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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.
Ballard Partners has signed South Korea’s SK Americas unit for representation on US semiconductor policies and developments.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
