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Agrify Corporation (Nasdaq: AGFY) is buying extraction company PurePressure for $9 million. PurePressure engages in solventless extraction and advanced ice water hash processing in the cannabis and hemp industry. PurePressure was founded in 2015, and its annual revenue for 2021 is currently projected to be approximately $10 million. The deal is expected to close by the end of December 2021, and the acquisition is expected to be accretive in early 2022. Agrify said the acquisition will boost its rapidly expanding extraction division by adding best-in-class solutions to its product mix in two of the fastest growing subcategories in the cannabis and hemp extraction market.
“We are thrilled with the pending acquisition of PurePressure, a company with very impressive solventless extraction solutions, a growing portfolio of intellectual property, some of the best and brightest talent in the extraction industry, a strong product roadmap, and limitless potential,” said Raymond Chang, Chairman, and CEO of Agrify. “We believe superior extraction solutions will be at the core of producing high-quality medical and recreational consumer products consistently, and the expected addition of PurePressure will make Agrify the number one source for the finest extraction solutions on the market in the cannabis and hemp industry.”
PurePressure is located in Denver, Colorado, and offers premium solventless processing products and rosin presses to support any operation, big or small. The PurePressure team said it has worked with over 7,000 customers to date and has developed a superior reputation for quality, reliability, precision, control, and exceptional customer service.
The deal consisted of $4 million in cash and $5 million in unregistered shares of Agrify common stock. There is also an additional earnout opportunity that can bring the total purchase price up to $12 million if PurePressure achieves certain financial milestones in 2022 and 2023.
