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John Mazarakis

John Mazarakis

Co-Executive Chairman and CEOVireo Growth Inc.

John Mazarakis is the Co-Executive Chairman and CEO of Vireo Growth Inc. where he is leading the development of a scaled cannabis and agribusiness markets platform built on disciplined capital allocation. A co-founder of Chicago Atlantic Group, John brings over 25 years of entrepreneurial, investing, and operational experience across the real estate, retail, and hospitality industries, combining an investor’s discipline with an operator’s perspective to build a business for long term growth.

Tue Dec 01•3:30 PM – 4:10 PM•The Industrial Event Space - Las Vegas

Cannabis Exits & Liquidity: Case Studies

What can we learn from some of the most recent M&A transactions in the cannabis industry? Valuation, structure, scale, and synergies often dominat

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What can we learn from some of the most recent M&A transactions in the cannabis industry? Valuation, structure, scale, and synergies often dominate the headlines, but what can the founders, CEOs, and deal architects behind several of the most str

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What can we learn from some of the most recent M&A transactions in the cannabis industry? Valuation, structure, scale, and synergies often dominate the headlines, but what can the founders, CEOs, and deal architects behind several of the most strategic transactions of the past year teach us about preparing for and executing an exit in cannabis?

What can we learn from some of the most recent M&A transactions in the cannabis industry? Valuation, structure, scale, and synergies often dominate the headlines, but what can the founders, CEOs, and deal architects behind several of the most strategic transactions of the past year teach us about preparing for and executing an exit in cannabis?

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Panel DiscussionSession TypeInvestment & Liquidity SummitSession Track
Morgan Paxhia
Jesse Redmond
Draper Bender
John Mazarakis
Sam Brill
Morgan Paxhia
Morgan PaxhiaManaging Director, Poseidon Investment Management, LLC
Jesse Redmond
Jesse RedmondChief Strategy Officer & Investor Relations Officer, Water Tower Research
Draper Bender
Draper BenderPresident, Grön Edibles
John Mazarakis
John MazarakisCo-Executive Chairman and CEO, Vireo Growth Inc.
Sam Brill
Sam BrillCEO, Ascend Wellness Holdings
Morgan Paxhia
Morgan PaxhiaManaging Director, Poseidon Investment Management, LLC
Jesse Redmond
Jesse RedmondChief Strategy Officer & Investor Relations Officer, Water Tower Research
Draper Bender
Draper BenderPresident, Grön Edibles
John Mazarakis
John MazarakisCo-Executive Chairman and CEO, Vireo Growth Inc.
Sam Brill
Sam BrillCEO, Ascend Wellness Holdings
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