Atlas, Kenneth S.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(514) 954-2522
katlas@blg.com
Mr. Atlas practises in
the firm's Montréal and
Toronto offices. He
specializes in banking,
syndicated lending, debt
financing, project finance,
corporate restructuring,
bankruptcy and insolvency,
and venture capital, and
teaches at McGill University.
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 commer-
cial law. His clients include
multinationals, contractors,
engineering firms, manufac-
turers, sureties and insurers.
Bain, Mark W.S.
Torys LLP
(416) 865-7349
mbain@torys.com
Mr. Bain has acted on over
60 major PPP transactions,
including Ottawa LRT,
Windsor Essex Parkway,
Mackenzie Valley Fibre,
Regina Wastewater and
Saint John Drinking Water.
He is a Director of the
Canadian Council for PPP
and Canada Chair of IPFA.
Aycan, Nurhan
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(416) 814-5691
nurhan.aycan@gowlings.com
Mr. Aycan is a member of the
firm's Corporate Finance,
M&A and Private Equity
Group. He advises on M&A
transactions, securities and
corporate finance matters,
and private-equity and
venture capital financings
for high-growth companies.
Bain, David R.
Bull, Housser & Tupper LLP
(604) 641-4812
drb@bht.com
Mr. Bain specializes in
debt and project financing.
He acts for Canadian and
foreign banks, non-banks,
private lenders and borrow-
ers in various sectors such
as infrastructure, forestry,
marine transport, real estate,
manufacturing and aviation.
Bakshi, Vivek
Dentons Canada LLP
(416) 863-4658
vivek.bakshi@dentons.com
Mr. Bakshi represents
clients in the energy, natural
resources and infrastructure
sectors. He specializes in the
structuring, negotiation and
documentation of natural
resource projects and related
financings and M&A.
FUELLED BY A SHARP rise in the number of big-ticket civil-
infrastructure projects, some people have started asking wheth-
er Canada's financial markets have the capacity to absorb the
glut coming down the pipe. If not, the big question is, what
happens next?
"What you're seeing is the emergence of large-scale civil infra-
structure projects as a dominant focus in the market," says Chris
Bennett, who leads the project finance team at Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP in Toronto. "e level of activity has been intense.
FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE
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FUNDING
INFRASTRUCTURE
ARE CANADA'S FINANCIAL MARKETS
ADEQUATE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
NEEDS? BY SANDRA RUBIN
