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June 28, 2017
Canadian Investors Betting Big On US Clean Energy Sector
Canadian asset management firms have recently plowed billions of dollars into U.S. renewable energy companies, upping a bet on the American clean energy sector's long-term growth despite the Trump administration's singular focus on fossil fuels, experts on both sides of the border say.
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June 28, 2017
SEC Hits Penn West Petroleum With Accounting Fraud Charges
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday filed accounting fraud charges against oil and gas producer Penn West Petroleum Ltd., saying that three of its former executives orchestrated a multiyear scheme that gave off a rosier than reality impression of Penn West’s financial condition.
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June 28, 2017
Deals Rumor Mill: Sebia, KKR, Halliburton
A French, private equity-backed medical diagnostic equipment manufacturer could sell for €2 billion or more, KKR will rake in £1.4 billion through the sale of its stake in a Norwegian software company, and Halliburton has its eye on a U.S. oilfield equipment supplier backed by billionaire George Kaiser.
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June 28, 2017
Sens. Grill Trump's Pick To Head DOJ Environmental Division
President Donald Trump’s pick to be the top environmental law official at the U.S. Department of Justice faced skeptical Democrats on a Senate panel on Wednesday, with Kirkland & Ellis LLP partner Jeffrey Bossert Clark fielding questions about his private practice and views on climate change.
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June 28, 2017
SunEdison Gets Nod For $32M Unsecured Creditors Settlement
SunEdison Inc. reached a major milestone on Wednesday as a New York bankruptcy court approved a $32 million settlement between the green energy giant and its unsecured creditors, putting its restructuring case on track to be wrapped up within a matter of months.
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