The Bengal Bite 🐯 | Partners in the News | November 13, 2020
At Bengal Capital, we have been fortunate to partner with companies that share our values and are some of the best operators in cannabis. These companies are driving growth and demonstrating the vast potential of the industry. Below we have collected articles that highlight our "partners in the news."
The Bengal Capital Team
Green Thumb CEO on its Q3 estimates beat, election results
Green Thumb Industries continues to demonstrate the incredible growth potential of the cannabis industry. CEO Ben Kovler joined CNBC to share what drove GTI’s successful results this past quarter. GTI has differentiated itself due to its conservative approach to capital allocation, an ability to avoid overextending itself, and through the pursuit of the highest ROI opportunities within the markets where it already operates. Watch the full interview with Ben Kovler on CNBC.
Jerry Garcia’s cannabis line debuts with an Airstream and a Deadhead ambassador | Jerry Garcia family launches cannabis line, ‘Garcia Hand Picked’ with Holistic Industries
Cannabis and the Grateful Dead go together like peas and carrots. Now, the Garcia family has partnered with Holistic Industries to deliver an authentic Deadhead brand. Garcia’s daughter Trixie explained the idea was to create a brand to honor her father “in an authentic way that would delight the fans.” “We picked Holistic Industries based on shared values, a proven track record of successful operations, scalability across multiple states and their ability to launch and market new brands; not to mention they have a senior leadership team full of Deadheads.” Read more in AdWeek or Rolling Stone.
Institutional investor buys $79 million of Green Thumb Industries stock
On October 30th, Green Thumb Industries disclosed the sale of approximately $79 million of subordinated voting shares. The sale demonstrated institutional appetite for industry as shares were sold to a single, undisclosed institutional buyer with the stock price near a 52-week high. Read more in New Cannabis Ventures.
4Front Ventures inks $30 Mln sale-leaseback deal with Innovative Industrial Properties
"Entering this sale-leaseback transaction marks a significant milestone in our stated strategy to further strengthen our balance sheet, providing us greater flexibility to fund our growth initiatives. The successful closing of this transaction positions us well as we enter 2021, with our laser focus on profitable growth within our core markets of Massachusetts, Illinois, California, Washington and Michigan," said Leo Gontmakher, CEO of 4Front Ventures. Read more in Nasdaq News.