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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.
Vautour, André Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.
(514) 878-5595 avautour@lavery.ca
Mr. Vautour is a partner at Lavery and is also the Chair of its Board
of Directors. He practises in corporate and commercial law with a particular
interest in M&A of private corporations, strategic alliances, joint ventures
and investment funds in the fields of infrastructure, transportation
and technology.
Tzekas, Christopher J. WeirFoulds LLP
(416) 947-5039 ctzekas@weirfoulds.com
An authority on expropriation, Mr. Tzekas represents provincial ministries,
municipalities and a range of private clients. He has acted on significant
infrastructure projects, such as the extension of the subway into York Region
and the construction of HONI's Bruce to Milton 500 kv corridor. He appears
regularly before tribunals, councils and courts.
Turmel, André Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(514) 397-5141 aturmel@fasken.com
Mr. Turmel works on project development in the energy sector, negotiates
and drafts electricity generation, supply and transmission agreements in
the biomass, biogas, hydro and wind sectors in Canada, Asia and Africa,
and advises on oil and gas permits and licences. Mr. Turmel also works
on institutional reforms in the energy sector worldwide.
Turcotte, Maxime Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-2421 mturcotte@stikeman.com
Mr. Turcotte's practice focuses on providing corporate advice (often with
a cross-border or international component) in the context of private
and public M&A, P3 sponsor mandates and infrastructure & energy M&A.
He has extensive experience in the energy industry, in particular
with respect to renewable projects.
Tosto, Anna M. Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
(613) 696-6887 atosto@fasken.com
Ms. Tosto's practice includes a focus on the transportation industry.
She advises on privatization, financing, procurement, contract negotiations
and M&A. Her clients include lenders, lessors and lessees on cross-border
rail securitizations.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
maintain the Saskatoon North Commuter
Parkway and Traffic Bridge (NCPTB), with
Graham Infrastructure LP providing con-
struction and rehabilitation services and A S L
Paving Ltd. as the operations and maintenance
subcontractor.
e $500 million project is the City's second
Public-Private Partnership and the largest con-
struction project in the City's history.
e North Commuter Parkway portion
of the project includes a six-lane bridge and
8.3 kilometres of new arterial roadways. e
Traffic Bridge will accommodate all modes of
transportation while retaining a similar archi-
tecture to the previous structure as well as the
riverscape of the past century.
Construction is scheduled to conclude by
the fall of 2018.
e City of Saskatoon's legal team was led
in-house by Cindy Yelland, Director of Plan-
ning & Development Law and supported by
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP with a team
that included Judy Wilson, Marianne Smith,
Kate McGilvray, Jason MacIntyre, eresa
Chan, Neelu Toor, Alyssa Shivji, and Stephan-
ie Console. Danny Anderson and Paul Olfert
of MacPherson Leslie & Tyerman LLP acted
as Saskatchewan counsel on behalf of the City.
Graham Commuter Partners General
Partnership was represented by McMillan
LLP with a team that included Candy Saga,
Don Waters, Julie Han, Ahsan Mirza, Mandy
Versi, Tayleigh Armstrong, Shehen Mirakian
and Rob Scavone. Advice on matters related to the law of Sas-
katchewan and Manitoba was provided by Stuart Wicijowski,
Kelly Waddell and Peter Wilson of McDougall Gauley LLP
and Doug Sigurdson of Aikins, MacAulay & orvaldson
LLP, respectively. Graham Infrastructure LP was represented
in-house by Tony Clark and Brock Carscallen. A S L Paving
Ltd. was represented by Timothy Hodgson of Stevenson Hood
ornton Beaubier LLP.
Financing for the project was provided by way of a combina-
tion of short term bank debt, underwritten by Alberta Treasury
Branches, a private placement, underwritten by National Bank
Financial Inc. and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, and
equity. DLA Piper (Canada) LLP acted as counsel to the Lend-
ers, with a team that included Elizabeth Mayer, Andrew Burton
and Eric Belli-Bivar.
AECON GROUP AND AIRPORT
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
SELL MAJORITY INTEREST
IN QUITO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
TO GRUPO ODINSA AND CCR
On December 10, 2015, Aecon Group Inc. (Aecon) and Airport
Development Corporation, through its subsidiary ADC Man-
agement Ltd. (ADC), completed the sale of their combined
indirect majority interest in Quiport Holdings S.A. (Quiport
Holdings) (the holding company for Corporación Quiport S.A.
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