+ Anne McLellan to Special Advisor to the Prime Minister @ Government of Canada

+ Bryan Palma, Pres. & COO @ Blackberry, stepped down

+ Carla Hansen to Supply Chain Sr. Advisor @ Enbridge

+ Carlo Valente to Director @ Geyser Brands Inc.

+ Chris Kempczenski to Pres., CEO & Director @ McDonald’s Corporation

+ Elizabeth May, Leader @ Green Party of Canada, resigned

+ Frank Palmer to Director @ Geyser Brands Inc.

+ George Cope to Chairman @ BMO Financial Group

+ Gordon Stephenson to CFO @ PCL Construction

+ Ian Anderson to Prairies Regional Mgr. @ Refrigerative Supply

+ Ian Edwards to Pres. & CEO @ SNC-Lavalin

+ John Vettergreen to Sales Mgr. @ Sure-Seal Contracting Ltd.

+ Josh Thomson to VP Development @ Cadillac Fairview

+ Mark Horrox to Director @ Pieridae Energy Limited

+ Matt Grace to Managing Principal @ Integral Group

+ Mike Kerr to CEO @ Vantage Solutions

+ Rhys Kane to Strategic Sales Director @ Horizon North Logistics Inc.

+ Roger Duurtsema to VP @ RGO Flooring

+ Sahezad Pardhan to Exec. VP & CFO @ Cadillac Fairview

+ Scott Dunlop to Strategic Business Advisor @ Sharc International Systems Inc.

+ Shane Wenzel to Director @ Alberta Enterprise Group

+ Simon Gourdeau to Pres. @ AXOR Group Inc.

+ Stephen Uau to VP, National Leasing @ Cadillac Fairview

+ Steve Toth to Director, Corporate Finance @ Paramount Resources

+ Tammy Forbes to Director of Corporate Communications @ Edmonton Economic Development Corporation

+ Timothy Murphy to Director @ Geyser Brands Inc.

~

 [send us your appointment notices  kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

+ Ron Carey, philanthropist (his vintage car and gas pump collection launched Heritage Park’s Gasoline Alley); 80

+ Alberta boosts funding for apprenticeship training

+ effective communication in the workplace

+ would you like fries with that? … McDonald’s HR chief steps down amidst C-suite scandal

+ Alphabet Inc. (Google’s parent) agreed to acquired Fitbit Inc. for US$2.1 billion

+  TD Bank Group opened TD Fusion Centre; an operation hub focused on improving detection and prevention of enterprise threats

+ Nov. 15; Delphi Energy Corp., Security Holders Meeting, Calgary

+ Nov. 19; E3 Metals Corp., Annual General Meeting, Calgary

+ Dec. 2; Boyd Group Income Fund, Special Meeting of Unitholders, Winnipeg

+ Dec. 10; First Capital Realty Inc., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

+ Dec. 12; Firm Capital American Realty Partners Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Toronto

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

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

~

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

+ Pattern Energy Group Inc. agreed to be acquired by CPPIB; enterprise value $6.1 billion

FACILITYCalgary FREE

 weekly newsletter

Est. July, 1999

HEADLINES: Calgary Co-op bought Community Natural Foods | Cona buying Pengrowth | Encana moving to U.S. | Mike Kerr launched Vantage Solutions | TC Energy $1.2 billion investment | Tidewater closes on refinery purchase + Barry Heck interview  + deals + rig counts + upcoming events, appointments + REIT NEWS + financings

+ to Ross Roy and Stantec, to Craig Senyk and Mawer, and to Barney Bentall & The Cariboo Express at the Bella Concert Hall; fundraiser for Classroom Champions, the 5^th Annual Peter Burgener Memorial Concert – raised $175,000.00

+ No one succeeds without effort …. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance. – Ramana Maharshi

+ A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit. – Arnold Glasgow

FACILITYCalgary newsletters may not be reproduced, rewritten, distributed, re-disseminated, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, directly or indirectly in any medium without the prior written permission of MaxComm Communications - © Copyright 1999 - 2019 MaxComm Communications. All rights reserved. Domains operated by MaxComm Communications:

http://calgaryofficespace.com

http://facilitycalgary.com

http://plandflex.com

http://markmusing.com  

http://calgaryhome.help/

FACILITYCalgary FREE

+ Calgary Co-operative Association Limited (Calgary CO-OP) acquired Community Natural Foods business; terms not disclosed

+ Cona Resources Ltd. agreed to acquire Pengrowth Energy Corporation for $740.0 million

+ Corridor Resources Inc. engaged advisors to commence a strategic review process

+ current energy prices; live link to current Bloomberg energy prices / OilPrice.com; ‘Western Canadian Select’ differential widens/Keystone pipeline leak/shutdown and curtailments affecting traders and deliveries

+ Davies Park long-term partner Mike Kerr, left the company; founded a new executive search & HR consulting firm, Vantage Solutions

+ Encana Corporation announced it will move its corporate headquarters out of Canada; new HQ will be in Houston

+ Encana Corporation announced it will change its name to Ovintiv Inc.

