Canopy Growth selling C3 Cannabinoid Compound Company GmbH subsidiary

Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growth facility in Smiths Falls, Ont. on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.
Staff work in a marijuana grow room that can be viewed by at the new visitors centre at Canopy Growth facility in Smiths Falls, Ont. on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018.
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

SMITHS FALLS, ONT. - Canopy Growth Corp. says it has signed a deal to sell its C3 Cannabinoid Compound Company GmbH subsidiary to German company Dermapharm Holding SE.

Under the agreement, Canopy will receive an upfront payment of $115.5 million.

It will also receive up an additional $61.4 million, subject to the achievement of certain milestones by the business.

Dermapharm is a European pharmaceutical company based in Gruenwald, Germany.

The business being sold develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products and includes Spectrum Therapeutics GmbH, THC Pharm GmbH The Health Concept and Spectrum Therapeutics Austria GmbH.

The deal, which requires regulatory approvals, is expected to close by Jan. 31, 2022 .

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 15, 2021.

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