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Optimizing Cash Flow for Cannabis Businesses: Unlocking Liquidity with Smart Debt Structuring
Navigating the cannabis industry is a test of resilience, strategy, and creative problem-solving, especially when it comes to managing cash flow. Cannabis is an industry that still struggles for...
2024 Cannabis Industry Review: Wins, Losses, and Lessons
This year in cannabis has been a game of evolution—an industry maturing through consolidation, recalibrated investment strategies, and stark shifts in how success is defined. From the lens of The...
Investor Preparedness for Cannabis Operators: Best Practices for Securing Debt Financing
Before you begin reaching out to potential lenders, it’s essential to understand what they’re looking for. Unlike equity investors, who may be willing to take on more risk for a share of your company’s future profits, debt investors are focused on your ability to repay the loan and how to protect the principal amount they lend. They’ll want to see that your business is financially stable, cash flow-positive or close to it, and capable of managing debt responsibly.
Raising Capital in the Cannabis Industry: A Focus on Debt Solutions
Debt financing can be a game changer for cannabis businesses. Unlike venture capital, where you give up equity, debt financing allows you to retain full control of your company while accessing the capital you need to scale. Whether you’re looking for a loan, a line of credit, or asset-based lending, debt options can provide the flexibility cannabis operators need to navigate the tough regulatory terrain.
Future-Proofing The Cannabis Industry: CEO Forecasts M&A Trends And Moves On Emerging Markets
Cannabis Business Executive: The Challenge (and Opportunity) of Distressed Assets
Business of Cannabis: US Cannabis Stock Prices up 25% Since Publication of Rescheduling Recommendation
Ganjapreneur: 2024 Cannabis Industry Forecast: Federal, International, and Financial
The Panther Group Unveils ‘Up in Smoke?’ – A Comprehensive Guidebook for Navigating Distressed Assets in the Cannabis Industry
In an industry rife with financial challenges, including heavy tax burdens, unregulated markets, and fierce competition, Up in Smoke? emerges as a beacon of guidance. Developed in collaboration with industry leaders Vicente LLP and Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services, this free guidebook is designed to empower cannabis businesses to identify distress signals, explore strategic options, and navigate the sales process during challenging times.
The Power of Collaboration and Middle Supply Chain Expertise
In the bustling world of the cannabis industry, where excitement and attention often center around the edges of the supply chain (i.e. cultivation and retail), it’s time to direct our attention to the true architects of the green revolution—the unsung heroes in the middle of the supply chain. These individuals play a pivotal role in orchestrating the intricate dance of manufacturing, packaging, storage and movement of cannabis products efficiently, making the entire industry function seamlessly.
The Panther Group Successfully Facilitates Sale of a Multi-Unit Cannabis Facility in Boulder County, Colorado
The Panther Group, a cannabis merchant bank and advisory firm specializing in identifying and evaluating promising cannabis ventures, is thrilled to announce the successful sale of a multi-unit cultivation and manufacturing facility located in Boulder County, Colorado, at a purchase price of $6 million.
Exploring Cannabis and Psilocybin: Insights for Investors
Understanding and predicting the journeys of both alternative investment verticals is paramount to what we do. By connecting the dots between emerging and established industries, we gain invaluable insights into the challenges our clients might encounter and how to align investors with opportunities.
HHS Recommends Rescheduling Cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III: Implications for Investors
On August 30, Bloomberg reported a groundbreaking development in the cannabis industry. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has sent a significant recommendation to the Drug...
Introducing: The Panther Partner Program
We are excited to unveil the Panther Partner Program, a groundbreaking referral initiative aimed at connecting your clients with a comprehensive suite of merchant banking and advisory services...
The Roadmap to Funding Mentor Program for Women in Cannabis
The Panther Group and Women Employed in Cannabis (WEIC) are proud to announce the launch of the Roadmap to Funding Mentor Program for women in cannabis. This 8 week groundbreaking initiative is aimed at empowering women in the cannabis industry by providing them with the necessary resources, guidance, and support to embark on their funding journey.
The program connects aspiring women with experienced mentors who can provide them with the knowledge and confidence they need to successfully navigate the complex world of cannabis financing. With the help of these mentors, participants will be able to explore funding options, understand the required financial documents, develop a winning pitch and what a successful pitch deck looks like.
The Panther Group Joins Forces With Women Employed in Cannabis (WEIC)
Women Employed in Cannabis (WEIC) , a community of women working in Cannabis, Hemp, CBD, and Psychedelics has joined forces with The Panther Group, an organization and ecosystem accelerating...
How To Leverage Your Cannabis Data
Understanding data is a complex task. This is particularly true in the broad and quickly evolving cannabis space. Cannabis faces an array of common and unique challenges concerning data analysis....
Do Brands Matter? You Better Believe It.
Getting the obvious out of the way first, yes, brands certainly do matter. That is particularly true in the emerging cannabis space. During a recent Panther Group webinar, Chris Burggraeve, author...