+ Hub International Limited acquired RBI Advisory Group

+ Pattern Energy Group Inc. agreed to be acquired by CPPIB; enterprise value $6.1 billion

+ PSAC released its 2020 forecast; expecting 4,500 wells to be drilled, down from 5,000 (revised 2019 forecast)

+ rig activity in Canada

+ rig counts (active/working) – U.S.: down 8 to 822 this week; Canada: down 5 to 142 this week; full breakdown

+ TC Energy Corporation announced a $1.2 billion investment in expansion of its ‘West Path Delivery program – NOVA Gas/Foothills systems’

+ Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. closed its $26.5 million Prince George refinery acquisition from Husky Energy

+ TODAQ agreed to acquire Quantius Inc.; terms not disclosed

+ Wexit? … western separatist group is trying to gain traction; organizers are gathering signatures in support of forming a federal political party … tic toc

+ Algernon Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $2.07 million equity financing

+ Continuum REIT is on the market to raise $354.0 million in equity by IPO

+ Exchange Income Corporation closed $80.0 million equity financing

+ Firm Capital Property Trust closed $1.3 million first tranche of an equity financing by private placement

+ Garda World Security Corporation closed US$2.552 billion recapitalization financing

+ Granit REIT closed $294.0 million equity financing

+ Killam Apartment REIT closed $100.5 million equity financing

+ Melcor REIT closed $46.0 million convertible debt financing

+ RBC Canadian Core Real Estate Fund closed $1.25 billion equity raise

+ Saudi Aramco is on the market to raise US$100.0 billion in equity by IPO

+ Sienna Senior Living Inc. closed $150.0 million sr. unsecured debt financing

+ Spark Power Group Inc. closed $5.459 million equity financing by a rights offering

+ Standard Lithium Ltd. closed $5.0 million debt financing

+ Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. closed $100.0 million debt financing

+ Tidewater Midstream and Infrastructure Ltd. secured $600.0 million credit facility

+ Touchstone Exploration Inc. secured $20.0 million credit facility

+ WPT Industrial REIT closed US$85.0 million equity financing

~

*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 …

+ call for submissions: 2019 Wood Design & Building Awards

+ new Lego headquarters in Billund, Denmark built ‘with bricks’

+ Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto agree on reduced scope for groundbreaking project

+ Pembina Pipeline published its 2018 Sustainability Performance Report

+ Waste Connections Inc. released its 2019 Sustainability Report

+ Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. closed its acquisition of Enbridge St. Lawrence Gas

+ City of Calgary re-examining options for Green Line LRT financing due to GOA changes to funding formula

+ in New York, Brookfield Properties opened One Manhattan West, 90% leased - 2.1 million sq. ft./67-story

+ in Riyadh, Triple Five Worldwide are teaming with Al Akaria Saudi Real Estate Company to develop a US$5.0 billion mall in Riyadh

+ Trez Capital and Hines acquired a 1,600 unit/235,400 sq. ft. storage facility in Plano Texas

+ Ascena is liquidating its Dressbarn chain; will close 650 stores in the U.S.; remainder assets sold to Retail Ecommerce Ventures Inc. who will operate Dressbarn online

+ Barneys New York sold to Authentic Brands Group et al for US$271.4 million

+ LVHM Moet Hennessy Louis Vitton made a takeover bid for Tiffany & Co. based on a US$14.5 billion valuation; media reports indicate Tiffany’s board will decline and ask for a higher price … tic toc

+ BSR REIT closed its acquisition of two Texas properties (Richmond & Allen) for $92.8 million

+ CAP REIT closed its acquisition of 1/3^rd interest in 506- luxury rental suites in downtown Toronto for $60.0 million

+ Continuum REIT is on the market to raise $354.0 million in equity by IPO

+ European Residential REIT agreed to acquire a nine-property portfolio (294 suites) for €67.3 million

+ Firm Capital Property Trust closed its acquisition of a 50% interest in two Edmonton industrial properties for $5.7 million

+ Firm Capital American Realty Partners Corp. announced intention to convert to a REIT structure

+ Granit REIT closed $294.0 million equity financing

+ Killam Apartment REIT closed $100.5 million equity financing

+ Melcor REIT closed $46.0 million convertible debt financing

+ Summit Industrial Income REIT closed a $588.0 million/37 property Alberta (Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie) portfolio acquisition

+ Summit Industrial Income REIT agreed to acquired 128,235 sq. ft. property in Vaughan, ON for $25.5 million

+ True North Commercial REIT closes its $100.5 million acquisition of ATB Westwinds Campus (209,400 sq. ft.)

+ WPT Industrial REIT closed US$85.0 million equity financing