C. Nicole Sigouin
Senior Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
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Biography
Nicole Sigouin practises in all areas of banking and finance. She has extensive experience acting for financial institutions and borrowers in connection with domestic and cross-border debt financing transactions, asset-based lending, project finance, acquisition financings and complex financial restructurings (including the ground-breaking $32 billion restructuring of third-party asset-backed commercial paper in Canada). She is a member of our special situations team, applying her experience to urgent and critical corporate reorganizations.
Professional experience
Collapse allLL.B./B.C.L., McGill University, 1995
- Ontario 1997
Nicole acted recently for the following clients:
- TransAlta Renewables Inc. in the secured private placement of C$260 million aggregate principal amount of senior amortizing bonds for its indirect majority-owned subsidiary Kent Hills Wind LP
- Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd. in connection with a secured $375 million acquisition credit facility in favour of its subsidiary, BCP IV Service Station LP, provided by a syndicate of lenders co-led by The Bank of Nova Scotia and RBC Capital Markets, the proceeds of which were used to acquire a portfolio of gas stations and related assets from Loblaws
- TransAlta Corporation with C$206 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured floating rate bonds for its indirect wholly owned subsidiary TAPC Holdings LP
- TransAlta Renewables Inc. in connection with the secured private placement of C$159 million aggregate principal amount of senior amortizing bonds for its indirect wholly owned subsidiary New Richmond Wind L.P
- TransAlta Renewables Inc. in connection with a secured C$442 million bond offering for its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Melancthon Wolfe Wind LP
- Parq Holdings Limited Partnership in a US$415 million project financing for developing a resort and casino in Vancouver
- TELUS Corporation with a C$2.25 billion credit facility provided by a syndicate of lenders led by The Bank of Nova Scotia
- Parmalat Canada Inc. in connection with credit facilities totaling C$175 million provided by a syndicate of lenders led by The Bank of Nova Scotia
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Banking and Finance Law, 2025
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2018-2019, 2022-2024: recommended in Banking & Financial Institutions
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Osgoode Professional Development CLE Faculty
- Author, Lender Liability, Lexis Practice AdvisorSM (LexisNexis)
Client work
Bird Canada completes merger with Bird Global
January 18, 2023