CIM Toronto Branch Luncheon
Location: National National Club - 303 Bay Street on the east side of the street, between King and AdelaideDate: December 11, 2008
Christiane Bergevin is President of SNC-Lavalin CapitaI Inc. since 1997 and is a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group Management Committee. SNC-Lavalin Capital is a leading-project finance advisory group offering cutting-edge expertise worldwide in financial modeling and project and government finance for infrastructure and industrial projects. SNC-Lavalin Capital is present on three continents and has been active in over 40 countries in support of its shareholder and for its own third-party clients. In 2007, for the third consecutive year, it made the Top 10 rankings of the Finance industry League Tables.
SNC-Lavalin Capital has advised and arranged for over US $6 billion in projects in the past few years in various industry sectors. In the M&M sector, its seasoned analysts have assisted clients ranging from junior mining companies to leading conglomerates in creating bankable financial models and providing innovative advice for several on-going developments including the major Ambatovy Project in Madagascar. In the Infrastructure sector, it notably advised for the structuring of two Project Finance Deals of the year: the CAD $1.9-billion Canada Line Project in Vancouver and the CAD $2.45-billion acquisition financing for the privatization of Highway 407 in Toronto. Moreover, it has structured several recognized export credit transactions, notably the largest multi-source export financing in Algeria for the US $380 M Skikda 825MW thermal power plant.
Prior to joining SNC International in 1990, Christiane structured ground-breaking transactions in Africa and OECD with EDC, Canada’s export credit agency, and she previously worked in real estate financing for Standard Life, a leading Canadian insurer.
Christiane graduated from McGill University and the Wharton School of Business and she is fluent in French, English and Spanish.
She sits on several Boards of Directors, notably on the Boards of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, of Cordiant Capital, the only Canadian-based emerging markets private equity and debt fund manager (also active in M&M) and of the Business Development Bank of Canada.
From Turmoil To Renaissance: New Prospects For Mining Financing
Heavy turbulence in financial markets and declining stock market values worldwide have left several junior and established mining companies alike with serious funding challenges for new capital projects and major expansions. Investments in emerging markets have especially been hit hard and some international lenders are stretched and do not always return calls. While financing was abundantly available in recent years and commodity prices hit the roof, the situation nowadays is more challenging. SNC-Lavalin Capital draws on an abundant experience and track record of success working in markets where sources of financing are scarce. The current turmoil opens avenues to reconsider tried and true recipes and brings opportunities for financing innovation which we will illustrate with case studies. Are we aiming towards a Renaissance?
The Hamilton Lectures were established by SNC/GECO, a subsidiary of the SNC-Lavalin Group, in 1980. Inaugurated for the Toronto Branch of the CIM, the lectures serve as a tribute to Robert and Philip Hamilton for their outstanding contribution to the Canadian mining industry.
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