Fogo de Chão (Nasdaq: FOGO) is being acquired in an all-cash transaction valued at $560 million, the Dallas company announced Tuesday. The Brazilian-style steakhouse chain has entered into an agreement to be acquired by entities affiliated with New York investment management firm Rhône Capital. Under terms of the deal, Fogo shareholders will receive $15.75 per […]
COLUMBUS, OHIO Human error led to a company’s inadvertent exclusion from the proposed list of the dozen big growers in Ohio’s new medical marijuana program, the state Department of Commerce said Thursday. The agency uncovered the mistake this week and notified PharmaCann Ohio Inc., a medical marijuana firm, that it was improperly bumped from the […]
It’s the first marijuana unicorn in the country. California basedMedMen recently received a $30 million investment from Captor Capital for 3% of the company placing the valuation of the currently private cannabis company at a billion dollars. Chief Executive Officer Adam Bierman said MedMen is expecting an additional private investment in February that will make the […]
Indica Industries Pty Ltd, the partner of Canadian licensed producer MedReleaf (TSX: LEAF) (OTC: MEDFF) that is operating as MedReleaf Australia, has commenced commercial operations. The company, which received its cultivation and production license in November, will be initially importing oils and capsules that are available for delivery in the first quarter of 2018 to hospitals and pharmacies. […]
Toronto, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – January 30, 2018) – RISE Research Inc. (“RISE”) and Luminor Medical Technologies Inc. (CSE: LMT) (“Luminor”) are pleased to announce RISE’s comprehensive strategic partnership with Constance Therapeutics (“CT”), an established San Francisco-based developer and manufacturer of premium medical cannabis extract products for physician and patient use in California. The partnership includes […]
Blackstone the world’s largest manager of alternative assets, said on Thursday a key measure of its earnings rose by 5 percent, helped by large gains in its private-equity unit and a strong performance by its real estate, credit, and hedge fund businesses. Blackstone followed its peer Apollo Global Management in reporting strong appreciation in its buyout funds […]