+ Alberta Government land sale last week netted $6.85 million, 2nd lowest this year
+ Altus Group Ltd. agreed to acquire RealNet Canada Inc.
+ Berkshire Hathaway Energy’s $3.2 billion takeover of AltaLink got federal government approval; next hurdle is Alberta utility regulators – in the face of industry opposition ...
+ BCE Inc. spending $3.95 billion to acquire remainder of Bell Aliant Inc. it does not already control
+ Canada following U.S. lead; issuing sanctions against Russian corporations doing business in Canada over Russian actions in Ukrainian crisis
+ Carillion and Balfour Beatty in merger talks .. tic-toc
+ CMQ Resources Inc. is planning a going-private transaction
+ Delta Hotels and Resorts will build a new hotel adjacent to the new $1.4 billion Calgary International Airport Terminal; 318 hotel will be 4-star, full service hotel with conference/banquet facilities
+ Direct Energy agreed to sell its Ontario home & small commercial services business to EnerCare for $550 million
+ Enbridge Inc. considering 140,000 barrel/day train terminal in Pontiac, Illinois
+ HealthLease Properties REIT acquired Sunrise Village, 176 unit senior care facility in High River, from Continuum Healthcare Holdings Ltd. for $34.3 million
+ High Arctic Energy Services Inc. closed US$29 million purchase of two drilling rigs
+ Huntington Exploration Inc. adopted an advanced notice bylaw
+ Imperial Oil and City of Calgary agreed on scope of former SW Calgary refinery site cleanup; $27 million site restoration project; Imperial paying 60%, City paying 40%
+ JanaPartners hedge fun spurs run-up in Apache Corp. shares by investing $1 billion
+ Kern Partners has assembled a $750 million fund aimed at west coast LNG export projects
+ Lloyds Bank paying US$370 million in fines over LIBOR scandal wrongdoing; more penalties likely …
+ Morgan Stanley consented to US$275 million in fines over wrongdoing on sub-prime mortgage business
+ Precision Drilling Corporation increased its CapEx Budget to $934 million
+ Petrus Resources Ltd. made a takeover proposal to acquire Arriva Energy Inc.
+ Repsol in talks with Talisman Energy; possible take-over, asset sale or JV investment … tic toc; Talisman CEO Hal Kvisle expected to disclose more in earnings conference call after markets close today …
+ Shoreline Energy Corp. agreed to sell certain royalty interests to PrairieSKy Royalty Ltd. for $9 million
+ Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. agreed to sell none-core oilsands assets to raise $20 million
+ TransAlta announced plans to build a power plant in Australia (their 7th); western Australia, 150 megawatt plant will cost AUD$ 570 million
+ TransCanada Corporation got regulatory approval for its $800 million Northern Courier Pipeline Project
+ TransForce Inc. agreed to acquire Contrans Group Inc. for $495 million
+ UK making half the country available for shale drilling
+ U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is studying sale of Beaufort Sea leases on an area of 64.8 million acres
+ Zaio Corporation agreed to acquire Axis Appraisal Management Solutions Inc.
+ Zillow agreed to acquire Trulia for US$3.5 billion to virtually control all MLS residential data in the United States, which makes TREB’s battle with the Canadian Competition Bureau look so very petty …
