Why 2025 could be a banner year for cannabis investors

Cannabis capital markets have faced significant challenges over the past few years. Despite these fluctuations, today’s market environment presents an unparalleled opportunity for discerning investors, thanks to unique deal structures, compelling valuations and the ability to identify and back exceptional management teams.

Election countdown: Why marijuana capital markets could thrive in 2025

The marijuana capital markets have experienced a whirlwind over the past few years – and this year’s elections around the nation show little sign of affecting the capital markets no matter who comes out on top. Cannabis stocks are down more than 85% from their all-time highs. Despite this sharp decline, the regulated U.S. marijuana market is larger than ever, growing from $27 billion in 2021 to an anticipated $32.1 billion by the end of 2024. Nearly half of states have legalized regulated adult-use marijuana, and more than 40 have embraced some form of cannabis legalization.

KEY Investment Partners Announces First Close of Second Flagship Fund, Expansion of Advisory Board

Private markets investment firm to continue supporting the next phase of the cannabis industry, as positive federal regulatory developments seem likely DENVER, April 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) KEY Investment Partners announced today the first closing of its second flagship fund from accredited investors, in addition to the expansion of the firm’s advisory board with two […]

BDSA and MSA Forge Strategic Alliance to Deliver Next-Level Cannabis Industry Market Research and Analytics

LOUISVILLE, Colo. and PITTSBURGH, June 21, 2023 — BDSA, the premier source of market research and analytics for the cannabis industry and Management Science Associates, Inc. (MSA), a trusted provider of innovative analytics and data-driven solutions for Fortune 500 companies, today announced a strategic alliance to revolutionize cannabis market insights. This collaboration marks a significant […]

The Cannabis Investing Podcast: Depressed Valuations, Consolidation Coming

The Cannabis Investment Podcast from Seeking Alpha Visit the podcast on Seeking Alpha How should cannabis investors ride the wave of depressed valuations? Tiby Erdely, who came to cannabis from Goldman Sachs and co-founded KEY Investment Partners, talks about why consolidation is coming. We also discuss why investors should get deep into companies’ income statements […]

Why Cannabis Is An Excellent Investment Opportunity In A Challenging Economy

By Jordan Youkilis, founding partner of KEY Investment Partners For the first time in 40 years, U.S. investors are navigating crushing inflationary pressures as they seek to protect their investments while concerns about recession grow. However, just as there are investment strategies and tactics to deploy during a strong economy, the same holds true during […]

Investors are Casting a Wider Net in Cannabis as Industry Proves its Strength, Longevity

DENVER, July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cannabis investors are opening their wallets to a wider variety of cannabis businesses as a reduction in stigma surrounding the plant, expanding markets and increasingly successful operations convince investors of the viability of the industry, according to trends identified by KEY Investment Partners. When cannabis was legalized for […]

Cannabis Wealth – SMEs are driving the cannabis sector, but funding their growth isn’t easy

Cannabis Wealth spoke with Kevin Bush of Sweet Leaf Madison Capital – a major lender in the US cannabis sector – about his passion for supporting the little guys.   According to Kevin Bush – CFO of Sweet Leaf Madison Capital – the cannabis space is like pizza. On one side of the spectrum, there are Domino’s […]

Cannabis Investments Poised for Growth as Surge of New Investors Enter the Space

DENVER, April 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the cannabis industry prepares for another anticipated record-breaking sales day on 4/20, multiple factors are aligning to indicate that a surge of new cannabis investors may be preparing to enter the space, according to KEY Investment Partners. “In the early days of the regulated industry, it was primarily […]

Is The Cannabis Investor Changing? As The Industry Goes Mainstream, Mainstream Investors Will Go Cannabis

By Tiby Erdely, founding partner of KEY Investment Partners There is an uninformed myth that claims the earliest investors in the regulated cannabis industry were all unsophisticated cowboys, or earthy folks that believed cannabis was good for society as well as an untapped source of medical innovations. While this is at least a partially accurate […]