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LEEF Brandsがヒマラヤに挑む

-- 大麻関連企業のLEEF Brands(LEEF.CN)は木曜日、カリフォルニア州を拠点とする大麻濃縮製品ブランド「HIMALAYA VAPOR」の親会社であるStandard Holdings, Inc.を買収する契約を締結したと発表した。 LEEFは、「今回の買収により、カリフォルニア州で最も効率的な栽培・抽出プラットフォームの一つと、トップクラスの消費者ブランドが統合され、LEEFの垂直統合戦略が強化される」と述べた。 LEEFは、HIMALAYAを約1,368万8,000株の普通株(経営陣インセンティブ株を含む)と、1株あたり0.25カナダドルで総額10万米ドル相当のワラントを発行することで買収すると発表した。買収総額は約250万米ドルとなる。 LEEFは、HIMALAYAを自社プラットフォームに統合することで、投入コストの削減によるユニットエコノミクスの改善を即座に実現し、統合事業開始初年度からHIMALAYAから「有意義な」フリーキャッシュフローを生み出すと見込んでいる。 LEEF Brandsの最高経営責任者であるマイカ・アンダーソン氏は次のように述べています。「これはまさに当社が注力しているタイプの買収です。プレミアムで本格的なブランドであり、顧客ロイヤルティが高く、当社の垂直統合型インフラを活用することで、より効率的に事業を拡大できます。HIMALAYAチームとは5年以上にわたり協業しており、ブランドとその経営陣の両方に強い信頼を寄せています。今回の提携に対する自信はさらに強固なものとなりました。ソールズベリー・キャニオン・ランチからの低コストの原材料を活用することで、カリフォルニア州全域および将来的には新たな市場への販路拡大を図りながら、利益率を大幅に向上させることができると確信しています。」

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