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Tyson has recently been involved in representing

Energy-Related Transactions 

• Greenfield Energy Centre LP in the C$650 million financing of its 1,005 MW CCGT power project near Sarnia, Ontario
• C$942 million financing of Sithe-Goreway's 840 MW cogeneration project  
• Renewable Energy Generation Limited in the sale of AIM PowerGen Corporation to International Power for a purchase price of US$173 million
• Starwood SSM₂ Canada Inc. in its development of a 30 MW solar project in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario 
• AIM Harrow Wind Farm LP in the C$82 million secured credit facility for the financing of four wind power projects
• Royal Bank of Canada and Scotiabank as the co-lead lenders in GreenField Ethanol's C$405 million senior secured credit facilities 
• Brookfield Power Wind Prince LP
  • on the C$300 million financing of the Prince I (99 MW) and II (90 MW) wind farms near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
  • on the take-out of the above-noted construction financing
• Brookfield Renewable Power in the agreement to sell its Ontario electric distribution business to FortisOntario Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortis Inc.
• Birch Hill Equity Partners in its investment in the BIOX biodiesel operation
• Financial Guaranty Insurance Company in connection with a C$500 million wrapped bond deal for the project financing of hydro projects in British Columbia 

Other Corporate Transactions

• Sherritt International in its C$1.6 billion acquisition of Dynatec Corporation
• Hidalco Industries in the US$6 billion acquisition of Novelis
• K+S Aktiengesellschaft in the US$1.576 billion purchase of Morton International Inc. from Rohm and Haas, which in turn is owned by Dow Chemical
• The Thomson Corporation in the sale of Thomson Learning higher education assets for US$7.75 billion
• The Carlyle Group in its US$1.475 billion acquisition of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company’s Engineered Products Division
   

Regulatory Proceedings

• Great Lakes Power Transmission, an Ontario-based electricity transmitter, on its 2011-2012 transmission rates application to the Ontario Energy Board
• Plateau Wind Inc. in its road use application to the Ontario Energy Board
• Brookfield Renewable Power and related entities in filing a notice of proposed transaction under section 80 of the Ontario Energy Board Act
• Starwood SSM₂ Canada Inc., Pointe-Aux-Roches Wind Inc. and others in their generation license applications

Other Matters

• the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (Government of Canada), on regulatory and legal issues relating to adaptation to climate change including, in particular, as they apply to mining companies and tailings ponds in northern Canada
• Brewers Retail doing business as The Beer Store, in its five-year agreement with the Province of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal, to implement a new deposit return program for wine and spirit containers in Ontario
• Canada Post regarding the federal Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities (Gomery Commission)