Curaleaf Holdings Inc. shares soared Wednesday to lead the cannabis sector higher, after the company announced it is acquiring Cura Partners, the parent of the Select brand, in an all-stock deal valued at C$1.27 billion, or about $949 million.
To avoid any appearance of conflict of interest, the deal was negotiated by management and advisers under a special committee, which paid for a fairness opinion from Beacon Securities Ltd. On closing, Cura’s Founder Cameron Forni will join Curaleaf as president of Select.Hexo Corp. shares HEXO, +0.90% HEXO, +1.68% rose 1.8%, recovering some of their prior-day losses that came amid concerns about heavy flooding near its production facility in Gatineau, Quebec.
The FDA is concerned that some medications lead patients to engage in life-threatening activities while not fully awake. Piper rates Canopy and Tilray as overweight, the equivalent of buy. Canopy shares were up 2.1% and Tilray was up 1.0%. Elsewhere in the sector, Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. TGOD, +1.56% TGOD, +1.56% was up 1.8%. The company said it would open a second legal cannabis store in Jamaica in cooperation with Epican Medicinals on May 4. Three further outlets are planned.
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