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FACILITYCalgary July16/19

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Interviews with interesting Calgary shakers and movers about what drive them and what they see . . . 
 
This week, my conversation with Sharon Martens of Martens Group Interior Design
 
 
Last week's conversation with Joe Lougheed of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP.
 
Coming soon . . .
 
- Hal Kvisle, CEO, Talisman Energy
 
- Ken Chapman, Exec. Dir. , Oilsands Producers Group
 
 
SHAKERS AND MOVERS

 

+ Adam Ashton to Sr. VP, Bus. Operations @ Bell Media
+ Alex Baum to Chairman @ Canadian Automobile Dealers Assocation
+ Betty Miao to Head of Retail Banking & Wealth Mgmt. @ HSBC Bank of Canada
+ Bill Slipp to VP Bus. Dev. and Land @ First Mountain Exploration Ltd.
+ Carmine Marcello to Pres. & CEO @ Hydro One Inc.
+ Jacques Fleuran to CFO @ HSBC Bank of Canada
+ John Choy to CFO @ Imaging Dynamics Company Ltd.
+ John Kousinioris to Chief Legal and Compliance Officer @ TransAlta Corporation
+ John Riddell to Chairman @ Riddell Kurczaba Architecture
+ Paul Rooney to COO @ Manulife Financial
+ Ralph Hilton to Chief Risk Officer @ HSBC Bank of Canada
+ Ron Kurczabal to CEO @ Riddell Kurczaba Architecture
+ Shant Poladian to CEO @ FAM REIT
+ Wayne Lam to CFO @ Wenzel Downhole Tools Ltd.
+ Zi Jinping to President of China, succeeding Hu Jintao
 [send us your firm’s appointment notices to: kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

FINANCINGS - proposed & closed

 

+ Alter NRG is on the market to raise $1.1 million in new equity
+ Athabasca Oil Corporation closed $550 million senior secured notes
+ Cequence Energy Ltd. is on the market to raise $16 million flow-through shares issuue
+ CRIUS Energy Trust closed $100 million IPO
+ Curlew Lake Resources Inc. closed $430,000 financing
+ Delphi Energy Corp. closed $32,999,425 equity financing
+ Discover 2012 Flow-Through Limited Partnership closed $50 million in flow through offering
+ ECO (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. closed $3,239,400 issue of new equity
+ Hudson’s Bay Company is on the market to raise $365 million in an IPO
+ Legacy Oil + Gas Inc. closed US$200 million unsecured term debt financing
+ Niko Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $252 million in common shares and unsecured convertible senior debt
+ North American REIT Income Fund closed $42 million IPO
+ NuVista Energy Ltd. is on the market to raise $94,793,000 in flow through equity
+ Petromin Resources Ltd. is on the market to raise $1,500,000
+ Renegade Petroleum Ltd. closed $70,745,105 equity financing
+ Slate U.S. Opportunity (No. 2) Realty Trust closed US$50 million
+ Tower Energy Ltd. is on the market to raise $2,000,000 in equity
+ Westbrick Energy Ltd. closed $75 million equity financing
+ Western Wind Energy Corp. closed US$25 million term debt facility
+ 3MV Energy Corp. closed $1 million convertible debt financing

 SAVE THE DATE / upcoming events

 

+ Nov. 26 & 27; POWER IN PARTNERSHIP, 29th Annual CCPPP National Conference and Awards, Toronto info/register
+ Nov. 26-28; 23rd Annual AIPMAC Conference, Hyatt Regency, Calgary info/register
+ Nov. 28; SustainaBUILD Vancouver, Hyatt Regency, Vancouver info/register
+ Nov. 28-29; 11th Annual Oil Sands Symposium, Fairmont Palliser, Calgary info/register
+ Dec. 10-12; 2012 CAPP Investment Symposium, Toronto
+ Dec. 12; OPEC, 162nd Ordinary OPEC Meeting, Vienna info/register
+ Dec, 21; Torquay Oil Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ Dec. 28; Alter NRG Corp., Special Meeting of Shareholders, Calgary
+ Jan. 29 & 30; 9th Annual Shale Oil & Gas Symposium, Hyatt Regency, Calgary info/register
+ Jan. 29-30; CI Energy Group’s Western Aboriginal Consultation & Negotiation Conference, Crown Plaza Chateau Lacombe, Edmonton info/register
+ Feb. 13 & 14; BUILDEX, Vancouver Convention Centre, info/register
+ Apr. 11, 2013 – Vancouver Real Estate Forum, Vancouver Convention Centre West, SAVE THE DATE

