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North American Acquisition Deal of the Year 2007
Port Container Terminals Acquisition: North America Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan acquired the right to a long-term lease for four container terminals in New York, New Jersey and British Columbia from Orient Overseas International (OOIL). As per Project Finance magazine’s February 2007 issue, “the deal served as something of a trailblazer for its successors, pioneering a hybrid of project and leveraged financing that was replicated on later deals.”
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North American Transport Deal of the Year 2007
Northwest Parkway Toll Road: Denver, CO The 99-year concession for this 8.7 mile (14 km) toll road was awarded by the state in agreement with the Northwest Parkway Authority to Brisa and CCR, a joint venture of the largest toll operators in Portugal and Brazil. Planned improvements include implementing an express toll system, which will also allow payment of parking and gas station services along the toll road.
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North American PPP Deal of the Year 2007
A25 Québec: Montreal, Canada The Ministry of Transportation of Québec’s PPP deal with Macquarie Infrastructure Partners launches the design, build, operation and financing of Autoroute 25. For Montreal, it is the first toll road project since 1990 and the first to be delivered under a PPP. This new, 4.5 mile (7.2 km) highway segment with six lanes and a .75 mile (1.2 km) cable-stayed bridge will feature innovative tolling regulations designed to maximize the value of the concession while protecting users against abusive toll increases. In its September 2008 issue Public Works Financing magazine presented its first "Next Generation PPP Award" to Quebec's Transport Minister, Julie Boulet, and her project staff and advisors for setting the new standard in PPP procurements. PB served as strategic advisor to Quebec's Transport Ministry for traffic and revenue and helped the Ministry achieve its transport objectives through private sector participation.
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