Marissa Kirsh

Partner, Project Finance

Contact Information

mkirsh@osler.com

tel: 416.862.4224

Office

Toronto

Biography

Areas of Expertise

Bar Admission

Ontario, 2014

Education

University of Ottawa, J.D.
University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University, M.Sc.
McGill University, B.Eng.

Language(s)

English

Marissa’s practice covers many areas of corporate and commercial law, with a focus on the energy, financial services, and infrastructure sectors. She has worked on a variety of complex transactions related to public-private partnerships, project financings of major renewable energy projects, acquisitions and sales of large energy and infrastructure projects, syndicated credit facilities and partnering agreements. Marissa has experience representing a broad range of clients, including corporate borrowers and lenders, including developers, equity sponsors, contractors, and banks.

Deals & Cases

Lanfine Wind
Pattern Energy Group LP in its 150 MW Lanfine Wind power project
Potentia Renewables Inc.
Potentia Renewables in five unique, long term, non-recourse project financings
Wheatland Wind Project LP
Wheatland Wind Project in its approval for construction
Pattern Energy Group LP
Pattern in its $1.2 billion refinancing of the 300 MW Henvey Inlet wind generation facility
EllisDon Capital
EllisDon Capital in its bid on the Burnaby Hospital Redevelopment Project
SP Armow Wind Ontario LP
SP Armow Wind Ontario LP in its $700 million financing
Broadway Subway
A syndicate of international banks in the $2.8 billion Millennium Broadway Extension
Dream Unlimited Corp.
Dream Unlimited Corp. the $47.2 million sale of its renewable power portfolio to Potentia Renewables Inc.
Concert Infrastructure Ltd
Concert Infrastructure Purchase of Majority Interest in Iqaluit Airport
BlackRock Real Assets
BlackRock Real Assets in the sale of its portfolio of Canadian solar plants to Ullico Inc.
Pattern Energy Group Inc.
Pattern Energy Group Inc. in the sale of its interest in the K2 Wind Project to a consortium of investors led by Axium Infrastructure
Pattern Energy
Pattern Energy invests US$60 million in Pattern Development and forms strategic relationship with PSP Investments
Henvey Inlet Wind LP
Henvey Inlet Wind LP in the $1 billion financing and construction of the Henvey Inlet Wind Farm
TC Energy
TC Energy in the sale of its Ontario solar portfolio to Axium Infinity Solar LP for approximately $540 million

The Senior Creditors to Connect 6ix General Partnership in connection with the $9 Billion Ontario Line Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations and Maintenance Project procured by Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx. The Senior Creditor Group represented by Osler included: (i) TD Securities Inc. and National Bank Financial Inc., in connection with an underwritten private placement of senior bonds issued by Connect 6ix; (ii) ATB Financial Inc., DZ Bank AG, Korea Development Bank, National Bank of Canada, The Norinchukin Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in connection with a revolving credit facility and associated hedging arrangements and (iii) Japan Bank for International Cooperation in connection with a term loan facility
iCON Infrastructure in its agreement to acquire Capstone Infrastructure for $480 million