DEALS CLOSED THIS WEEK PUSH CAPITAL RAISED YTD OVER $1 BILLION USD

Capital Raises

Mergers & Acquisitions


Capital Raises

New structure of capital being brought to Canadian cultivation market through “streaming” arrangements from several new financing groups.
Streaming deals borrow structure from mining industry wherein future output is exchanged for upfront capital.

Mergers & Acquisition

M&A activity in the Cultivation & Retail sector has been driven primarily by existing operators seeking strategic acquisitions and synergies to bolster their competitive positioning and increase market share.
Late-stage applicants in Health Canada’s ACMPR system have lately generated additional interest from investors and strategics due to their relatively lower valuations (compared to Canadian cannabis cultivators licensed under the ACMPR).

M&A activity in Agriculture Technology sector points to continued development and implementation of more advanced growing technologies as cultivators seek to maximize efficiency and to lower costs amid pricing pressure.

Activity in Investments/M&A sector follows trend of accelerating M&A activity in cannabis industry.
Average of 1.4 deals closed per week in first three quarters of 2016 compared to 3.1 deals closed per week from the start of the fourth quarter of 2016 to date in 2017.


Capital Raises

Consulting Services
GrowGeneration Adds $2.0 Million in Growth Capital

Consumption Devices
Lifestyle Delivery Systems Announces Year to Date Revenues; Provides Update for Completion of Canaccord Genuity Corp. Led Private Placement Financing

Cultivation & Retail
Alliance Growers Reports Milestones Achieved

AusCann Secures AUD 12 Million in Institutional Placement

Holistic Industries Raises over $8 Million in Convertible Debt Offering

Infused Products & Extracts
Botanix Completes Tranche 2 of Capital Raising Placement

Lexaria Raises US$1M from Warrant Exercise

Investments/M&A
CannaRoyalty Completes Strategic Agreement with River, a Leading California-based Distribution Company

Vinergy Resources Increases Private Placement to USD $400,000

Mergers & Acquisitions

Consulting Services
BCC to Expand U.S. Footprint with Arizona and Maryland Acquisitions


Investments/M&A

SinglePoint Positioned to Secure Beachhead in California with Majority Stake in Cannabis Consulting, Equipment Company

Going-Public Transaction

Cultivation & Retail
Newstrike Resources Ltd. Files Filing Statement Regarding Business Combination with HPI Holdings Ltd.

Real Estate
New Age Farm and NHS Industries Ltd. Announce the Filing of Preliminary Non-Offering Prospectus by NHS

Capital Raise and M&A Transaction

Infused Products & Extracts
StemCell United Ltd. Announces Letter Agreement with iCAN Israel-Cannabis Ltd.

Laguna Blends Completes Acquisition of Isodiol and Announces Private Placement for up to C$4,000,000 and Change of Director and Officer


Harrison Phillips
Viridian Capital Advisors, LLC
(212) 209-3086
[email protected]

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About the Viridian Cannabis Deal Tracker
The Viridian Cannabis Deal Tracker monitors capital raise, mergers & acquisition, joint venture, and licensing activity for both public and private companies in the legal cannabis industry across 12 key sectors, including Agriculture Technology, Biotech/Pharma, Consulting Services, Consumption Devices, Cultivation & Retail, Hemp, Investments/M&A (Holding Companies), Infused Products & Extracts, Miscellaneous Ancillary, Physical Security, Real Estate, and Software/Media.

Integrating more than 3 years of data collection, segmentation, and analysis, the Viridian Cannabis Deal Tracker supports decision-making by providing sector-specific actionable intelligence and trend analysis in regard to issuers, investors, acquirers, valuations, deal structures, and deal terms.

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