+ Anderson Energy Ltd. sold $37 million in assets to pay down debt
+ Barclay’s Bank in scandal over ‘fixing’ rates - questions from regulators over LIBOR (London interbank offered rate) manipulation - fired CEO Robert Diamond and Bank of England under investigation
+ Bowood Energy Inc.’s takeover of Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. got shareholder approval
+ Calgary Chamber of Commerce put its building on the market For Sale
+ Calgary Stampede – the 100th anniversary event – got underway
+ Calvalley Petroleum Inc. received a $215 millioin unsolicited takeover bid from DNO International ASA
+ Cequence Energy Ltd. terminated its combination agreement with Open Range Energy Corp.
+ Compton Petroleum Corporation agreed to sell its Bigoray assets for $17 million to reduce debt
+ Duke Energy closed its $32 billion merger with Progress Energy
+ Dynegy Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; $2.5 billion in claims over one of its subsidiaries
+ Edleun Group Inc. expanded by opening 247 space child care centre in Calgary, and another in the Kelowna market and acquisition of two centres in Ontario and one in Airdrie
+ Gibson Energy Inc. is delaying its Moose Jaw facility expansion due to unpredictable construction logistics and capital cost uncertainty
+ Holloway Lodging REIT sold the Superr 8 hotel in Three Hills for $4.5 million
+ KEYreit is the new name for Scott’s Real Estate Investment Trust
+ Maple Group Acquisition Corporation’s takeover of TMX Group inc cleared another hurdle, receiving a ‘no action’ letter from the Competition Bureau
+ Norwegian government ordered and end to a strike to alleviate market fears of and oil industry shutdown
+ Pace Oil & Gas Ltd. adopted a shareholder rights plan
+ Petrus Resourced Ltd. closed its $60 million acquisition of Peace River area oil and natural gas assets
+ Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. agreed to acquire Open Ranged Energy Corp. for $175 million
+ TransGlobe Energy Corporation agreed to acquire Cepsa Egypt SA B.V. for $3 million
+ Winstar Resources Ltd. engaged advisors to explore strategic alternatives