M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
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Vireo Growth Inc. (VREOF): M&A transaction — Vireo closes Eaze acquisition for $47M in stock; CEO awarded performance-based RSUs up to 3.5% diluted
Vireo Growth Inc.
- Closed Eaze merger on April 1; issued 90.4M shares at $0.56 per share (base consideration $47.04M).
- Potential earnout up to additional shares based on $76.8M imputed EBITDA with share price floor of $1.05.
- CEO Mazarakis gets base salary increase to $2.25M (conditional on $1B market cap or Jan 2027) and 10M annual shares for 5 years from 2027.
- Board appointed Michael Steiner as director; CEO also receives multi-phase RSUs (up to 2.5% per phase) conditional on shareholder approval.
- NY subsidiary restructured: Ace gets 51% interest; Vireo issues $16M note at 7% to VHI.