Canopy Growth acquires London-based skincare company This Works for 43 million pounds in cash

Ciara Linnane - finance.yahoo.com Posted 4 years ago

Canopy Growth Corp. , the world's biggest cannabis company by market capitalization, said Wednesday it's acquiring London-based skincare company This Works for 43 million pounds ($54 million) in cash. This Works offers a range of skincare and sleep products, including deep sleep pillow spray, morning expert hyaluronic serum and skin deep dry leg oil. The deal "is a key aspect of a multi-faceted hemp and CBD strategy as Canopy Growth continues to build upon its vertically-integrated production and marketing platform, that currently includes thousands of acres of hemp production across several continents, hundreds of millions of dollars of capital investment into hemp-derived CBD production and processing, rapid expansion across the European Union and other key regions, and the introduction of new CBD-infused products and brands to the global beauty, wellness, and sleep solution space," Canopy said in a statement. This Works Chief Executive Anna Persaud will remain at the helm of the business once the deal has closed. Canopy is armed with a more than $4 billion balance sheet courtesy of an investment from Corona beer maker Constellation Brands Inc. last year. Canopy shares were up 0.7% premarket, and have gained 67% in 2019, while the S&P 500 has gained 14%.

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