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(regulatory), Dan Kofman and Patrick Gor-
don (real estate), Jonathan Kahn (environ-
mental), Bryan Bailey (tax) and Lisa Carty
(labour and employment). KPMG Corpor-
ate Finance acted as investment adviser to
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EDF EN CANADA
SELLS A STAKE IN
THE RIVIÈRE-DU-MOULIN
WIND PROJECT
CLOSING DATE: DECEMBER 7, 2015
On December 7, 2015, EDF EN Canada
Inc. (EDF EN), a market leader in renewable
energy and subsidiary of EDF Energies Nou-
velles Group, completed the sale of a 42.5
per cent interest in the 350 megawatt (MW)
Rivière-du-Moulin Wind Project located in
the Province of Québec (the Project) to DIM
Wind, Limited Partnership (DIM), a lim-
ited partnership formed by a consortium (the
Consortium) regrouping Régime de rentes
du Mouvement Desjardins, Desjardins Fi-
nancial Security Life Assurance Company,
Certas Home and Auto Insurance Com-
pany, Industrial Alliance Insurance and Fi-
nancial Services Inc. and e Manufacturers
Life Insurance Company. EDF EN Canada
will remain involved in the Project through
its wholly owned subsidiary EEN CA Ri-
vière du Moulin L.P. (EEN), which is a 57.5
per cent co-owner of the Project. EDF EN
Canada will provide management services
and EDF Renewable Services will continue
to provide a portion of the current operations
and maintenance services as well as 24/7 re-
mote monitoring.
e Project's first phase has an installed
capacity of 150 MW and has reached com-
mercial operation on November 27, 2014,
while the second phase of 200 MW has
reached commissioning on November 14,
2015. e Project will utilize a total of 175
wind turbines.
EDF EN was represented by an in-house
team led by Julie Chabot (Head of Legal,
Québec) and also by Stikeman Elliott LLP
with a team that included Maxime Turcotte,
Dominique Rolland (M&A), Erik Richer La
Flèche, Sterling Dietze, Maxime Jacquin, Léa
Bénitah-Bouchard (project finance), Jean-
Guillaume Shooner (tax), Jeffrey Brown and
Paul Beaudry (competition). Dentons Can-
ada LLP acted as development counsel to
EDF EN, including title and permitting mat-
ters, with a team consisting of Mylany David,
Charles Côté-Lépine and Simon Chénard
(real estate).
e Manufacturers Life Insurance Com-
pany was represented by an in-house legal
team led by John Wallace (Managing Dir-
ector, Senior Counsel and Practice Group
Leader, Fixed Income, North American
Investment Law). Régime de rentes du
Mouvement Desjardins was represented by
an in-house legal team led by Patrick Chillis
(Director, Legal Affairs). Desjardins Finan-
cial Security Life Assurance Company and
