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California-based ManifestSeven announced it closed on an aggregate of $10.2 million in gross proceeds raised via three private placements of equity and convertible debt in 2020. In addition to the fundraising, the company said it is close to completing its reverse takeover transaction of P&P Ventures Inc., which is to be renamed ManifestSeven Holdings Corporation. M7 said it expects to begin trading within the coming days on the Canadian Securities Exchange using the ticker symbol “MSVN”.
ManifestSeven is an omnichannel platform for legal cannabis, merging compliant distribution with a retail superhighway. M7, with offices in Commerce and Irvine, California. The company said it has a growing portfolio of owned and operated retail operations located in major metro markets, including brick-and-mortar dispensaries, local on-demand delivery services, e-commerce, and subscription offerings.
“Today’s announcement is a resounding affirmation of M7’s business model and corporate resilience in the face of economic headwinds, making us one of the few cannabis companies to raise capital in this environment successfully,” said Sturges Karban, Chief Executive Officer of ManifestSeven. “We are truly encouraged by this level of financial backing from the investment community, which solidifies M7’s position as one of the leading operators in the legal cannabis market. This injection of capital allows M7 to continue expanding our seamless, compliant omnichannel across California, and eventually evaluate other markets in North America as opportunities arise.”
Capital Raising
Earlier this year, the M7 completed a unitized private placement offering at a purchase price of $4.50 per unit, with each unit consisting of one M7 share and one half warrant exercisable to acquire M7 shares at an exercise price of $6.75 per Share. Pursuant to the 2020 Private Placement, M7 has issued units for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2.3 million.
M7 completed a private placement offering in August of an aggregate principal amount of approximately $2.5 million in subordinated secured convertible promissory notes, which carry non-compounding interest at a rate of 15% per annum over an 18-month term, with the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest convertible into Shares. The holders of the 15% Convertible Notes were also issued non-transferable warrants exercisable to acquire the number of Shares that such holder is entitled to upon the conversion of the 15% Convertible Notes at an exercise price equal to the conversion price until the date that is three years from the date of the CSE listing. As a result of the completion of the RTO, the 15% Convertible Notes constitute an obligation of the Resulting Issuer.
M7 completed a private placement offering in September of an aggregate principal amount of approximately $5.4 million in subordinated secured convertible promissory notes, which carry non-compounding interest at a rate of 17.5% per annum over an 18-month term, with the outstanding balance of principal and accrued interest convertible at a conversion price (the “17.5% Note Conversion Price”) of $1.17 per share (subject to certain adjustments). The holders of the 17.5% Convertible Notes were also issued warrants exercisable to acquire the number of Shares that such holder is entitled to upon the conversion of the 17.5% Convertible Notes at an exercise price equal to the 17.5% Note Conversion Price until the date that is three years from the date of the CSE listing. As a result of the completion of the RTO, the 17.5% Convertible Notes constitute an obligation of the Resulting Issuer.
