24 min
EPISODE #97 Venture Capital In The USA with Matt Hawkins, Managing Partner and Founder of Entourage Effect Capital The Cannabis Conversation | Medical Cannabis | CBD | Hemp
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- Economía y empresa
On this week’s show we’re joined by Matt Hawkins, Managing Partner and Founder of Entourage Effect Capital, US based VC fund focused on the cannabis industry.
Join us this week, as we take a look at how VC funds operate, including how they are funded and the types of investments they make, alongside what the recent election means for the future of Cannabis businesses in the USA.
→ View full show notes and summary here: https://www.canverse.global/shownotes/episode-97-venture-capital-in-the-usa-with-matt-hawkins-managing-partner-and-founder-of-entourage-effect-capital
About Matt
Matt Hawkins is the founder and managing principal of Entourage Effect Capital (EEC), formerly known as Cresco Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused specifically on investing in the legalised cannabis industry and has made close to 70 cannabis investments since 2014. Prior to the founding of EEC, he was a partner and President of a private real estate investment company which acquired REO and NPL from banks and financial institutions across the country. The company completed more than 55 bank-direct acquisitions, deploying over $500 million of capital since Q4 2008. At the end of 2013, Matt and his partners sold their interest. Prior to this, Matt was a Principal/Co-founder of San Jacinto Partners, a fund focused on the bulk acquisition of single-family residential assets and the Managing General Partner of Adjacent Capital, L.P., a private equity/specialty lending fund. He was earlier affiliated with Treadstone Partners, L.L.C., a distressed debt and equity fund. He has an extensive background in both turnaround management and private equity. Prior to joining Treadstone and forming Adjacent Capital and San Jacinto Partners, was associated with Hull & Associates, a regional turnaround management firm. Matt is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin
Quotables
The industry is undeniable, and Covid has proven to be a boom for the industry in that we’ve actually converted a pretty significant portion of the illicit market… because we’re safer. 11:30
The regulated legalised industry is much much safer than the elicit one. In the time of the pandemic people realise that more than they would have otherwise 12:10
Resources
Follow Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hawkins-11288a2/
Follow Entourage Effect Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entourage-effect-capital/
Entourage Effect Capital’s Website: https://entourageeffectcapital.com/
On this week’s show we’re joined by Matt Hawkins, Managing Partner and Founder of Entourage Effect Capital, US based VC fund focused on the cannabis industry.
Join us this week, as we take a look at how VC funds operate, including how they are funded and the types of investments they make, alongside what the recent election means for the future of Cannabis businesses in the USA.
→ View full show notes and summary here: https://www.canverse.global/shownotes/episode-97-venture-capital-in-the-usa-with-matt-hawkins-managing-partner-and-founder-of-entourage-effect-capital
About Matt
Matt Hawkins is the founder and managing principal of Entourage Effect Capital (EEC), formerly known as Cresco Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused specifically on investing in the legalised cannabis industry and has made close to 70 cannabis investments since 2014. Prior to the founding of EEC, he was a partner and President of a private real estate investment company which acquired REO and NPL from banks and financial institutions across the country. The company completed more than 55 bank-direct acquisitions, deploying over $500 million of capital since Q4 2008. At the end of 2013, Matt and his partners sold their interest. Prior to this, Matt was a Principal/Co-founder of San Jacinto Partners, a fund focused on the bulk acquisition of single-family residential assets and the Managing General Partner of Adjacent Capital, L.P., a private equity/specialty lending fund. He was earlier affiliated with Treadstone Partners, L.L.C., a distressed debt and equity fund. He has an extensive background in both turnaround management and private equity. Prior to joining Treadstone and forming Adjacent Capital and San Jacinto Partners, was associated with Hull & Associates, a regional turnaround management firm. Matt is a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin
Quotables
The industry is undeniable, and Covid has proven to be a boom for the industry in that we’ve actually converted a pretty significant portion of the illicit market… because we’re safer. 11:30
The regulated legalised industry is much much safer than the elicit one. In the time of the pandemic people realise that more than they would have otherwise 12:10
Resources
Follow Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hawkins-11288a2/
Follow Entourage Effect Capital on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/entourage-effect-capital/
Entourage Effect Capital’s Website: https://entourageeffectcapital.com/
24 min