Irwin Naturals Inc. (CSE: IWIN | OTC: IWINF | FRA: 97X) completed the acquisition of the assets of Clare Clinic, Inc., d/b/a Florida Mind Health Center.
The Company entered into an acquisition agreement dated October 30, 2022 with Clare Clinic, Inc., d/b/a Florida Mind Health Center, which serves clients out of three healthcare clinics in located in Gainesville, Tallahassee and Panama City, Florida.
The clinics join Irwin Naturals Emergence, a fast-growing national chain offering psychedelic mental healthcare that now includes 8 clinics in Florida.
“Our roll-up is quickly gathering momentum. This is the eighth ketamine clinic we are adding to our growing portfolio in Florida and is part of our 17 clinics which we have either acquired or have a definitive agreement to acquire in the near future, in over ten states. Our mission is to make this amazingly effective treatment available and accessible throughout the country and beyond. We continue to add to our bottom line through these highly accretive transactions as we focus on acquiring profitable operations.”
Klee Irwin, CEO of Irwin Naturals
Zohar Levites, CRNA, ARNP, MS, founder of Florida Mind Health Center, said “We are very excited to be merging with Irwin Naturals and to be a part of something bigger in a field that could transform the way disorders are treated in Florida and nationwide. As a partner of Irwin Naturals Emergence, we will be able to offer cutting-edge services and compassionate care under the name of a household brand with decades of trust among customers.”
Building a national chain will create some efficiencies and the cost-benefits that come from economies of scale. The incorporation of Irwin Naturals best practices over time will also help drive down operating costs, savings that can be passed on to customers by providing sliding-scale discounts.
As consideration for the asset purchase, Irwin Naturals will provide sellers cash payments as well as 1,500,000 subordinate voting shares upon closing. Furthermore, the transaction includes an additional contingent consideration based on future milestones related to operational and profitability targets to be satisfied in shares.
About Irwin Naturals
Irwin Naturals has been a household name and best-in-class herbal supplement formulator since 1994. It is now leveraging its brand to enter into both the cannabis and psychedelic industries. On a mission to heal the world with plant medicine, Irwin has operated profitably for over 27 years.1 Irwin’s growing portfolio of products is available in more than 100,000 retail doors across North America, where nearly 100 million people know the Irwin Naturals brand.2 In 2018, the Company first leveraged its brand to expand into the cannabis industry by launching hemp-based CBD products into the mass market. The Company is now leveraging its famous halo of brand trust with an objective to become one of the first household name brands to offer THC-based products and psychedelic mental health treatment. Irwin Naturals became a publicly traded company on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) in August 2021. The Company’s shares began to be traded on the OTCQB Venture Market in November 2021.