Cassandra Maria Sonia Florio

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Senior Associate

  Firm Name

  Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Work: Advises
  assists BC Hydro in respect of ongoing commercial PowerSmart program offerings
  other project-specific matters.
  Advises
  assists in connection with the closing of various public-private partnership transactions, including in the transportation, correctional
  hydroelectric energy sectors. Representative transactions include: City of Edmonton Valley Line LRT (2016) - $1.8 Billion
  Okanagan Correctional Centre (2014) - $190 Million
  
  
  John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project (2014) - $1.093 Billion.
  Advised
  assisted Finning International Inc. in its $230 million acquisition of the assets of Kramer Ltd., as well as other recent merger
  acquisition transactions in Canada.
  Advised
  assisted a U.S.-based health products company in the acquisition of the assets of a Canadian natural health products business.
  Completed a 7.5-month in-house secondment at Pacific NorthWest LNG in support of Petronas' proposed multi-billion-dollar LNG project on the west coast of British Columbia.
  Advised
  assisted a major private investment fund in acquisition financing transactions, including: a $1.05 billion credit facility, consisting of a term loan
  revolving credit facility used to finance the $2.4 billion acquisition of a major global digital learning company
  
  
  an $800 million credit facility, consisting of first lien term loans, second lien term loans
  an asset-based revolving loan facility used to finance the acquisition of a farm supply distribution business.
  Advised
  assisted an NYSE-listed cosmetics, skin care, fragrance,
  personal care company refinancing an $800 million term loan facility
  a $140 million asset-based revolving loan facility,
  qualified certain of its foreign subsidiaries as local borrowers under the new facilities.
  Advised
  assisted an NYSE-listed multinational financial services corporation in its $1.7 billion sale of a portfolio of private equity investments including over 200 limited partnership interests in private equity funds, as well as direct stakes in companies.
  Advised
  assisted an NYSE Amex-listed Canadian company conducting a rights offering.
  Advised
  assisted a not-for-profit organization seeking 501(c)(3) status on formation
  tax exemption application matters.