Pomerleau Inc., 2023

Acted for Pomerleau Inc. in connection with the development phase of the progressive design-build-finance of the Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) Project.

EcoPro BM, 2023

Acting for Korea-based EcoPro BM in its C$1.2-billion joint venture with Ford and SK On to build a cathode manufacturing facility to produce electric vehicle (EVs) battery materials in Bécancour, Quebec.

Aecon Construction Group, 2023

Acted for Aecon Construction Group in its investment in the Oneida Energy Storage Project. It is one of the largest clean energy storage projects in the world which is being developed in partnership with Indigenous communities.

Canada Infrastructure Bank, 2022

Acted for Canada Infrastructure Bank in its C$400-million financing to support Brampton Transit's purchase of up to 450 zero-emission buses (ZEBs) by the end of 2027.

Ontario Transit Group, 2022

Acted for Ontario Transit Group, a consortium led by Ferrovial and Vinci, on its bid for the design, build and financing of the Ontario Line Southern Civil, Stations and Tunnel project. The Southern Civil project is one of three PPP contracts to deliver the Ontario Line.

Enerflex Ltd., 2022

Acted as Canadian financing counsel to Enerflex Ltd. in establishing a US$700-million revolving credit facility, a US$150-million term loan and a US$925-million bridge credit facility for its US$735-million business combination with Exterran Corporation to create a premier integrated global provider of energy infrastructure.

Plenary-led consortium, Connect 6ix, 2022

Acted for the Plenary-led consortium, Connect 6ix, consisting of Plenary Americas, Astaldi Group, Hitach, WeBuild and Transdev, with its bid to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Ontario Line - Rolling Stock, System, Operations and Maintenance (RSSOM) project. The RSSOM project is one of three P3 contracts to deliver the Ontario Line.

Connor Clark & Lunn Infrastructure, 2022

Acted as tax counsel to Connor Clark & Lunn Infrastructure in its acquisition of Landmark Student Transportation, a leading student transportation businesses in North America.

Valley Fiber Ltd., 2021

Acted for Valley Fiber Ltd., a Manitoba-based telecommunications infrastructure company, in its purchase of the shares of High Speed Crow Inc., a company providing wireless and fiber optic internet services in the rural areas of Manitoba.

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners L.P., 2021

Acted as Canadian counsel to Blackstone Infrastructure Partners L.P. in its acquisition of the majority interest of Carrix, Inc., one of the world's largest marine-terminal operators.

Enbridge Inc., 2021

Acted for Enbridge Inc. in the sale of its minority ownership interest in Noverco Inc. to Trencap L.P. for $1.14 billion.

Plenary Americas, 2021

Acted for Plenary Infrastructure Philadelphia, a Plenary-led consortium, in its winning bid for the design, construction, operation, maintenance and retail management for the Philadelphia William H. Gray III 30th Street Station project.

DIF Capital Partners and Valley Fiber Limited, 2021

Acted as lead transaction counsel to DIF Capital Partners and Valley Fiber Ltd. in their investment together with Canada Infrastructure Bank in the $328-million Manitoba Fibre project, which involves the construction of 2,657 kilometres of mainline fibreoptic cabling, targeting 48,500 underserved households with dedicated fibre-to-the-home.

Canada Infrastructure Bank, 2021

Acted for Canada Infrastructure Bank in its development of a first of its kind, flexible financing program for the Government of Canada's zero-emission buses initiative.

Hydro-Québec, 2021

Acted for Hydro-Québec in connection with the development and construction of an electrolyzer facility with a capacity of approximately 90 MW, making it one of the most powerful electrolyzers in the world to produce green hydrogen. 

J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc. and TD Securities Inc., 2021

Acted for J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc. and TD Securities Inc., the financial advisors to the special committee and board of directors of Inter Pipeline Ltd., Canada's fourth-largest pipeline company, in connection with the unsolicited bid, and subsequent acquisition, by Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, including with respect to their inadequacy opinions.

Xplornet Communications Inc., 2021

Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's largest rural-focused broadband service provider, in its acquisition of Swift High Speed, a facilities-based rural broadband service provider in Manitoba.

AECON Infrastructure Management Inc., Dragados Canada Inc. and Ghella Canada Ltd., 2021

Acted for West End Connectors, which includes AECON Infrastructure Management Inc., Dragados Canada Inc. and Ghella Canada Ltd., in its successful C$729.2-million contract to design, build and finance the Advance Tunnel phase of the Eglinton Crosstown West Extension project.

Xplornet Communications Inc., 2021

Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's largest rural-focused broadband service provider, in its acquisition of TowerCo Inc.'s tower assets in Manitoba.

Enwave Energy Corporation, 2020

Acted for Enwave Energy Corporation as the successful proponent for Syracuse University's steam station operations project. Along with serving Syracuse University, the Steam Station serves the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse VA Medical Center and Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital.

Plenary Group, 2020

Acted for Plenary Group, a leading investor, developer and operator of public infrastructure in North America, in its sale to Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec.

