Project Financing

SNC-Lavalin Capital's team of financial specialists has earned a reputation for excellence in integrated project financing and financial modelling services for small, medium and large projects. Its multilingual professionals have contributed to arranging over US $6 billion in innovative financing for Canadian and international clients. A designated International Financial Centre, SNC-Lavalin Capital Inc. has expertise in various sectors including power, oil and gas, mass transit, infrastructure, pharmaceuticals, mining, agriculture, industry and Aboriginal projects.

SNC-Lavalin Capital's team provides services in 11 languages and combines diverse and complementary professional expertise.

Expertise

  • Provision of integrated financial and economic modelling services - more than 500 financial models for all types of projects have been developed
  • Development and negotiation of limited recourse financing packages for concessions and public-private partnerships in Canada and abroad
  • Extensive knowledge of export credit systems
  • Expertise in Islamic specialized funding
  • Experience in corporate financing and merger and acquisitions
  • Ability to arrange sophisticated leverage leasing structures
Projects Contacts

William R. Bennett Bridge - Capital

Okanagan Lake Concession Limited Partnership has signed a 30-year concession with the Province of British Columbia and BC Transportation Financing Authority (BCTFA) to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a new crossing over Okanagan Lake and to decommission the existing bridge. SNC-Lavalin Capital advised and acted as sole arranger for the debt which was rated "A" by Standard & Poor's. The financing was fully subscribed by Canadian institutions through a Private Placement. The financing was closed in June 2005. The new William R. Bennett Bridge will be a 5-lane floating bridge of approximately 1 km in length and is expected to be completed in 2008. Client: Province of British Columbia

Country : Canada

InTransit BC Limited Partnership

Réseau de transport en commun rapide Canada Line
InTransit BC Limited Partnership has signed a 35-year concession with Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Project Management Ltd. (RAVCO) and the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (GVTA) to design, build, partially finance, operate and maintain the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver (RAV) rapid transit line. Following the review of various financing structures, SNC-Lavalin Capital, as advisor, recommended the bank debt financing solution. SNC-Lavalin Capital then led discussions for the selection of lead arrangers.

Country : Canada

Brun-Way Group

SNC-Lavalin Capital was retained as the exclusive financial advisor and arranger to Brun-Way. It advised, led and arranged an innovative investment grade CDN $544 M financing, rated by S&P, with closing taking place in a record two months. The transaction was placed with four Canadian institutional investors including Manulife Financial, Sun Life Financial and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Both commercial close and financial close occurred in February 2005.

Country : Canada

AltaLink Limited Partnership

AltaLink, a limited partnership held by SNC-Lavalin Investment, Macquarie, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Trans-Elect, was chosen by TransAlta for the acquisition of its electric transmission lines in Alberta. As AltaLink associated advisor, SNC-Lavalin Capital participated in the financial modelling and rating presentation as well as elaborated and arranged the bridge financing provided by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Scotia Bank. The bridge financing closed in April 2002 and was refinanced by a "A" rated long-term debt issue and a private placement.

Country : Canada

Skikda 825 MW Thermal Power Plant

SNC-Lavalin Capital was selected as exclusive advisor to develop the financial proposal accompanying SNC-Lavalin's bid for the design, construction and operation of a 825 MW combined-cycle thermal power plant in the Skikda region in Algeria. The client is Shariket Kahraba Skikda (SKS), a special purpose entity set-up by Sonatrach, Sonelgaz and AEC. SNC-Lavalin Capital proposed a multi-source export credit financing for the foreign cost portion of the contract. SNC-Lavalin Capital selected Société Générale as lender and sole arranger with the participation of Export Development Canada and the US Export-Import Bank. It is SNC-Lavalin Capital's largest export credit financing for a project in Algeria, as well as the largest financing of this type for a project in that country. SNC-Lavalin Capital's total financing in Algeria now reaches up to more than CDN $1 billion. The financial agreement was signed in early 2004. 

Country : Algeria

William R. Bennett Bridge - Capital

Okanagan Lake Concession Limited Partnership has signed a 30-year concession with the Province of British Columbia and BC Transportation Financing Authority (BCTFA) to design, build, finance, operate and maintain a new crossing over Okanagan Lake and to decommission the existing bridge. SNC-Lavalin Capital advised and acted as sole arranger for the debt which was rated "A" by Standard & Poor's. The financing was fully subscribed by Canadian institutions through a Private Placement. The financing was closed in June 2005. The new William R. Bennett Bridge will be a 5-lane floating bridge of approximately 1 km in length and is expected to be completed in 2008. Client: Province of British Columbia

InTransit BC Limited Partnership

Réseau de transport en commun rapide Canada Line
InTransit BC Limited Partnership has signed a 35-year concession with Richmond-Airport-Vancouver Project Management Ltd. (RAVCO) and the Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority (GVTA) to design, build, partially finance, operate and maintain the Richmond-Airport-Vancouver (RAV) rapid transit line. Following the review of various financing structures, SNC-Lavalin Capital, as advisor, recommended the bank debt financing solution. SNC-Lavalin Capital then led discussions for the selection of lead arrangers.

Brun-Way Group

SNC-Lavalin Capital was retained as the exclusive financial advisor and arranger to Brun-Way. It advised, led and arranged an innovative investment grade CDN $544 M financing, rated by S&P, with closing taking place in a record two months. The transaction was placed with four Canadian institutional investors including Manulife Financial, Sun Life Financial and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Both commercial close and financial close occurred in February 2005.

AltaLink Limited Partnership

AltaLink, a limited partnership held by SNC-Lavalin Investment, Macquarie, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Trans-Elect, was chosen by TransAlta for the acquisition of its electric transmission lines in Alberta. As AltaLink associated advisor, SNC-Lavalin Capital participated in the financial modelling and rating presentation as well as elaborated and arranged the bridge financing provided by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board and Scotia Bank. The bridge financing closed in April 2002 and was refinanced by a "A" rated long-term debt issue and a private placement.

Skikda 825 MW Thermal Power Plant

SNC-Lavalin Capital was selected as exclusive advisor to develop the financial proposal accompanying SNC-Lavalin's bid for the design, construction and operation of a 825 MW combined-cycle thermal power plant in the Skikda region in Algeria. The client is Shariket Kahraba Skikda (SKS), a special purpose entity set-up by Sonatrach, Sonelgaz and AEC. SNC-Lavalin Capital proposed a multi-source export credit financing for the foreign cost portion of the contract. SNC-Lavalin Capital selected Société Générale as lender and sole arranger with the participation of Export Development Canada and the US Export-Import Bank. It is SNC-Lavalin Capital's largest export credit financing for a project in Algeria, as well as the largest financing of this type for a project in that country. SNC-Lavalin Capital's total financing in Algeria now reaches up to more than CDN $1 billion. The financial agreement was signed in early 2004. 
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