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+ Christina Iacoucci to Head of Canada and Canadian Chief Investment Officer @ BentallGreenOak

+ Dave Kelly to CEO, Richardson Wealth @ RF Capital Group Inc.

+ David Young to President @ Royal Helium Ltd.

+ Jay Rana to Advisor Business/Asset Management, Canada @ J.P. Morgan Asset Management

+ Jean-Sebastien Grant to VP Institutional Business, Canada @  T. Rowe Price Associates Inc.

+ Jennifer Podmore Russell to Exec. VP, Real Estate and Development @ Nch’ḵaỷ Development Corporation

+ John Festival, Director @ Gibson Energy Inc., resigned

+ Kiran Benet to Chief People Officer @ Redberry Restaurants

+ Maxine Menard to Pres. & CEO @ Fiera Canada and Global Private Wealth

+ Michael Basso to Partner & Sr. VP @ BDO Canada

+ Nela Drury to Partner @ Coldwater Communications

+ Novi Cheema to Pres. & CEO @ University of Calgary Properties Group

+ Pierre Cherki to Executive Managing Dir., Real Estate @ Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

+ Sam Gabor to Partner @ Gowlings WLG

+ Sean Pierce to CEO @ Logistec

+ Scott Lewis to Burger King Brand President @ Redberry Restaurants

~ Note: links in this section are to LinkedIn profiles where available and otherwise to a relevant posting of the appointment. -  [ send us your appointment notices  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Jan 17; Matco Financial Outlook 2024: The Power of Income in Volatile Markets, Telus Convention Centre, complementary/limited seating; reserve your seat

+ Jan. 18; CFA Society Calgary – 47^th Annual Forecast Dinner, TELUS Convention Centre – save the date

+ Jan. 18; Careers in Technology Lunch and Learn Series, U of C Downtown Campus; info/register

+ Jan. 18’ EARTHx Series: Antartical is melting, but why now? U of C, MacHall Ballroom; info/register

+ Jan. 21-23; ICSC Whistler; Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Whistler, BC; info/registration

+ Jan. 29-31; 2024 CrossRoads Crop Conference, Westin Calgary Airport; info/registration

+ Feb. 8-9; 7^th Annual - ECO IMPACT 2024, Westin Downtown, Calgary;  register

+ Apr. 16-17; Innovate West, Vancouver Convention Centre; info/book – save the date

+ Apr. 23-25; 2024 Canadian Hydrogen Convention, Edmonton Convention Centre - register

+ Mar. 12-13; Petrochem Canada-West, Calgary; save the date

+ May 3; Little Warriors Be Brave Luncheon – Calgary; sponsorships - tickets

+ May. 8-9; Retail Supply Chain and Logistics Expo, Las Vegas Convention Centre

+ May 14-15, Canada’s Net-Zero Forum 2024, The Transition Accelerator, save the date/register

+ May 31 – June 2; Inventures Conference; Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; info / register

+ June 18-19; Petrochem Canada Conference and Expo 2024, Sarnia, On; call for presentations

+ Sept. 23- 25; BOMEX 2024, hosted by BOMA Vancouver – save the date

+ Sept. 25-27; CREW Network (Commercial Real Estate Women), 2024 Annual Convention, Vancouver – save the date

+ Oct. 20-24; Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference (GHGT), Telus Convention Centre, Calgary – save the date

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Cetana REIT is on the market to raise $8.0 million in equity; it’s first project is planned for Okotoks

+ REITrag covers activity and announcements on the activity of real estate investment trusts - REITs: - sign up at: https://markkolke.substack.com/s/reit-rag

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+ ATCO Ltd. is acquiring a new business unit, a fire protection business; FPS will operate within ATCO Frontec

+ Blue Wolf Capital Partners completed its $1.2 billion acquisition of Logistec Corporation;

+ bUILDERS + bUYERS; property finding/buyer representation by Mark Kolke and colleagues at MaxWell Capital Realty – RESIDENTIAL LAND and NEW HOMES – new listings every week – free Sunday update – sign-up at the bottom of this page; or ‘use this form, give us your ‘if I could wave a magic wand’ wish list, tell us what you are looking for

+ Calgary Co-op agreed to acquire Care Pharmacies (56 stores in 5 provinces)

+ Candesto Enterprises Corp./D3 Infrastructure Services Inc./Safe Roads Alberta Ltd. entered protection under CCAA; Alvarez & Marsal are the monitor

+ current energy prices; live links to Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; WTI @ US$72/bbl, Brent @ US$77/bbl; prices softened on soft demand and uncertainty as shippers pause Red Sea shipments over fears of terrorist attacks  - and Deloitte’s projections are tame (maybe they should have looked at this week’s forecast for weather as winter’s arrival might alter their natural gas storage projections)

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+ rig activity in Canada, courtesy of BOE Report

+ rig counts/utilization (active/working) – US: down 1 to 621 this week; Canada: up 39 to 125 this week; full breakdown and international rig counts

+ Serendipity Media Ltd. et al was placed in receivership; Deloitte is the receiver

+ Shawcor Ltd. finalized it’s rebranding; corporate name changed to Mattr. Corp.

+ AltaGas Ltd. closed a $400.0 million sr. unsecured debt raise

+ Azincourt Energy Corp. closed the first tranche of a $1.02 million equity raise by private placement

+ BioVaxys Technology Corp. is on the market $1.6 billion in debt by private placement

+ Cetana REIT is on the market to raise $8.0 million in equity

+ CIBC is on the market to raise $1.25 billion in sub debt

+ Keyera Corp. closed a $250.0 million long term debt raise

+ Mara Technologies Inc. secured a $45.0 million credit facility

+ Mullen Group Ltd. secured $375.0 million credit facilities

+ Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. closed a $2.26 million first tranche of an equity raise by private placement

+ NurExone Biolgic Inc. closed a $2.0 millioin in equity by private placement

+ Principal Technologies Inc. closed a $1.374 million tranche of an equity raise

editor’s note: names of companies involved in arm’s length debt and equity financing transactions we report in this section are ALWAYS the borrower; we report ‘fresh raises’ and do not report secondary offerings or non-arm’s-length transactions …

+ Jan. 9; Alberta Real Estate Association, Annual General Meeting, Edmonton and virtual

+ Jan. 10; High Arctic Energy Services Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary

+ Jan. 15; Slate Office REIT, Special Meeting, Toronto

[ please send your event notices and AGM notices to  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ ATCO Ltd. is acquiring a new business unit, a fire protection business; FPS will operate within ATCO Frontec

+ Avia Energy published its 2023 ESG report