Plenary Americas, 2020

Acted for Avalon Healthcare Partnership, led by Plenary Americas, as the successful consortium for the design, build, finance and maintenance of a new adult mental health and addictions hospital in St. John's, Newfoundland. The project included a 240,000 square foot, six-storey, 102-bed hospital; a parking garage with space for 1,000 vehicles; and a new 60-bed hostel to replace the Agnes Cowan Hostel.

Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure Ltd., 2020

Acted as tax counsel to Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure Ltd. in its acquisition of USA Rail, an operator of short-line rail terminals in Louisiana and Texas.

Xplornet Communications Inc., 2020

Acted for Xplornet Communications Inc., a portfolio company of Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners and Canada's leading rural broadband provider, in its acquisition of Corridor Communications Inc., which operates CCI Wireless., a provider of broadband solutions to rural homes in Alberta, along with enterprise clients across western Canada.

EAS Energy Partners, 2020

Acted for EAS Energy Partners (a consortium comprising Enwave, AECOM and Saunders Concessions), which have entered into a concession agreement with the National Western Center Authority for the construction, financing, operation and maintenance of a campus energy program for the National Western Center in Denver.

Plenary Group, 2020

Acted for Plenary Group in the acquisition of a portfolio of Ontario-based hospitals and long-term care facilities from OMERS Infrastructure. The portfolio included three hospitals (Niagara Health System-St. Catharine's Hospital, the Royal Ottawa Hospital, the William Osler Health Centre) and 12 long-term care facilities that were constructed by OMERS, then Borealis Infrastructure, through separate greenfield developments between 2000 and 2009.

DigitalBridge, 2019

Acted for DigitalBridge in its acquisition (and related bank financing) of Beanfield Metroconnect, an independent bandwidth infrastructure provider serving the enterprise, carrier and multi-dwelling unit markets in Toronto and Montréal over its owned fibre network.

Hydrostor Inc., 2019

Acted for Hydrostor Inc., a developer of Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) projects, in securing a US$37-million growth financing to advance their global pipeline of utility-scale energy storage projects, including equity, debt, an asset acquisition, cash commitments, a project development partnership with Meridiam, a global infrastructure developer, and a strategic technology partnership with Baker Hughes, a GE Company.

CBHP Limited Partnership, 2019

Acted for CBHP Limited Partnership in its approximately $750-million contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Corner Brook Acute Care Hospital Project in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The new facility will be attached to the Corner Brook Long Term Care Hospital and will be seven storeys, 600,000 square feet and have 164 beds. Over the course of construction, which is expected to be completed in 2023, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador said it expects an estimated 4,000 person years of employment and $460 million in GDP to be created.

Innovate Energy, 2019

Acted for Innovate Energy, a consortium consisting of ENGIE Services Canada, PCL Constructors Canada, PCL Investments Canada and Black & McDonald, in its contract to modernize, maintain and operate the district energy system that heats 80 buildings and cools 67 buildings, including the Parliament buildings, in Canada's capital region. This mandate is part of the Government of Canada's Energy Services Acquisition Program and it will contribute to the Government's goal to reduce its energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from its own operations by 40% by 2030.

Alstom Transport Canada Inc., 2019

Acted for Alstom Transport Canada Inc. in its role as maintenance subcontractor for the light rail extension to the Confederation Line, which is the first stage of the new light rail transit system in Ottawa, Ontario.

Sidewalk Labs, 2019

Acted as Canadian counsel to Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners, a company that is focused on investing in technology-enabled infrastructure to transform urban life and create long-term value.

Plenary PCL Properties Gatineau, 2019

Acted for Plenary PCL Properties Gatineau on the closing of its contract to design, build, finance, maintain and operate a new preservation facility in Gatineau, Québec. The new preservation facility has a construction cost of approximately $330 million, and is the first "net-zero carbon" facility dedicated to archival preservation in the Americas as well as the first federal building constructed to the requirements of Canada's Greening Government Strategy.

FortisOntario Inc., 2019

Acted for Fortis Inc. and its subsidiary FortisOntario Inc. in connection with Ontario's largest First-Nations-led transmission project being undertaken by Wataynikaneyap Power LP, a partnership between 24 First Nations and private investors led by Fortis. This project was one of Lexpert's Top 10 deals of 2019.

Alstom Transport Canada Inc., 2019

Acted for Alstom Transport Canada Inc. and Alstom Holdings S.A. in the alternative financing and procurement transaction for Alstom's design, build, manufacture, supply and delivery of rolling stock for a new light rail transit system for Peel Region, Ontario.

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, 2018

Acted for Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive infrastructure software solutions, in its acquisition of AIworx Inc., a Québec City based provider of machine learning and Internet of Things technologies and services.

PSP Investments, 2018

Acted for PSP Investments in its acquisition of a 49% Class B interest in the Stillwater Wind Project, an 80 MW operating wind energy project located in Stillwater County, Montana.

