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Brookfield Corporation (BN) is a leading global investment firm dedicated to building long-term wealth for both institutions and individuals. The company operates three main businesses: Asset Management, Insurance Solutions, and Operating Businesses. Brookfield Corp invests in real assets that form the backbone of the economy, including property, renewable power, infrastructure, and private equity, ensuring the delivery of risk-adjusted returns to its stakeholders.
The firm's extensive portfolio spans across dynamic and resilient markets around the world, including the United States, the UK, Canada, Australia, Brazil, and India. Brookfield Corporation generates the majority of its revenue from its Asset Management business, which focuses on investing in high-quality assets to create value over time.
Brookfield Office Properties, a subsidiary of Brookfield Property Partners, is a significant segment of the corporation. This division owns, manages, and develops premier office properties that define the skylines of major cities such as New York, Washington D.C., Houston, Los Angeles, Toronto, Calgary, London, Sydney, and Perth. Signature properties like Brookfield Place in New York City, Toronto, and Perth, as well as Bankers Hall in Calgary and Bank of America Plaza in Los Angeles, attract major financial, energy, government, and professional services organizations.
Brookfield's recent achievements include regular dividend declarations, strategic acquisitions, and upfinancings, which have significantly strengthened its financial condition. Furthermore, the corporation is known for its strong, consistent performance and partnerships with top-tier organizations that maintain long-term leases.
For the latest updates and detailed information about Brookfield Corporation's performance, ongoing projects, and strategic initiatives, please visit their website at www.bn.brookfield.com.
Brookfield (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) has announced it will host its fourth quarter 2024 conference call and webcast on Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:00 am (ET). The financial results will be released before 7:00 am (ET) on the same day and will be accessible on the company's website.
Participants can join the event through either a conference call, which requires pre-registration for a dial-in number and unique PIN, or via webcast. The webcast replay will remain available for 90 days following the event.
Brookfield, through its renewable power and transition business, has sold 8,600,000 common shares of TransAlta on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The transaction was completed at C$19.65 per share, generating approximately C$168,990,000 in gross cash consideration.
Prior to the transaction, Brookfield owned 35,523,345 shares (11.9% of TransAlta). Following the sale, Brookfield's ownership decreased to 26,923,345 shares, representing approximately 9% of TransAlta's outstanding shares - a reduction of 2.9%. The disposition aligns Brookfield's share ownership with certain threshold agreements.
While there are no immediate plans for further sales, Brookfield maintains the flexibility to modify its position based on various factors including share price, transaction terms, liquidity needs, and diversification objectives.
Brookfield (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) has announced the pricing of a $700 million public offering of subordinated notes due 2055. The notes will carry a 6.300% annual interest rate until January 15, 2035, after which the rate will be reset every five years based on the five-year U.S. treasury rate plus a 2.076% spread, with a minimum rate of 6.300%.
The notes will be issued by Brookfield Finance Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, and will be fully guaranteed by Brookfield The offering is expected to close on December 17, 2024, with proceeds intended for general corporate purposes.
Brookfield Residential has acquired an ownership position in Kolter Land to expand residential land development across the Southeast U.S. The strategic partnership combines Kolter's operational strength in the Southeast with Brookfield Residential's real estate investment expertise. The collaboration aims to provide finished residential lots and mixed-use pads to builders in Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Jim Harvey, a 30-year veteran, will lead the partnership, transitioning from his role as President of Kolter Land. The partnership will leverage Brookfield's position as one of the largest lot suppliers to homebuilders and Kolter's established relationships with Southeast's leading public and private builders.
Brookfield (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) has received exemptive relief from the Ontario Securities Commission regarding the requirement for formal valuation and minority shareholder approval. This relief pertains to the previously announced arrangement to enhance the corporate structure of Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM). The company filed a material change report on November 1, 2024, which includes details of the arrangement and results of the formal valuation prepared by KPMG LLP. These documents are available on SEDAR+ and EDGAR, with free copies available to shareholders upon request.
Brookfield (NYSE: BN) reported strong Q3 2024 financial results with record distributable earnings before realizations of $1.3 billion ($0.80 per share), up 19% year-over-year. The company's asset management business saw 14% growth in fee-related earnings, with fee-bearing capital increasing 23% to $539 billion. Wealth solutions earnings doubled, benefiting from American Equity Life acquisition and increased annuity sales. The company executed $17 billion in monetizations and $20 billion in new investments. Core real estate portfolio showed 4% growth in same-store NOI. Brookfield maintains over $150 billion in deployable capital and repurchased approximately $1 billion of shares over the last twelve months.
Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and Brookfield (BN) announced structural changes to enhance BAM's corporate framework. The key changes include moving BAM's head office to New York and an arrangement where BAM would own 100% of the asset management business, with BN's current 73% interest being converted to direct ownership of BAM shares. This restructuring aims to simplify BAM's corporate structure and enable broader equity index inclusion, particularly in the U.S. The arrangement, subject to shareholder approval on December 20, 2024, is expected to close in early 2025. This would increase BAM's market capitalization to approximately $85 billion from the current $23 billion, reflecting the total value of the asset management business.
Fundamental Income Properties, a Phoenix-based net lease real estate company, has closed a $241.0 million long-term fixed-rate note issuance, designated as Fundamental Income Net-Lease Mortgage Notes, Series 2024-1. This marks the company's third note issuance under its FI Master Trust program and its first to achieve a 'AAA' rating from Standard & Poor's (S&P) on the senior class of notes.
The issuance comprises three classes of 5-year notes: $144.6 million of Class A-1 notes rated 'AAA', $72.3 million of Class A-2 notes rated 'AA', and $24.1 million of Class A-3 notes rated 'A'. Additionally, S&P upgraded $178.6 million of outstanding A-1 'AA' notes from the Series 2023-1 to 'AAA'.
This successful offering reflects investor confidence in Fundamental Income, which has acquired and financed over $1.6 billion of single-tenant properties across 43 states and 51 industries since 2020.
Brookfield (TSX: BN, NYSE: BN) has announced its upcoming third quarter 2024 conference call and webcast, scheduled for Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The company will release its financial results earlier that morning, before 7:00 a.m. (ET), which will be available on their website. Participants can join the event via conference call or webcast, with pre-registration required for the conference call. A replay of the webcast will be accessible for 90 days following the event.
Brookfield (NYSE: BN, TSX: BN) has announced the results of the conversion of its Cumulative Class A Preference Shares, Series 40 (TSX: BN.PF.F) into Cumulative Class A Preference Shares, Series 41. The company reported that 29,920 Series 40 Shares were tendered for conversion, which is below the one million share threshold required to proceed with the conversion into Series 41 Shares. As a result, no conversion will take place, and holders of Series 40 Shares will retain their current shares.