[send us your event notices to:  http://kolke@facilitycalgary.com ]

 KUDOS

+ Target announced it is pursuing LEED certification for all its Canadian stores opening in 2013

+ YWCA of Calgary raised $540,000 through its WHYWHISPER Gala … keynote speaker Gloria Steinem

FRESH ITEMS TODAY 
 November 20 / 2012 

 

+ Alberta and Saskatchewan compete for ‘fastest-growing’ provincial economy according to Conference Board of Canada report
+ Agrium Inc. facing pressure from shareholders to restructure board, split its businesses
+ Astral Media Inc. and Bell Canada submitted a revised merger proposal to CRTC for approval
+ current energy prices: live link to Bloomberg.com commodities data ; price volatility as last week’s inventory surplus is juxtaposed against middle east tensions pushing crude speculation upward
+ Gaza – Israel battle on hold, truce vs. ground war; death total over 100
+ Grey Cup – wager between Mayor Nenshi and Toronto’s Mayor Ford --- they bet their weight in food to be given to the winner’s city food bank … go Stamps!
+ Kingsway Financial Services Inc. acquired Intercontinental Warranty Services Inc.
+ leaked Government of Canada foreign policy document suggests focuses more on political interests driven by economic impact over human rights, groundwork for Asian trade deals
+ Pacific Rubiales agreed to acquire C&C Energia for $626 million and to start a new exploration company
+ Temple REIT got unitholder approval to convert to corporation structure; to operate as Temple Hotels Inc.
+ TORC Oil & Gas Ltd. and Vero Energy Inc. completed their combination; will operate as TORC Oil & Gas Ltd.
+ United Nations Children’s Day!

 NEWS REVIEW 
 Nov. 14 - 19 

 

+ Aston Hill Financial Inc. agreed to acquire Citadel Securities Inc.
+ Atlantic Power Corporation agreed to acquire Ridgeline Energy Holdings Inc.
+ Brad Barton, VP Engineering & COO @ First Mountain Exploration Ltd., left the company
+ BP agreed to a $4.5 billion fine for its 2010 Gulf of Mexico explosion and spill
+ Calgary Stampeders won Western Conference, advance to 100th Grey Cup vs. Toronto Argonauts
+ Credit Suisse agreed to pay $120 million penalty to the SEC over handling of subprime mortgages
+ Dr. David Ross to Pres & CEO @ SAIT Polytechnic, replacing Irene Lewis who is retiring
+ FAM REIT to raise funds in an IPO to acquire portfolio of Huntingdon Capital Corp.
+ Granite Real Estate Inc. shareholders approved conversion to REIT structure
+ Harry Winston Diamond Corp. agreed to purchase the Ekati Diamond Mine, US$500 million
+ Ivanhoe Cambridge acquired 49.9% interest in Manhattan office tower for US$360 million
+ JPMorgan agreed to pay $296.9 million penalty to the SEC over handling of subprime mortgages
+ Keystone XL Pipeline approval supported by American Petroleum Institute, U.S. State Dept. review of amended plan is pending, 1st qtr. 2013
+ Long Run Exploration Ltd. agreed to sell $180 million in assets to reduce debt
+ Marquee Energy Ltd. closed the sale, to Bellatrix Exploration Ltd., of $21 million in Willesden Green and Mannville assets
+ National Energy Board released its Winter Energy Outlook
+ Norton Rose to merge with Fulbright & Jaworski; to operate as Norton Rose Jaworski
+ Petronas has re-submitted its takeover proposal for Progress Energy Resources Corp. stressing a greater ‘net benefit to Canada’ element to Industry Canada
+ Scotiabank closed its acquisition of ING Bank of Canada
+ TAQA announced its 2013 North American CapEx Budget is $500 million
+ U.S. congressional leaders and President Obama negotiating budget and legislative solution to looming ‘financial cliff’ crisis
+ Vermilion Energy Inc. agreed to acquire ZaZa Energy Corporation for US$86 million
+ Vermilion Energy Inc. announced its 2013 CapEx Budget is $475 million
+ Winalta Inc. agreed to $2 million sale, last of its non-core assets

 QUOTES

“Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.” – Dr. Haim Ginott

“The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn’t been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him.” – Pablo Casals

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