“We are contrarian, value-oriented investors in private equity, credit and real estate,” is what Apollo Global says on its website.  The firm which was founded by Leon Black in 1990 out of the ashes of investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert is a pioneer in the private equity space.  Today it manages over $150 billion globally… Continue Reading

With shares of Petroamerica Oil Corp (PTA:TSXV) continuing to trade at a deep discount relative to their North American peers, the company has announced a 55 million share buyback to reduce the float by ~10%.  Management announced today that the TSX Venture has accepted their proposal to make a normal course issuer bid to buy… Continue Reading

The $65 million market cap Petronova announced a farm-in deal with Pacific Rubiales that will see the tiny oil explorer carried for 4 wells in the largest untested prospect in Colombia, potentially worth as much as $4 billion (40% to Petronova), with drilling starting in this year’s second half. Plus: Petromanas, Petroamerica, Canacol and frontiers… Continue Reading