Brookfield Asset Management Inc BAMa.TO :
* BROOKFIELD TO CREATE $5 BILLION RETAIL REVITALIZATION PROGRAM
* BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC - PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED BY BROOKFIELD AND ITS INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS
* BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT - PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON NON-CONTROL INVESTMENTS IN RETAIL BUSINESSES TO ASSIST WITH THEIR CAPITAL NEEDS
* BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT - RETAIL REVITALIZATION PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON RETAIL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE $250 MILLION OR GREATER IN NORMALIZED REVENUES
* BROOKFIELD - RETAIL REVITALIZATION PROGRAM WILL BE LED BY RON BLOOM, MANAGING PARTNER AND VICE CHAIRMAN OF BROOKFIELD'S PRIVATE EQUITY GROUP