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BIG DEALS
building maintenance and operations, and
project financing.
e project is part of the Government of
Canada's commitment to modernize and
standardize federal IT infrastructure. e
expansion will increase the government's
storage and bandwidth capacity and will
be equipped with modern, energy-efficient
power distribution and cooling systems. e
project has the goal of qualifying as a silver
standard green building with LEED stan-
dards; it will also have Uptime Institute Tier
III-certification.
Defence Construction Canada was rep-
resented by Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
with a team that included Richard Shaban,
Kasim Salim, Andrew Smith, Shane Pearl-
man and Arthur Nahas.
UIP was represented by Blake, Cassels
& Graydon LLP with a team that included
Catherine Doyle, Lisha Li and Leila Yacoubi
(financial services), Vivian Kung, Andrew
ompson, David Mender, Jenny Paramon-
ova and eresa Chan (corporate), Bryan
Bailey and Casey Richardson-Scott (tax).
BB UIP Inc., a partner in UIP and wholly
owned subsidiary of BB Group Canada Inc.,
was represented by David Rosenberg.
Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions
Canada LP will act as the Service Provider
and was represented in house by Andrew
McLachlin and Simon Chung, with assis-
tance from Dentons Canada LLP with a
team that included Anca Neacsu and Lam-
pros Stougiannos.
e lenders were represented by McCar-
thy Tétrault LLP with a team that included
Linda Brown, Samantha Cunliffe, Liezl
Behm and Ailbish Skinner.
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PROVINCE OF ALBERTA
COMPLETES $1.9B BOND
OFFERING
CLOSING DATE: JUNE 21, 2016
On June 21, 2016, the Province of Alberta
completed an offering of $1.9 billion princi-
pal amount series DN 1.35 per cent bonds
due September 1, 2021.
e offering was completed by a syndi-
cate of underwriters that was led by Scotia
Capital Inc., CIBC World Markets Inc., e
Toronto-Dominion Bank, BMO Nesbitt
Burns Inc., National Bank Financial Inc. and
RBC Dominion Securities Inc., and includ-
ing Desjardins Securities Inc., Casgrain &
Company Ltd., Merrill Lynch Canada Inc.,
Laurentian Bank Securities Inc., HSBC Se-
curities (Canada) Inc., and Canaccord Genu-
ity Group Inc.
e Province of Alberta was represented
by Michael Gluckman and Christopher
Ontkean of Alberta Justice and Solicitor
General.
e underwriters were represented by Jon
Truswell and Jordan Primeau of Bennett
Jones LLP.
CANWEL BUILDING MATERIALS
GROUP ACQUIRES JEMI FIBRE
CLOSING DATE: MAY 13, 2016
CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.
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