| Asset Type | Transportation Infrastructure |
| Status | Operational |
| Project Description | Largest container terminal operator at the Port of Montreal, Montreal Gateway Terminals operates two of the Port’s four international terminals. In 2018, the container volume totaled 900,000 TEU.1 |
| Asset Revenues | Container handling revenues, with rates ($/container basis) determined in medium-term contracts with each shipping line |
| Key Stakeholders | Lease: Port of Montreal |
| 1TEU stands for twenty-foot equivalent container units. |
| Asset Type | Energy Infrastructure |
| Status | Operational (COD between October 2014 and October 2015) |
| Asset Description | Three run-of-river hydroelectric facilities located near the Iskut River watershed in Northwestern British Columbia with a total installed capacity of 303 MW. |
| Asset Revenues | 100% of power produced is sold to BC Hydro under a fully inflation-indexed 60-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). |
| Counterparty | BC Hydro (rated Aaa by Moody’s, AAA by S&P, and AA (high) by DBRS) |
| PPA Expiry | Between October 2074 and October 2075 (60 years following COD) |
| Asset Type | Social Infrastructure (graduate student housing) |
| Status | Operational (substantial completion in 2014) |
| Asset Description | Aspire at West Campus is a purpose-built graduate student housing facility located at the University of Iowa (UI) in Iowa City. The facility is the only on-campus graduate student housing facility at UI and consists of 521 apartments with a total of 862 beds. Aspire is currently operated pursuant to a ground lease and operating agreement with UI under a 50-year term, including sponsor’s 10-year extension option. Rental rates are set collaboratively with the University but the sponsor has ultimate decision making authority. The original developer, Balfour Beatty, has been retained as property manager and is responsible for maintenance of the property as well as unit leasing and rent collection, for which the University also provides support. |
| Asset Type | Social Infrastructure (graduate student housing) |
| Status | Under construction (commercial operations in 2023) |
| Asset Description | Swiftsure Housing Partners is a partnership between Axium and Balfour Beatty to construct a graduate student housing facility located at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. The facility will be the only on-campus graduate student housing facility at Vanderbilt University and consists of 529 apartments with a total of 616 beds. The facility will be operated pursuant to a ground lease and cooperation agreement with Vanderbilt University under a 65-year term. Rental rates are set collaboratively with the University, but the sponsor has ultimate decision-making authority. Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions has been retained as property manager and is responsible for maintenance of the property as well as unit leasing and rent collection, for which the University also provides support. |
| Asset Revenues | Rental revenue is collected from students every month. Revenues earned above a 95% occupancy rate are split 75% to Swiftsure Housing Partners and 25% to Vanderbilt University long-term. |
| Counterparty | Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions (property manager)Vanderbilt University (S&P: AA+ / Moody’s: Aa1 / Fitch AAA) |
| Contract Expiry | Ground lease with the Vanderbilt University expires in 2086 |
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