax), Orestes Pas-
parakis (advisory), Kevin Ackhurst (regula-
tory), Madeleine Donahue (environment-
al) and Michael Lieberman (real estate).
RBC Capital Markets and Barclays Capital
Canada also advised PAHI and CCTC on
the transaction.
Nieuport was represented in-house by
Greg Joffe, and by McCarthy Tétrault LLP
with a team led by Jonathan See and includ-
ed Gordon Willcocks, Jake Irwin, Matthew
Cumming, Andréa Armborst, Michael
Eldridge, Isabel Henkelman and Matthew
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