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As a result of an agreement signed Monday, there could soon be a new crop of windmills springing up on the Saskatchewan prairie.
Private Equity Eyes Infrastructure, Talent in Demand
Investors around the world are turning to infrastructure to add stability and security to their portfolios.
Alberta 'monitors' Wall St. raid
Last week, TransAlta Corp. CEO Steve Snyder turned thumbs down on the pitch by two mysterious Wall Street equity outfits to buy his company.
TransAlta expected to reject $7.8B takeover proposal
TransAlta Corp. is expected to break its long silence as early as today on a proposed $7.8-billion takeover by a group of newly friendly New York-based private equity funds -- and the answer's expected to be ...
TransAlta Q2 revenue surges 16 per cent to $708M; net profit fades to $47M
TransAlta Corp. has reported second-quarter net income of $47 million, down from $57 million in a year-ago boosted by non-recurring gains.
Canadian Markets: Bid for TransAlta pulls Canadian stocks upward
News of a bid to buy a top Canada electricity provider propelled the Toronto Stock Exchange's utilities sector, which sprung Canadian stocks upward on Monday.
Investment Groups Make $7.82B Offer For TransAlta
Two investment groups said Monday that they are making a $7.8 billion bid to take Canada's largest generator of wind power private.
Reuters Canada Business Summary
Toronto's main stock market index climbed 1 percent at the open on Monday before giving back some gains, as a takeover bid for TransAlta Corp and stronger-than-expected results from Bank of America soothed ...
Pension fund more likely to make rival bid for TransAlta than public company
Don't expect another public Canadian company like TransCanada Corp. to counter the now hostile $7.8-billion offer for Calgary-based electrical power generator TransAlta Corp.
TransAlta Pondering Response on Acquisition
By Aaron VanTuyl The Chronicle TransAlta, the Alberta, Can.-based power producer, is currently reviewing a nonbinding takeover proposal from LS Power Equity Partners and Global Infrastructure.
Private equity hot for infrastructure
A record number of private equity funds have set their sights on infrastructure assets, and are searching markets around the world for buyout targets and new sources of capital.
Investment Groups Make $7.82B Offer For TransAlta
Two investment groups said Monday that they are making a $7.8 billion bid to take Canada's largest generator of wind power private.
CORRECT: TransAlta gets letter from LS Power proposing deal
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Alberta government appoints mediator to stop strike
The Alberta government has appointed a mediator to intervene in a labour dispute between TransAlta Corp.
TransAlta Corp. plans to lock out 450 workers for five hours at its power plants west of Edmonton.
TransAlta to lock out workers Friday at Wabamun after union served strike notice
TransAlta Corp. plans to lock out 450 workers for five hours at its power plants west of Edmonton.
Steve Snyder, TransAlta Corporation's President and CEO, applauded the Alberta government's commitment to provide $2 billion in funding for the development of Carbon Capture and Storage technology, saying CCS ...
Sikh cuts ties with Alberta over beard shaving
A 24-year-old Sikh man who was told to leave a jobsite unless he shaved his beard said the experience has turned him off Alberta and doubts he will return if he's offered another job.
Alberta to spend billions to cut emissions
The oil-rich Canadian province of Alberta said on Tuesday it will put C$4 billion into two funds that will be used to pay for carbon capture and storage programs and to boost use of public transit to cut the ...
Sikh's beard costs him engineering job
TransAlta Corp. has become embroiled in a human-rights dispute with a Sikh contract employee who was ordered off the job for refusing to shave his beard.