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KCSA Strategic Communications is handling Wall Street and the media in the $327M cannabis deal that has Safe Harbor Financial going public via a merger with blank check company, Northern Lights Acquisition Corp.
Established in 2015 by Partner Colorado Credit Union, Safe Harbor Financial has processed more than $11B in cannabis transactions in about 20 states.
It sees growth ahead as the US has more than 70K cannabis-tied businesses that expect combined revenues to double to more than $46B by 2025.
Sundie Seefried, CEO of Safe Harbor Financial, says her team has pioneered “what many consider the industry standard cannabis banking platform.”
Her goal is “to become a one-stop-shop for cannabis business financial needs.”
Kris Krane, founder/president of 4Front Ventures, which cultivates, distributes and processes cannabis, heads KSCA’s weed practice.
It was the first integrated PR/IR firm to launch a cannabis practice nine years ago.
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