GDNSF - ACE Venture Enterprises Inc. Announces Planned Acquisition of Vireo Health of New York from Goodness Growth Holdings | Benzinga
– Led by Steven Acevedo and Art Isagholian, ACE Venture Enterprises, Inc., a minority-owned business, plans to acquire Vireo Health of New York to accelerate entry into the New York market –
– Ace plans to retain Goodness Growth with a collaborative advisory agreement to advance the long-term success of both organizations –
– Terms include a purchase price of between $3 to $5 million, an investment of $20 million from Ace for development of the Johnstown cultivation and manufacturing campus, and Ace's assumption of the IIP lease –
NEW YORK and MINNEAPOLIS, April 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ACE Ventures, LLC ("Ace"), a minority-owned business in the State of New York, Ace's corporate partner, Ace Venture Enterprises, Inc. and Goodness Growth Holdings, Inc. ("Goodness Growth") (CSE:GDNS, OTCQX:GDNSF), today announced that they have executed a binding term sheet whereby Ace plans to acquire assets of Goodness Growth Holdings subsidiary, Vireo Health of New York ("VireoNY"), pending the satisfaction of closing conditions, including secured capital commitments and regulatory approval.
Founded by life-long New Yorker, Steven Acevedo, a television and film producer who has worked with some of the world's most recognizable entertainers, Ace's mission is to bring New York the quality and affordable cannabis its regulated market deserves, while investing in communities that have been disproportionately affected by the War on Drugs. Ace Venture Enterprises, Inc. shareholder, Arthur Isagholian, has over 25 years of experience within various sectors of the cannabis value chain, and has recruited, developed and managed highly-skilled teams, both plant touching and ancillary, across cultivation, manufacturing, marketing and retail operations.
Terms of the transaction include a purchase price between $3.0 and $5.0 million for Vireo Health of New York's licenses, inventory and assets, as well as Ace's assumption of the lease agreement with Innovative Industrial Properties ("IIP") for the Johnstown, NY cannabis cultivation and manufacturing campus. Ace has agreed to assume VireoNY's financial liabilities, including its operating losses, beginning on April 1, 2024. These activities are expected to be supported initially by a $2.5 million unsecured loan from Goodness Growth to VireoNY.
In addition, the parties are committed to a collaborative advisory agreement that retains Goodness Growth's management and compliance oversight in return for an approximate 15 percent share of net profits. Goodness Growth and Ace anticipate regulatory approval for the transfer of the New York licenses, as well as closing of the VireoNY transaction, to occur by June 30, 2024.
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