On April 21, 2022, Steve Miles moderated a Benzinga panel exploring scaling through M&A and retail expansion in the cannabis sector. He spoke with:
- Olivier Blechner, Jushi
- TJ Cole, Cresco Labs
- Jon Levine, MariMed
- Michael Cristalli, Qualcan
The panel discussed a number of topics, including:
- Primary drivers causing sellers to sell and buyers to buy
- Megamergers and their cause
- Strategies used by smaller companies to acquire and grow
- How acquirers structure their offers
- The importance of human capital in M&A
- Acquisition integration post-close
- What companies can do to make themselves attractive targets
- Lessons learned the hard way so others can take heed
Click through to watch (or listen to) the panel in full:
Authors:
Stephen Miles