0001171843-17-007023.txt : 20171114 0001171843-17-007023.hdr.sgml : 20171114 20171114170609 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001171843-17-007023 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20171114 FILED AS OF DATE: 20171114 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20171114 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001001085 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS [6512] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 033-97038 FILM NUMBER: 171202753 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY ST, STE 300 STREET 2: PO BOX 762 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: A6 M5J2T3 BUSINESS PHONE: 416-363-9491 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY ST, STE 300 STREET 2: PO BOX 762 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: A6 M5J2T3 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRASCAN CORP/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010321 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EDPERBRASCAN CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970904 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRASCAN LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19950919 6-K 1 f6k_111417.htm FORM 6-K
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2017

Commission File Number: 033-97038

Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

Brookfield Place Suite 300 181 Bay Street, P.O. Box 762 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T3
(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [   ]      Form 40-F [ X ]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders, and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR. 

On November 14, 2017, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated November 14, 2017

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

      Brookfield Asset Management Inc.    
  (Registrant)
   
  
Date: November 14, 2017     /s/ A.J. SILBER     
  A.J. Silber
  Vice President, Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary
  
 EX-99.1 2 exh_991.htm PRESS RELEASE EdgarFiling

EXHIBIT 99.1

Brookfield Closes $3 Billion U.S. Commercial Real Estate Finance Fund

BROOKFIELD, NEWS, Nov. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”) (NYSE:BAM) (TSX:BAM.A) (EURONEXT:BAMA) announced today that it held the final close on Brookfield Real Estate Finance Fund V (“BREF V” or the “Fund”) with aggregate equity commitments of approximately $3.0 billion. BREF V is Brookfield’s fifth commercial real estate finance fund targeting mezzanine debt investments through the origination of financing for high-quality properties predominately in major markets across the U.S.

Investors in the Fund are a diverse group of 64 institutional investors, including public and private pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, and family offices. Brookfield committed $400 million to the Fund, aligning its interests with those of the other Fund investors.

Andrea Balkan, Managing Partner at Brookfield Real Estate Financial Partners, said, “We are grateful for the strong support we have received from our investors. This fundraise demonstrates that demand for real estate finance investing continues to grow. We are excited about the opportunities we are seeing for making attractive, risk-adjusted investments.”

To date, the Fund has made nine investments, representing aggregate mezzanine lending commitments of approximately $422 million.   

Brookfield Asset Management
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a leading global alternative asset manager with over $265 billion in assets under management. The company has more than a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on real estate, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. Brookfield offers a range of public and private investment products and services, and is co-listed on the New York, Toronto and Euronext stock exchanges under the symbol BAM, BAM.A and BAMA, respectively. For more information, please visit our website at www.brookfield.com.

For more information, please contact:

Communications
Suzanne Fleming
Tel: (212) 417-2421
email: Suzanne.fleming@brookfield.com