Investing in Cannabis: Five Due Diligence Red Flags March 8, 2024 AggregatedNews Cannabis Investments 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski Our cannabis team has performed due diligence on countless business purchases, investments, loans, and just about every other kind of transaction you can imagine. As you can imagine, we’ve seen some pretty bad and even… Read More→
What Lenders Look for In Cannabis Loan Due Diligence December 28, 2023 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Sliwoski You may think that due diligence is something reserved for business or real estate purchases. But due diligence is also a must for lenders in cannabis loan transactions. I recently wrote a post… Read More→
Mistakes in Oregon Cannabis Business Sales June 8, 2022 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments By Vince Sliwoski, Attorney at Harris Bricken We have been helping people buy and sell Oregon cannabis businesses since the early days of the adult use market. Most of these sales are relatively simply asset purchase agreements—including many for naked… Read More→
Dealing with Cannabis Investors December 20, 2021 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments by Jonathan Bench, Attorney at Harris Bricken Lately I have been spending a lot of time engaging with clients who are dealing with cannabis investors. I work with companies and investors. Between public and private cannabis companies, the suite of… Read More→
Buying a Cannabis Business: Step By Step November 3, 2021 AggregatedNews Mergers & Acquisitions 0 Comments by Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken I often write about various discrete aspects of cannabis M&A transactions. A full list of my posts, along with other Canna Law Blog contributors’ posts, is linked here. Today, rather than looking at… Read More→
Cannabis M&A: Common Closing Conditions August 30, 2021 AggregatedNews Mergers & Acquisitions 0 Comments by Griffen Thorne, Attorney @ Harris Bricken Most business purchase transactions we see in the cannabis space are structured to have a concept of “closing”, which I’ve described before here. Essentially, this means that the parties sign, there is some… Read More→
Cannabis M&A and Real Estate Transactions: What is a Closing? May 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Griffin Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken Virtually any time that there are transactions involving cannabis company mergers, cannabis company acquisitions, or cannabis real estate sales, and in many cases involving the sale of assets of a cannabis company, the… Read More→
Medical & Recreational Marijuana Part 6: Legal Issues, Operational Challenges and Regulatory Hurdles That Marijuana-Related Businesses Frequently Encounter December 23, 2020 Reggie Snyder Policy & Legal 0 Comments PART 6 of 6: Issues That Cannabis Investors Should Consider Before Investing In A Cannabis Startup This article is the sixth and final part of a six-part series discussing the legal issues, operational challenges, and regulatory hurdles that marijuana-related businesses… Read More→
Cannabis M&A – A Template for Success Part 3: The Due Diligence Process December 14, 2020 Erik Ott Mergers & Acquisitions, Spotlight 0 Comments In the third of a 3-part series, Erik Ott of Investment Bank KO Acquisitions examines the due diligence process and shares advice on how to drive a transaction to a successful conclusion. In Part 1 Ott focused on the requirements… Read More→
How CO HB1090 Cements Importance of Due Diligence in the Cannabis Industry July 30, 2020 Chris Woods Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Colorado, Opinions, The Buck Stops Here 0 Comments Colorado House Bill 19-1090 has dramatically altered cannabis business ownership and investment across the Centennial State. Prior to its passage in late 2019, ownership in a Colorado marijuana business was limited to private companies of 15 or fewer individual owners.… Read More→
CBD DD: Key Considerations When Conducting Due Diligence on Cannabis Companies December 19, 2019 Megan Robertson Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments While the regulatory atmosphere surrounding cannabis and cannabis-related products is still in flux, private equity and other investors have begun to consider the potential for transactions in the industry. This article explores the key due diligence and regulatory compliance considerations… Read More→
Marketing a Cannabis Company for Sale, Part 5 April 15, 2019 Dena Jalbert Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments Part 5: Due Diligence In the series “Marketing a Cannabis Company for Sale,” Dena Jalbert, walks through the nuances and intricacies involved in preparing a business for sale in the cannabis industry. This article, “Part 5: Due Diligence,” is part… Read More→
Top 5 Predatory Practices In California Cannabis October 31, 2017 Hilary Bricken California, Policy & Legal 2 Comments With temporary licensing on the horizon, California’s cannabis industry is obviously on the cusp of really big things. With this green rush, our California cannabis business attorneys have been brought on to work on all kinds of merger and acquisition… Read More→
Top Five Red Flags for California Cannabis Mergers and Acquisitions September 29, 2017 Hilary Bricken Compliance and Regulations, Cultivation, Retail 0 Comments Ah, California. The land of tech innovation, wine country, and endless coastline. Also the land of shysters, hucksters, and snake oil salesmen, far too many of whom have migrated to the booming cannabis industry to ply their trade. With the… Read More→