Alison Babbitt is an English- and Ontario-qualified project finance lawyer focused on mining, renewables, and clean technology sectors. Having previously worked in the London and Bahrain offices, and now located in Canada, she has significant experience advising on both domestic and multi-jurisdictional international projects, including in LatAm and EMEA. She has played an integral role advising clients on transactions across a number of industry sectors (mining, renewables, clean technology, infrastructure, P3, conventional power, and oil and gas). She is an organized, solutions-oriented lawyer with a strong familiarity of the policies and terms and conditions of many financial institutions and the commercial realities and issues faced by project developers and among lending groups. Her ability to navigate complex issues and assist with formulating solutions to satisfy often disparate requirements among project participants has been recognized by the clients she serves, which include sponsors, commercial lenders, Islamic finance institutions, export credit agencies, and development and multilateral financing institutions. As co-lead of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Canadian ESG team, she is actively involved in advising clients on ESG-related matters and sustainable finance.
On Aug. 16, Champion Iron Limited, through its subsidiary Quebec Iron Ore Inc., completed a $185-million Preferred Equity offering to CDPQ in addition to a US$200-million credit facility with the Société Générale and Bank of Nova Scotia.
On Aug. 16, Champion Iron Limited, through its subsidiary Quebec Iron Ore Inc., completed a $185-million Preferred Equity offering to CDPQ in addition to a US$200-million credit facility with the Société Générale and Bank of Nova Scotia.
On December 14, 2017, Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. completed its $325-million notes offering and $50-million revolving credit agreement. The Notes were guaranteed by each of the company’s subsidiaries and were secured on a second-priority basis by substantially all of the company’s assets, including the company’s 49-per-cent participating interest in the joint venture related to the Gahcho Kué diamond mine.
