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BGR Government Affairs is representing Captor Capital Corp., a Toronto-based investment firm that is scouting for cannabis opportunities.
CCC targets cash-flowing established companies and organizations with growth potential that require capital to scale.
It has a 51 percent controlling stake in a California venture with Three Habitat Consulting Holdco Inc.
That portfolio consists of two Chai Cannabis Co. and four One Plant branded dispensaries, with other retail licenses in the works.
CCC recorded revenues of $16.2M for the year ended March 31. That was up 29.6 percent from 2020. Profit soared 55.6 percent to $5.3M during the period.
BGR provides strategic counsel and advocacy services to CCC related to safe banking, cannabis reform measures and various other matters.
Corporate counsel Dan Murphy, financial services practice co-head Andrew Lewton, and VP Pete Landrum round out BGR’s CCR’s lobbying team.
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company banned by Defense Secretary Hegseth, has hired Ballard Partners for DC representation.
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development enrolls Venable for government relations services.
Coinbase has hired Checkmate Government Relations, which has close ties to the Trump administration, to handle matters related to digital assets as the Senate works on the Clarity Act.
Peter Thiel-backed Palantir Technologies has added Democratic firm Ferox Strategies to its DC lobbying line-up to handle data analytics and technology issues.
Former congressmen Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Jeff Denham (R-CA) have signed on to handle the “new” TikTok on issues related to internet technology and learning-enabled platforms.
