Public-Private Partnerships (P3)

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Computershare participates in many of Canada’s prominent P3 and project finance transactions for infrastructure projects including healthcare, transportation, utilities and governmental services.

An industry leader with more than $1.8 trillion in outstanding debt under administration, Computershare’s expertise for public-private partnership transactions allows us to provide comprehensive support throughout the life of your project.

 Our trustee services for P3 transactions include acting in any of the following capacities:
  • INDENTURE TRUSTEE
    We act as trustee on your public or private debt offering, functioning as paying agent, registrar and transfer agent. We also perform tax reporting functions, including remittances, compliance reporting to debtholders, as set out in the agreements, and coordinate special meetings of debtholders, as may be required.
  • COLLATERAL AGENT AND SECURITY TRUSTEE
    As an independent third party (Agent or Trustee), we hold collateral and security interests in Letters of credit, Shares, Partnership Units, Promissory Notes and Guarantees, General Security Agreements, Mortgages, Waterfall Accounts and Blocked and Springing Accounts.
  • BANK ACCOUNT TRUSTEE
    We administer waterfall accounts and disseminate funds as mandated.
  • FINANCIAL MODEL CUSTODIAN
    We hold the financial model in safekeeping, in electronic or physical form.
  • INTER-CREDITOR AGENT
    We act as an independent agent to manage the competing collateral interests of two or more creditors in connection with their mutual borrower.
  • INSURANCE TRUSTEE
    We administer insurance payments in accordance with the terms of the agreements.

 The Computershare Advantage:

DEDICATED CLIENT SERVICE

  • National support—backed by local expertise—from an experienced Corporate Trust Officer
  • Services and documentation in English and French

COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES

  • Asset custody maintenance and reporting—holding securities as collateral
  • Ongoing administration – monitoring compliance with covenants

CAPABILITIES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA

  • Services in both the United States and Canada

GLOBAL LOCATIONS

We facilitate transactions through our US offices in New York, Boston, Cleveland, Denver and Los Angeles; our Canadian offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal; as well as our Asia office in Hong Kong

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Meetings, consent solicitations and contacting debtholders

To give you a better understanding of the length of the process, here is what you need to know about debtholder meetings and consent solicitations.

Considerations for drafting P3 transaction project agreements

In a P3 transaction, Computershare can act as indenture trustee, security agent or collateral agent, insurance trustee, financial model custodian and bank account trustee. Through these observations, we have identified three areas to consider when reviewing various Project Agreements.

Accessible, innovative solutions, expertise, and a consultative approach to support all your P3 trust needs.

 

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