Capital raise activity jumped upward based on renewed hopes of enacting the Safe Act. Total capital raises for the first five weeks of 2022 total $766M, down 48% from last year’s total.
The average capital raise was $46.8 million last week versus $13.4 million in the same week last year.
2022 M&A activity is up about 83.6% from 2021, with $1.12BM in transactions. Nine M&A transactions closed with a total transaction value of $617.5M compared to five deals for $24.4M in the prior year. Four transactions greater than $100M account for 81% of YTD closed deals, including this week’s $445M Leafly despacking transaction and a $137M acquisition of a German Biotech company.
Show Notes:
Viridian Cannabis Deal Tracker – Week Ending February 4th, 2022
https://www.viridianca.com/deal-tracker/cannabis-deal-tracker-week-5-2021
Host:
Josh Kincaid, Capital Markets Analyst & host of your cannabis business podcast.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshkincaid/
Episode 891 The #TalkingHedge…
Your Cannabis Business Podcast.
Covering cannabis products, reviews, business news, interviews, investments, events, and more.
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