Global law firm Hogan Lovells Cadwalader has advised Organigram Global Inc. on the proposed acquisition of Aurora Cannabis Inc., which will create a global cannabis leader with a strong presence across Canada, Europe and Australia. Under the terms of the transaction, Organigram will acquire all issued and outstanding common shares of Aurora for CAD7.80 per share, valuing Aurora at approximately CAD561 million on a fully diluted equity value basis.
The acquisition will bring together Organigram’s leading position in the Canadian recreational cannabis market and its growing European medical cannabis business with Aurora’s global medical cannabis platform and international presence. The combined company will own and operate five EU-GMP-certified production and distribution facilities and will have a significant presence across key regulated cannabis markets.
The transaction has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies and remains subject to shareholder, court and regulatory approvals. Completion is currently expected in January 2027.
Canadian lead transaction counsel to Organigram was Goodmans LLP (Canada). The Organigram Inhouse team included Chief Legal Officer Helen Martin and Senior Legal Counsel Pierre-Luc Michaud.
The Hogan Lovells Cadwalader team was led by partners Dr. Nikolas Zirngibl and Dr. Christoph Wünschmann, advising Organigram on due diligence, antitrust, merger control and foreign direct investment matters of the transaction.
The M&A team further comprised partner Hannah Logan, senior associate Dr. Dominik Lang, associates Jasper Lohse and Nico Bär, and trainee Sonia Doal. Antitrust and competition advice was provided by associates Dr. Friedrich Preetz and Julius Jakob Gertz. The pharmaceuticals team comprised partner Jane Summerfield and senior associate Bea Watts as well as counsel Dr. Tina Welter-Birk. IP advice was provided by partner Dr. Martin Pflüger and senior associate Sebastian Eisenberger. Real estate aspects were covered by partner Martin Günther, counsel Dr. Tim Hinrichsen, and senior associate Sven Maier.
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader worked together with local counsel in several jurisdictions, including Ben Constance from Holding Redlich, Australia, Beata Balas-Noszczyk and Tomasz Grygorczuk from DWF, Poland, and Simon Vannini from Simpson Grierson, New Zealand.
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