Clever Leaves To List On NASDAQ

International cannabis company Clever Leaves will be listed on the NASDAQ (NASDAQ:NDAQ) as a result of its agreement with the Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: SAMA). According to a company statement, SAMA and Clever Leaves will combine and become a publicly-traded company on NASDAQ.

Kyle Detwiler, CEO of Clever Leaves said, “The SAMA team possesses significant experience assisting companies similar to Clever Leaves and will be highly additive as we work to advance our commercialization efforts, further develop and broaden our brand portfolio, and expand our operations and distribution channels. As a result of our low-cost, pharmaceutical-grade cannabis cultivation platform and effective distribution network, Clever Leaves is favorably positioned to experience aggressive growth in the rapidly expanding global medicinal cannabis industry. Strengthening our balance sheet and listing on NASDAQ would be important achievements for our company as we are eager to accelerate the commercialization of our high-quality products and to expand our distribution into markets around the world.”

Clever Leaves has ownership in two medical cannabis distribution companies in Germany as well as a branded nutraceutical producer and distributor in the US and is currently distributing non-cannabis products.  The company’s investments are anticipated to drive sales growth in rapidly expanding cannabis markets within Europe, Australia, the Middle East, and South America. Clever Leaves also recently secured a regional supply agreement with Canopy LATAM Corporation, a wholly-owned and controlled subsidiary of Canopy Growth Corporation.

George J. Schultze, Chairman, and CEO of SAMA, said, “Clever Leaves has earned its industry-leading market position through its high-quality genetics capability and highly scalable cultivation, and extraction capacity. Moreover, the leveragability of its pre-existing distribution infrastructure, unique GMP certification, and disruptive low-cost model bring us great enthusiasm about its future prospects.”

Clever Leaves’ shareholders will own a majority of the equity in the combined public company. SAMA’s cash balances, currently in excess of $130 million, would be used primarily to fund the combined company’s near-term operating expenses, capital expenditures, working capital, and potential M&A opportunities.

The company has successfully developed low-cost, pharmaceutical-grade cannabis cultivation and extraction platform, operating under Colombian Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for cannabis production. Clever Leaves is also in the process of becoming one of the few cannabis companies in the world, and the only cannabis company in Latin America, to be granted a European Union Good Manufacturing Practice certification for extracts, subject to the successful completion of the certification process. The

Clever Leaves currently cultivates in over 1.9 million square feet of greenhouses. Clever Leaves employs a staff of approximately 500 globally and has raised approximately $120 million of capital to date, including substantial debt and equity investments from leading institutional investors with a demonstrated track record in the cannabis sector.

Debra Borchardt

Debra Borchardt is the Co-Founder, and Executive Editor of GMR. She has covered the cannabis industry for several years at Forbes, Seeking Alpha and TheStreet. Prior to becoming a financial journalist, Debra was a Vice President at Bear Stearns where she held a Series 7 and Registered Investment Advisor license. Debra has a Master's degree in Business Journalism from New York University.


2 comments

  • steve

    June 15, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    Hello,
    I am 63 and invest in US MMJ companies. Very few are run well….My background: Retired Naval Officer, had a series 7 license with Morgan Stanley early 2000’s.
    I go by the Peter Lynch approach. I visited every dispensary here in AZ since inception….here is what I found:
    1. All the way up until the Pandemic hit, you could buy an OZ of 20-22% THC flower for 99.00 ! And BOGO this, and BOGO that……needless to say, I was not enchanted by the cheap prices, so I said away from investing in any of them.
    2. Since march, I cant find ANY flower on sale at all! All 1/8ths are 40-50, not 25. And up to this last weekend, still no cheap stuff.
    3. I was about 30 in the mid eighties when the PC boom hit, and I was lucky to own a mac for my first Computer, and a DELL, in 1992 when I bought Dell stock…….
    4. This will shake out for some time, I own planet 13, Greenthumb, trulieve, cresco labs, and Columbia Care. Canadians are morons, look at all the ones that have blown up already……..film at 11.

    R/
    SteveCook, LCDR, USN, Retired

    Reply

    • Arturo Barrantes Vasquez

      August 27, 2020 at 2:29 pm

      Hey Steve, am also interested in MMJ companies.

      Bought Planet 13 at 2 usd/share and somehow I found this incoming IPO.

      If you want to discuss about these companies, you can find me on twitter: @ArcturusTel.

      Stay healthy
      Regards

      Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Get the latest cannabis news delivered right to your inbox

The Morning Rise

Unpack the industry with the daily cannabis newsletter for business leaders.

 Sign up


About Us

The Green Market Report focuses on the financial news of the rapidly growing cannabis industry. Our target approach filters out the daily noise and does a deep dive into the financial, business and economic side of the cannabis industry. Our team is cultivating the industry’s critical news into one source and providing open source insights and data analysis


READ MORE



Recent Tweets

Get the latest cannabis news delivered right to your inbox

The Morning Rise

Unpack the industry with the daily cannabis newsletter for business leaders.