Beaumont, D. Robert
Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-5861
rbeaumont@osler.com
Mr. Beaumont, also a profes-
sional engineer, focuses on
infrastructure, P3, construc-
tion and procurement law.
His clients include owners,
developers, contractors and
lenders. His infrastructure
experience embraces power
and transportation facilities.
Bennett, Chris
Osler, Hoskin
& Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-5992
cbennett@osler.com
Mr. Bennett's practice fo-
cuses on project finance with
an emphasis on infrastruc-
ture and PPPs. He has acted
for several major Canadian
infrastructure projects in a
variety of sectors, including
healthcare, transportation
and national defense.
Bertoldi, Linda L.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6647
lbertoldi@blg.com
Ms. Bertoldi is the Chair of
BLG's Electricity Markets
Group. She advises on elec-
tricity project development
and ownership structures,
finance, M&A, regulatory
issues, contract negotiations
and acts for regulated utilities
and their shareholders.
Beavis, Merie-Anne E.
Gowling Lafleur
Henderson LLP
(416) 814-5631
merie-anne.beavis@gowlings.com
Ms. Beavis acts for public-
and private-sector clients, as
well as for lenders, on a variety
of infrastructure and mining
projects. Her P3 mandates
include courthouses, hos-
pitals, schools and learning
centres across Canada.
Berg, Ira
Goodmans LLP
(416) 597-4105
iberg@goodmans.ca
Mr. Berg focuses on P3s,
alternative finance projects,
public procurement and
complex construction
projects. He represents
public/private-sector clients
on transportation, bridge
and infrastructure projects
, and revenue-generating
asset transactions.
Bogden, John-Paul
Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP
(604) 631-3375
jp.bogden@blakes.com
Mr. Bogden's practice
includes infrastructure/pro-
jects and secondary P3 sales,
advising private-equity funds,
financial sponsors, public
and private corporations.
He recently advised on the
John Hart Generating Sta-
tion Replacement Project.
haven't seen before. And on top of that
you've got multiple projects going to mar-
ket within the same window of time. at
raises some new issues."
One already being tested is how under-
writers working to market the bonds at-
tached to a specific project will be affected
by other projects simultaneously competing
for large amounts of capital.
"I think it could affect pricing more than
anything else. e reality is these are highly
rated investments, and in my experience
there tends to be a lot of investor appetite
for them, so I don't believe there are going
to be project failures because there's insuf-
ficient capital in the markets.
"But if you're concerned about domes-
tic capacity you can always look south of
the border. If things continue at this rate,
it wouldn't surprise me at all if you saw
people looking in first instance to the
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