Overview

Committed to excellent client service, Jennifer acts for clients on complex deals and a variety of corporate matters. She works on financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions and public-private partnerships. Her clients include Canadian and international financial institutions, government agencies and corporations across a broad range of industries, including energy, gambling, petrochemicals and pharmaceuticals. Clients regularly call on Jennifer to assist with their corporate and regulatory obligations.

Acted for Birch Hill Equity Partners in its joint acquisition (and related financing) with Investissement Québec of Polycor Inc., the largest quarrier of natural stone in the world.

Acted for The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada in connection with the establishment of credit facilities to finance the construction and long-term operation of a 25-MW ground-mount solar project located near Fort Frances, Ontario. The project sponsor is a joint venture between the Rainy River First Nations and certain institutional and other investors. The project had been awarded a 20-year power purchase contract under Ontario's Feed-in Tariff Program, which included an Aboriginal price adder as a result of the participation by the Rainy River First Nations.

Acted for a syndicate of agents co-led by BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. in the C$500-million public offering of medium-term notes by 407 International Inc.

Acted for Fortis Inc. in its C$500-million offering by private placement of 5.677% senior unsecured notes due November 8, 2033.

Acted for Canada Infrastructure Bank in financing HTEC Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation to build and operate a hydrogen liquefaction facility in Vancouver; three gaseous hydrogen production facilities in Burnaby, Nanaimo, and Prince George; and 20 hydrogen fueling stations in Western Canada.

Acted for OMERS Life Sciences in its US$304.7-million acquisition of 100% of Esperion’s royalty entitlement (subject to a cap) on net sales of bempedoic acid products in Europe by Daiichi Sankyo Europe.

Acted as counsel to Algoma Power Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of FortisOntario Inc., in connection with the issue and sale by Algoma of C$55-million principal amount of 5.054% senior unsecured notes due August 22, 2054, on a private placement basis.

Practice Areas

• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Securities

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2011 (ON)