Ann: Trading Halt, page-79

NWE had to raise capital.
MIN took over the assets of EGO because they ran into financial difficulties.
Chris Ellison has shown how he does business so, NWE needs to have sufficient cash to be able to meet their liabilities or CE will be ruthless.
I'm disappointed that retail investors have not been given the chance to participate but I think that the cost of seeking retail would be much greater.
The most important thing is to find the gas.