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TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Quinsam Capital Corporation (CSE:QCA) ("Quinsam" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam Szweras to the Board of Directors of the Company.
Mr. Szweras is an experienced securities lawyer and investment banking professional with an extensive background in corporate finance and cannabis-focused strategy development. Mr. Szweras is a partner with the law firm Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, where he practices securities law and corporate law with a focus on cannabis related matters. He is the founder and serves as the Chairman of The Foundation Markets Group, a Toronto based investment and merchant bank focused on small-cap and micro-cap listings and financings, where he leads the firm's investments in the cannabis sector.
Mr. Szweras acts as director for several public cannabis companies including Nutritional High International Inc. and Aurora Cannabis Inc. where he works alongside fellow Quinsam Director Terry Booth.
Roger Dent, CEO of Quinsam, commented, “Adam brings a rich pedigree of cannabis and capital markets expertise to Quinsam’s Board of Directors. His expansive network of relationships across the North American cannabis space is ideally suited to help Quinsam achieve its strategic goals. We look forward to his contribution and welcome him to the team.”
Option Awards
The Board of Directors of Quinsam has approved the award of 100,000 options to Adam Szweras. The options will have an exercise price of $0.30 per share, will expire on October 19, 2022 and will vest over a period of three years.
About Quinsam Capital Corp.
Quinsam is a merchant bank based in Canada that is focusing on cannabis-related investments. Our merchant banking business may encompass a range of activities including acquisitions, advisory services, lending activities and portfolio investments. Quinsam invests its capital for its own account in assets, companies or projects which we believe are undervalued and where we see a viable plan for unlocking such value. We do not invest on behalf of any third party and we do not offer investment advice.
Generally, Quinsam does not believe that individual investments are material reportable events. Quinsam chooses to announce certain investments once the company is certain that it has finished buying its position because the Company feels that this information helps Quinsam’s investors understand its investment decision making process. Generally, Quinsam does not announce the sale of investments.
For further information please contact:
Roger Dent, CEO
(647) 993-5475
roger@quinsamcapital.com
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