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Gangbar, Leonard A. Bennett Jones LLP
(416) 777-7478 gangbarl@bennettjones.com
Mr. Gangbar is consistently involved in the development, structuring and
financing of complex mixed-use urban projects, and all related multi-party
agreements governing their interconnection and use.
Gagnon, Nicolas Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.
(514) 877-3046 ngagnon@lavery.ca
Mr. Gagnon's practice embraces infrastructure and institutional projects,
including P3s, and focuses on project agreements, negotiations,
procurement, default remedy, multi-party litigation and surety-related
matters. He advises public- and private-sector clients, construction
professionals, contractors and surety companies at every stage
of construction projects.
Friend, QC, Anthony L. Bennett Jones LLP
(403) 298-3182 frienda@bennettjones.com
Mr. Friend's practice areas include commercial and construction litigation
and arbitration, assessment and taxation of privately held infrastructure, and
corporate arrangements and restructuring.He has acted in over 85 corporate
arrangements and restructurings.
Fowler, Bruce E. Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
(416) 367-6194 bfowler@blg.com
A senior partner at BLG and widely recognized for expertise in lending and
project finance, Mr. Fowler advises developers, sponsors, proponents and
lenders engaged in the acquisition, development, financing and procurement
of infrastructure, energy and construction projects. His mandates have
included major power, transportation, hospital and other social infrastructure
projects across Canada.
Ford, R. Andrew Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(514) 397-7547 aford@fasken.com
Mr. Ford's practice focuses on infrastructure projects carried out as P3s,
design build finance or design build projects and other construction
projects. Experienced in representing both public authorities and private
consortia in infrastructure projects, he has been involved in the creation and
implementation of major joint-venture projects involving European, Asian
and local interests.
Fews, Stefan Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-6493 sfews@stikeman.com
Mr. Fews focuses on commercial real estate, secured financing and joint
ventures, including the acquisition, disposition, leasing and development of
shopping centres, office towers, hotels and other major real estate assets.
He acts for pension funds and institutional investors in negotiating and
structuring partnerships and other entities for real estate transactions
in Canada and abroad.
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market here yet, but I know that they're looking at it.
"One would expect that if they do come in they'll
need to partner up with local contractors first of all
and secondly they would probably bring banking re-
lationships with them, and then maybe you'd see the
Chinese banks there. Once people started in that end,
they'd be more likely to expand."
Bendell says large US capital pools are also becom-
ing more interested in the bigger project sizes, and Ca-
nadian project companies are increasingly seeing US
investors as a way of widening the pool of long-term
funds, "and are designing instruments that adhere to
US securities regulations and allows them to sell into
the United States.
"In some cases, people are not as familiar with the
infrastructure market in Canada, but I think it will
only take a number of deals where these types of inves-
tors are getting their cash in order for it to be perceived
as a relatively liquid market for investment in Cana-
dian infrastructure."
In Canada, the long-term debt component of fi-
nancing large P3-type projects these days is usually
done by private placements to life insurance compa-
