Corporate

Overview

We provide a full range of corporate services to our cannabis clients, including:

• Corporate Finance and Securities Transactions
• Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions
• Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances
• Restructuring and Workouts
• Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund Formation and Governance
• Complex Commercial Agreements
• Corporate Entity Formation and Corporate Governance

Corporate Finance and Securities Transactions

Growing companies require growth capital, and cannabis ventures are no exception.  Our cannabis group has significant experience with all types of financing transactions, including private placements of debt, equity and convertible/hybrid securities, leveraged recapitalizations, public offerings and reverse mergers or reverse takeovers (RTOs).  Our attorneys have participated in private and public financing transactions in all major industries, including the rapidly growing legal cannabis industry, from the “seed” or angel stage to the venture capital and private equity stage to later-stage liquidity events, including public offerings and RTOs.

Mergers, Acquisitions and Dispositions

Cannabis companies are engaging in M&A transactions at an increasing rate.  Our cannabis law practice group has participated in a significant number of M&A transactions, both public and private, from the smallest “mom and pop” transactions to the largest of institutional transactions.  Our team of attorneys has observed the rapidly increasing sophistication of M&A transactions in the cannabis space and has the experience both in cannabis and other industries to handle even the most sophisticated transactions in the cannabis space.

Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances

As cannabis clients grow, many are finding strategic opportunities that are best pursued through a joint venture or strategic alliance rather than an outright acquisition or disposition.  Our team of attorneys has structured highly complex joint ventures and strategic alliance transactions both domestically and cross-border, and we are seeing an increasing number of these types of transactions in the cannabis space.

Private Equity and Venture Capital Fund Formation and Governance

As the cannabis industry has grown in size and scale, a group of institutional investors has entered the cannabis space.  Our attorneys have experience with and have recently been tasked with forming private equity and venture capital fund vehicles, and related management and advisory entities, to assist these clients in raising funds and deploying those funds in the cannabis industry.

Restructurings and Workouts

As cannabis companies grow, it occasionally becomes necessary to restructure certain of their financial obligations.  Restructuring the obligations of a cannabis client can pose unique challenges.  Our cannabis law practice group is called upon to advise creditors in the cannabis space in the restructuring of these obligations

Complex Commercial Agreements

Cannabis as an industry is growing very fast, and our clients are increasingly turning to us for assistance in structuring complex commercial transactions among cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, vendors and other service providers.  Our team of attorneys is often able to draw from their analogous experience in other industries to craft agreements to meet the client’s commercial needs.

Corporate Entity Formation and Corporate Governance

Good corporate hygiene is the backbone of any high-growth company – particularly in the cannabis industry.  Our experienced attorneys can help your business, no matter what the size, build and maintain a strong corporate foundation. Having a solid corporate foundation that evolves with the company is one of the most important things a business can do. Our attorneys advise cannabis companies on their day-to-day operations as well as on their most sophisticated transactions. We are backed by the resources of a full-service national law firm with lawyers in all areas related to the cannabis industry.

We help create and execute growth strategies for our clients, including business formation, raising capital, tax strategies and more. Our goal is to truly understand each client’s vision and provide support and guidance to get there.