There may be other deals to come as New York moves toward cannabis legalization
Executive Moves
Clever Leaves announced that Hank Hague would be joining the company as chief financial officer
Acreage Holdings announced that CFO Glen Leibowitz is leaving the company. Steve Goertz, former CFO of sgsco and a partner at Bespoke Capital Partners, will be taking over as CFO starting April 2.
Agrify announced the formation of its new advisory board on Wednesday, including Rosie Mattio, CEO of MATTIO Communications, and Matthew Kressy, founding director of the MIT Integrated Design & Management program.
Fyllo announced it would be bringing on Twitter veteran Katie Ford as the company s new COO.
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Aphria (NASDAQ:APHA) and
Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY). Benzinga spoke with Aphria CEO and chairman
Irwin D. Simon, who will maintain those two positions in the new company, and Tilray CEO
Brendan Kennedy, who will serve in the new corporation’s board of directors. The executives shared details on how the deal came to be, and their expectations for the future, which, they say, doesn’t include massive layoffs.
Cantor Fitzgerald’s analyst Pablo Zuanic praised the merger. The Canadian cannabis sector is in need of consolidation due to the oversupply problems and “historically low flower retail prices,” he explained.
Green Market Report CEO Debra Borchardt told Benzinga the Aphria/Tilray merger “was certainly a good deal for Tilray shareholders, while the Aphria shareholders will probably have to wait a bit before they see the benefits of this deal. The combined company will definitely be a powerhouse of revenue, there is no question about that.”
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Aphria (NASDAQ: APHA) and
Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY). Benzinga spoke with Aphria CEO and chairman
Irwin D. Simon, who will maintain those two positions in the new company, and Tilray CEO
Brendan Kennedy, who will serve in the new corporation’s board of directors. The executives shared details on how the deal came to be, and their expectations for the future, which, they say, doesn’t include massive layoffs.
Cantor Fitzgerald’s analyst Pablo Zuanic praised the merger. The Canadian cannabis sector is in need of consolidation due to the oversupply problems and “historically low ï¬ower retail prices,” he explained.