Replay – EarlyBird, Nasdaq, ICR, High Times Host Virtual Forum with IPO Edge: Cannabis Fundraising – Are SPACs a New Solution? – IPO Edge
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Replay – EarlyBird, Nasdaq, ICR, High Times Host Virtual Forum with IPO Edge: Cannabis Fundraising – Are SPACs a New Solution?

IPO Edge hosted a virtual forum with leading SPACs, companies, and advisors to discuss the market outlook, including expected dealmaking in the remainder of 2020. The approximately 90-minute event was held Wednesday, September 2, at 2:00 p.m. EDT.

To watch the replay, click here.

The live webcast, hosted in partnership with EarlyBirdCapital, Nasdaq, High Times, ICR, Intro-act Corp., and The Palm Beach Hedge Fund Association included two panels and a live audience Q&A session. Sentieo, an AI-based research platform, provided key data on cannabis equities and market interest in SPACs.

The panels topics including:

  • Expected cannabis deal announcements from existing SPACs in coming months
  • SPACs potentially acquiring publicly-listed cannabis companies
  • SPACs vs. IPOs for cannabis industry companies
  • Exchange listing considerations
  • The role of investment banks in both SPAC IPOs and M&A
  • The “De-SPAC” process in cannabis
  • PIPEs and debt to support SPAC transactions

Agenda:

Panel I – Feedback from the Field

  • Ed Kovary, Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, EarlyBirdCapital, Inc.
  • Gary Julien, Managing Director, Schultze Asset Management, LP; EVP, Schultze Special Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SAMA)
  • Kyle Detwiler, CEO, Clever Leaves (expected ticker: CLVR)
  • Adam E. Levin, Executive Chairman, Hightimes Holding Corp. (expected ticker: HTHC)
  • Bill Jenks, CEO, Intro-act Corp.
  • John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief, IPO Edge (Moderator)

Panel II – Considerations for Dealmaking

  • Robert Berner, Managing Partner, Bespoke Capital; Director, Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp. (TSX: BC-U, OTC: BKCQF)
  • Sarah Morgan, Partner, M&A, Capital Markets and Corporate Governance, Vinson & Elkins
  • Eklavya Saraf, Global Head of SPAC Listings and Managing Director of New Listings, Nasdaq
  • Jeff Bernstein, Managing Director, ICR Capital
  • Hope King, Multimedia Editor, IPO Edge (Moderator)

Contact:

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