+ Aaron Triplett to CFO @ Hillcrest Petroleum Ltd.

+ Amanda Wright to Director of Finance @ West Campus Development Trust

+ Annesley Wallace to Chief Pension Officer @ OMERS

+ Bharat Mahajan to Exec. VP & CFO @ Stuart Olson Inc.

+ Brad Ferguson to Pres. @ BGE Indoor Air Quality Solutions

+ Carl Delisle to VP & Corporate Controller @ LOGISTEC Corporation

+ Christopher Phone to CEO @ Bellemont Group

+ Craig Patterson to Coordinator, Contract Services @ Defence Construction Canada

+ David Calhoun to CEO @ Boeing Co.

+ Dean Hutchison to Partner @ Caron & Partners LLP

+ Elyse Murphy to Strategic Account Mgr. @ Aucerna

+ Farzana Wright to Leasing Coordinator @ BentallGreenOak

+ Gregor Neilson to Sr. VP, Operational Excellence @ WSP

+ Hope Bagozzi to Chief Marketing Officer @ Time Hortons

+ Iain Nairn to Pres. @ Hudson’s Bay Co.

+ Ilias Konstantopoulos to CEO @ Great Gulf Group

+ Isaac Bell to Sr. Director, Development @ Shape Properties Corp.

+ Jack Nodwell, Director @ Strad Inc., retired

+ Jacqueline Moore to Sr. Associate @ TEEMA

+ Jeff Leachman to Gen. Mgr. @ Custom Elevator Interiors Inc.

+ Jerry Patava, CEO @ Great Gulf Group, retired

+ John Beck to Non-Exec. Chairman @ Aecon Group Inc.

+ John Haug to Interim CFO @ Ceres Global Ag Corp.

+ John Schario to COO @ Medical Facilities Corporation

+ Judith Buie to Director @ Enerplus Corporation

+ Julie Lalonde to Managing Partner @ Walter Global Asset Management

+ Kyle Egbert, CFO @ Ceres Global Ag Corp, resigned

+ Linda Sullivan to Director @ AltaGas Ltd.

+ Lisa Raitt to Vice-Chair, Global Investment Banking @ CIBC

+ Lou Eccleston, CEO @ TMX Group, stepped down/retired early

+ Mark Gifford to CEO @ Real Estate Foundation of BC

+ Mathieu Landry to VP Technology & Bus. Dev. @ Azimut Exploration Inc.

+ Nancy Tower to Director @ AltaGas Ltd.

+ Nikki Neuburger to Chief Brand Officer @ Lululemon athletica inc.

+ Patricia Misutka to COO @ Imperial Equities Inc.

+ Pawel Dangel to Director @ Thomson Reuters Founders Share Company

+ Rene Tremblay to Trustee @ CAP REIT

+ Scott Gordon to Sr. Managing Dir., Head of Real Estate Asset Management, Canada @ Manulife Investment Management

+ William Polley, Director @ Advantex Marketing International Inc.

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+ Visa agreed to acquire Plaid Inc. for US$5.3 billion

+ working from home ~ are remote workers slacking off?

+ HR priorities for the year ahead – forecast for 2020

+ Jan. 21; Alberta Real Estate Association, Annual General Meeting, Red Deer

+ Jan. 24; Aimia Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Montreal

+ Mar. 21; Arrow Exploration Corp., Annual General and Special Meeting, Calgary

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+ Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd. announced its 2020CapEx Budget is $170.0 million

+ Alberta Energy System Operator (AESO) warns for possible power outage; spikes in demand due to cold weather and unexpected outages at two power plants have operators on alert … tic toc

+ Athabasca Oil Corporation announced its 2020CapEx Budget is $125.0 million

+ Coastal GasLink pipeline project construction resumed as court injunction curtailed blockage by activist opponents of the pipeline … tic toc

+ Cona Resources Ltd. closed its $740.0 million acquisition of Pengrowth Energy Corporation

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; crude prices soften as middle-east risk eases and U.S. inventory build concerns traders; meanwhile, natural gas prices at 10-month high …

+ Precision Drilling Corporation announced its 2020CapEx Budget is $85.0 million

+ Osprey Informatics changed its name to Osperity

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – U.S.: down 15 to 781this week; Canada: up 118 to 203 this week; full breakdown

+ Toscana Energy Income Corporation engaged advisors and initiated a strategic alternatives process

+ Western Energy Services Corp. announced its 2020CapEx Budget is $8.0 million

+ Manulife Private Equity Partners L.P. closed US$1.5 billion private equity fund

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation closed $1.0 billion sr. unsecured debt financing

+ PUDO Inc. closed $367,166.0 equity financing by private placement

+ PUDO Inc. closed $100,000.0 equity financing by private placement

+ Renaissance Oil Corp. closed US$1.0 million equity financing

+ Subversive Real Estate Acquisition REIT LP closed US$200.0 million equity financing by IPO

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*editor’s note: names companies involved in debt financing transactions we report in this section are ALWAYS the borrower; we report ‘fresh raises’ and do not report secondary offerings …

+ Brookfield Asset Management JV with Singapore’s Temasek Holding bidding to acquire Thyssenkrupp’s North American elevator division; reported as $16.6 billion bid … tic toc

+ Pembina Pipeline Corporation JV awarded an EPC lump sum for $2.7 billion to a 50/50 partnership of Fluor Canada Ltd. and Kiewit Construction Services ULC; overall project will have $4.9 billion capital cost, will open in later part of 2023

+ Equiton Residential Income Fund closed its acquisition of two 7-story building in Mississauga, ON; 155 units – terms not disclosed

+ Fengate Asset Management and Freed Developments Ltd. JV acquired 4.4 TOD mixed-use development site with entitlements in place in Toronto from Allied Hotel Properties Inc.

+ Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Inc. put its two Alberta casinos (both in Edmonton) on the market For Sale as part of its reverse takeover transaction to be acquired by Leisure Acquisition

+ Aegis Brands (The Second Cup Ltd.) completed its acquisition of Bridgehead Coffee (19 stores)

+ Pier 1 Imports Inc. is near a bankruptcy filing; reduced HQ staff by 40%, will shut 450 of its 942 stores and is also reported to be closing some or all of its 65 stores in Canada – and a Chapter 11 filing is widely expected soon … tic toc

+ ED Modular (EllisDon) opened its new facility in Stoney Creek, ON; largest modular construction facility in Canada

+ GWL Realty Advisors and Canada Life acquired 1.1 million sq. ft. DSV Solutions flagship distribution facility; sale/leaseback transaction for $180.0 million

+ Never underestimate the difference you can make in the lives of others. Step forward, reach out, and help. - Pablo

+ Let us remember: one book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. – Malala Yousafzai

+ BTB REIT closed the sale of a 200,000 sq. ft. property in Ingersoll, ON, for $13.3 million

+ Firm Capital American Realty Partners Trust completed its conversion to a REIT structure

+ Rene Tremblay to Trustee @ CAP REIT

+ Subversive Real Estate Acquisition REIT LP closed US$200.0 million equity financing by IPO

+ Summit Industrial Income REIT acquired 51,490 sq. ft. building in Oakville, ON for $13.3 million