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    CANADA - Surge Energy Inc. (SEI) agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Mount Bastion Oil & Gas Corp (MBO), a Calgary-based producer of crude petroleum and natural gas, for a total CAD 312.457 mil (USD 236.961 mil), in a stock swap ...
  • Brookfield Infrastructure acquires EnerCare Inc. for US$2,421M
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    CANADA - Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP) agreed to acquire the entire share capital of EnerCare Inc. (EnerCare), a Toronto-based provider of water heater rental and sub-metering services, for a total CAD 3.148 bil (USD 2.421 bil), via ...
  • Aphria Inc. acquires LATAM Holdings Inc. for US$130M
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    COLOMBIA - Aphria Inc. of Canada planned to acquire the entire share capital of LATAM Holdings Inc., manufacturer of pharmaceutical preparations, from Scythian Biosciences Corp., for a total COP 376.112 bil (USD 130.887 mil), in a stock swap ...
  • Brookfield Infrastructure acquires Enbridge Inc-Western Canadian for US$3,281M
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    CANADA - Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP definitively agreed to acquire the Western Canadian natural gas gathering & processing business (business) of Enbridge Inc (Enbridge), a Calgary-based provider of pipeline transportation services of ...
  • South32 Ltd. acquires Arizona Mining Inc for US$1,303M
    Thomson Reuters
    CANADA - South32 Ltd. of Australia agreed to acquire the remaining 83% interest or 259.924 mil common shares, which it did not already own, in Arizona Mining Inc, a Vancouver-based silver ore mine operator, for CAD 6.2 (USD 4.697) in cash per share, ...
  • Akita Drilling Ltd. acquires Xtreme Drilling Corp. for US$156M
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    US - Akita Drilling Ltd. of Canada definitively agreed to merge with Xtreme Drilling Corp., a Houston-based provider of onshore drilling and coiled tubing services, for a total USD 147.723 mil, in a stock swap reverse takeover transaction, via ...
  • Federal Government Purchases Trans Mountain Expansion Project for C$4.5B
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    CANADA - The Government of Canada has signed a Purchase and Sale Agreement to purchase the 1,000-kilometre Trans Mountain Pipeline system and the related expansion project, and the Puget Sound Pipeline system for C$4.5 billion from Kinder Morgan. ...
  • Enbridge Inc. acquires Enbridge Income Fund Holding Inc. for US$3,215M
    Thomson Reuters
    CANADA - Enbridge Inc. planned to acquire the remaining stake, which it did not already own, in Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc (ENF), a Calgary-based provider of pipeline transportation services of crude oil, in a stock swap transaction valued at ...
  • Stingray Digital Group Inc acquires Newfoundland Capital Corp Ltd for US$312M
    Thomson Reuters
    CANADA - Stingray Digital Group Inc definitively agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Newfoundland Capital Corp Ltd, a Dartmouth-based radio station, for an estimated CAD 13.28 in cash per share, or a total of CAD 286.026 mil (USD 222.658 ...
  • Stars Group Inc acquires Sky Betting & Gaming Ltd for US$4,710M
    Thomson Reuters
    Gaming company The Stars Group Inc said on Saturday it had agreed to buy Sky Betting and Gaming from owners CVC Capital Partners and Sky PLC, in a deal worth $4.71 billion. The deal comprises $3.6 billion in cash and the rest in newly-issued shares, ...
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