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Michaels, bolstered by the pandemic craft boom, is attracting buyout interest from private equity.
A buyout of Michaels would return it to private equity ownership after seven years as a public company.Credit.Gabby Jones for The New York Times
March 1, 2021
Apollo Global Management and at least one other private equity firm have expressed interest in acquiring Michaels, the hobby retailer, according to two people familiar with the situation.
A buyout would return the retailer to private hands after seven years as a public company. The values of the bids weren t clear.
Bolstered by a pandemic boom in home crafts, shares of the retailer, which has more than 1,200 stores and some 44,000 employees, have risen by nearly 300 percent over the past year, giving it a market capitalization of around $2.3 billion.
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Verano Holdings Continues to Solidify Ascendant Footprint Through Several Agreements in .
Verano Holdings Corp.February 26, 2021 GMT
Pending deals in key markets will add nine dispensaries to the Company’s portfolio upon close
CHICAGO, Feb. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Verano Holdings Corp. (CSE: VRNO) (“Verano” or “the Company”), a leading multi-state cannabis company, today announced it has entered into agreements to acquire: one of Illinois’ top-producing dispensaries with the ability to open one additional dispensary in Chicago, three highly productive active dispensaries and a permit for three additional dispensaries in Pennsylvania, as well as one coveted active dispensary in Phoenix, Arizona. Upon completion, the acquisitions would further bolster Verano’s footprint in three key states, as the Company continues to execute on its focused strategy to establish a leadin