LA Gateway Partners, 2018

Acted for LA Gateway Partners in its approximately US$2-billion contract to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Consolidated Rent-A-Car Facility (ConRAC) development project. The development of the new facility will consolidate the operations of rental car agencies at LAX, which are currently spread across 23 separate properties surrounding the airport. Comprising 5.3 million square feet, the LAX ConRAC will be the largest ConRAC facility ever built.

Plenary Justice Abbotsford Limited Partnership, 2018

Acted for Plenary Justice Abbotsford Limited Partnership in its approximately $150-million contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Abbotsford Law Courts project in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The new 14-room courthouse will include Provincial Court and Supreme Court courtrooms, as well as judicial conference rooms and space for all necessary justice partners. The courthouse is British Columbia's first new courthouse in 20 years.

Fengate Capital Management, 2018

Acted for Fengate Capital Management in its acquisition of the Heartland Petrochemical Complex's Central Utility Block (CUB) cogeneration facility from Inter Pipeline Ltd. and the project financing for the development, construction and operation of the CUB.

Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, 2018

Acted for (i) Axium Infrastructure Inc. and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in their joint $922-million acquisition from AltaGas Ltd. of a 35% interest in three hydroelectric projects in northwest British Columbia: the 195 MW Forrest Kerr Hydroelectric Facility, the 66 MW McLymont Creek Hydroelectric Facility and the 16 MW Volcano Creek Hydroelectric Facility; and (ii) Northwestern Hydro Acquisition Inc. (NWHA), the special purpose acquisition vehicle formed to complete the acquisition, in a subsequent $650 million senior secured bond financing and related letter of credit facility.

Oakland Corridor Partners, 2018

Acted as transaction counsel to Oakland Corridor Partners team, comprising John Laing Investments Limited, AECOM Capital, Inc., Jay Dee Contractors, Inc., Ajax Paving Industries, Inc., Dan's Excavating, Inc. and C.A. Hull, in its winning bid for the design, build, financing and maintenance of the third and final segment of the I-75 Modernization Project in Michigan.

EllisDon Infrastructure STV RER Inc., 2018

Acted for EllisDon Infrastructure STV RER Inc. in its successful $254.5-million contract to design, build and finance the Stouffville Corridor Stations Improvement Project, in support of the Province of Ontario's GO Regional Express Rail (RER) program. The project includes upgrades to tracks, platforms, new pedestrian connections and amenities at the Milken, Agincourt and Unionville GO stations along the Stouffville Corridor.

Alstom Transport Canada Inc., 2018

Acting for Alstom Transport Canada Inc. in its role as lead member of a consortium that is providing rolling stock, signalling services and operation and maintenance services, as part of the construction and operation of a new automated light rail transit system in the Greater Montréal Area. This $6.3-billion infrastructure project (its original estimated cost) is the largest public transit project undertaken in the province of Québec in the last 50 years.

Plenary Health Phase 1C LP, 2017

Acted for Plenary Health Phase 1C LP in its approximately $685-million fixed-price contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Phase 1C redevelopment project in Toronto, Ontario. The redevelopment project will see the construction of approximately 655,000 square feet of new build space contained in two modern buildings along Queen Street West in Toronto. The project is expected to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification for design excellence and sustainability.

CBCP Limited Partnership, 2017

Acted for CBCP Limited Partnership in its approximately $120-million contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Corner Brook Long Term Care project in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. The new facility will include approximately 150 long-term care, palliative and rehabilitative care beds and is expected to commence operations in the spring of 2020. This project is the first significant PPP project to reach commercial close in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Blue Property Holdings L.P., 2017

Acted for The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited with respect to the establishment of a joint venture by a consortium comprising The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited, Canderel and Club de hockey Canadien. Davies is representing the joint venture in the development of Tour des Canadiens 3, a new 55-storey residential condominium building to be located across from the Bell Centre in the heart of downtown Montréal, and in the establishment of its co-ownership with Tour des Canadiens 2.

Alstom Transport Canada Inc., 2017

Acted for Alstom Transport Canada Inc. in connection with the supply of light rail vehicles for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, to Metrolinx, an agency of the Government of Ontario, for a value of $529 million.

Acciona-Led Consortium, 2017

Acted as transaction counsel for a consortium comprised of Acciona Agua S.A., Acciona Agua Internacional, S.L. and Acciona Infrastructure Canada Inc., in its winning bid of $525 million for the design, build and finance of the Lions Gate Wastewater Treatment Plant project. Davies acted as lead transaction counsel for the consortium, including in the negotiation of the project documents with the Greater Vancouver Sewerage & Drainage District, the design-build documentation with the design-build contractor and the financing agreements with the lenders.

InstarAGF Asset Management Inc., 2017

Acted for InstarAGF Asset Management Inc. in connection with the formation of InstarAGF Essential Infrastructure Fund with total equity capital commitments of $740 million.