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For the first time in three years, capital raises in the cannabis sector increased, according to Frank Colombo, managing director of data analytics and investment banking at Viridian Capital Advisors. Colombo provided an overview of capital raising trends in the space on Tuesday at the Benzinga...

Rescheduling is "not a Panacea to all the problems of the industry" and would not make the issue of oversaturation and lack of investor capital go away, Frank Segall, co-chair of cannabis practice at Blank Rome, told the crowd gathered at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago on...

As the 19th Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, returns (Oct. 8-9) in Chicago, gathering top CEOs, investors, and leaders in the cannabis industry, let’s scroll through the latest leadership changes within the space. Get your tickets now before prices go up by following this link. Cannabis...

The cannabis industry's mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape is undergoing a transformation, as highlighted in a recent panel discussion led by Scott Greiper, founder and president at Viridian Capital Advisors, at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference in Chicago. This evolving sector...

Recent research conducted by Viridian Capital Advisors reveals that the cannabis sector requires more capital as compared to other similar industries. The findings offer a unique perspective into the challenges the cannabis industry faces, especially considering the potential for federal...

New Frontier Data released Cannabis Capital: 2023 Industry Market Report. The report, sponsored by Viridian Capital Partners, and based on capital markets data from the Viridian Cannabis Deal Tracker, details aggregate top-line investment activity in the legal cannabis sector and its ancillary...

Viridian Capital Advisors, founded and launched in 2014 by Scott Greiper is one of the earliest institutional financial and strategic advisory firms in the legal cannabis sector. And in our humble opinion, you don't want to jump into the swirling waters of cannabis investing without...

The constantly expanding cannabis industry compels companies to focus on “new product types and trends, form factors, and pricing to stay competitive,” wrote Forbes senior contributor Javier Hasse. “Now, while sales and product data are crucial for some decisions,...

Wendy Berger has been a board member of Green Thumb Industries Inc. (OTC: GTII) since 2015 and is one of the pioneers among women leaders in the cannabis industry. Berger was a keynote speaker at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, the largest cannabis finance conference in the world...

Lowered valuations for cannabis companies are leading to a shift in the way capital is raised and merger and acquisition activity is occurring in the cannabis space. In this context, cannabis investors can leverage their understanding of M&A to anticipate corporate strategic...

Sundial Growers Inc (NASDAQ: SNDL), one of the largest players in the Canadian cannabis market has undergone an incredible transition since Zach George came as CEO, including organic change and M&A. During Benzinga’s Cannabic Capital Conference, in Miami, Scott Greiper founder and...

Scott Greiper, founder and president of Viridian Capital Advisors, will be interviewed by Javier Hasse, managing director for Benzinga at this week’s Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, happening Oct. 14-15 in New York City at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. The Greiper-Hasse...

As debt raises continue to increase for large and smaller operators, Viridian has calculated an “effective cost” analysis to truly arrive at cost of capital for borrowers. Our calculation explicitly values all embedded options including convertibility and any warrant coverage. We also...

The graph displays total transaction consideration for U.S. and Canadian M&A transactions since 2019.  In the first half of 2019 the U.S and Canada were closely matched with approximately $2.1 billion of total consideration.   From the 2nd half of 2019 through 2020,...

The graph shows total equity capital raised by private companies (green bar) as a % of total equity raises during the first 20 weeks of each year. The orange line shows the average private equity deal size. Private companies account for less than 1/2 as much of dollars raised YTD in 2021...