Advanced Flower Capital Provides $15 Million Senior Secured Credit Facility to Story Ohio
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Advanced Flower Capital (AFCG) has announced a $15 million senior secured credit facility to Story of Ohio , a subsidiary of Story Companies. The funding will support Story's expansion in Ohio's adult-use cannabis market through the acquisition and development of dispensaries.
The credit facility consists of a first-lien term loan secured by Story of Ohio's assets, including cannabis licenses and real estate in both Ohio and Georgia. Story Companies, a private multi-state cannabis operator, is led by CEO Jason Vedadi and has a track record of successful execution in the volatile cannabis market.
AFC will hold the entire credit facility, with AFC Agent serving as the transaction agent. The partnership aims to enable Story to capitalize on key market opportunities in Ohio's growing cannabis market.
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- Secured $15M loan with first-lien position on Story's assets including licenses and real estate
- Expansion into growing Ohio adult-use cannabis market
- Additional collateral backing from Georgia real estate assets
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News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, AFCG declined 0.23%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Supports Story Companies Continued Expansion in the Growing Ohio Adult-Use Market
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Advanced Flower Capital Inc. (f/k/a AFC Gamma, Inc.) (Nasdaq:AFCG) (“AFC”) today announced that it has committed and funded a
“We are pleased to support Story as it continues to expand its operations in Ohio,” said Daniel Neville, AFC’s Chief Executive Officer. “Story is one of the top private multi-state cannabis operators, led by a team of serial entrepreneurs who have consistently executed in a volatile cannabis market. We are excited to continue to support Story’s expansion.”
Jason Vedadi, CEO of Story, commented, “We are pleased to once again partner with AFC to support Story’s expansion into a new state market. Dan Neville and his team understand the complexities of the cannabis industry, and their strategic approach aligns well with our vision for growth. This partnership enables Story to identify and capitalize on key market opportunities, and we look forward to continued success together."
AFC will hold the entire credit facility, which consists of a first-lien term loan secured by all of Story of Ohio LLC’s assets, including the value of its cannabis licenses and its owned real estate in both Ohio and Georgia, which is initially included as additional collateral. AFC Agent LLC served as agent for this transaction.
About Advanced Flower Capital
Advanced Flower Capital Inc. (Nasdaq:AFCG) is a leading commercial mortgage REIT that provides institutional loans to state-law compliant cannabis operators in the U.S. Through the management team’s deep network and significant credit and cannabis expertise, AFC originates, structures, underwrites and manages loans ranging from
About Story Companies
Story Companies is an emerging American Multi State Operator (MSO) in the fast-growing cannabis industry. Its core strategy is to develop and acquire vertically integrated cannabis assets in states which it believes have high profit margins, steep growth curves and which have recently, or are expected to soon, permit adult-use sales of cannabis. Story solves inherent risks in cannabis investing by bringing successful business and operational management expertise, access to capital, and proven integrity to the cannabis opportunity set. Story seeks to build its portfolio quickly and efficiently across multiple states and roll up the assets into a unified, branded company that will successfully compete with the largest MSOs.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that reflect the company’s current views and projections with respect to, among other things, market expansion and borrower activity and growth initiatives. All statements, other than historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “believes,” “expects,” “will,” “intends,” “plans,” “guidance,” “estimates,” “projects,” “anticipates,” and “future” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions and are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results. Certain factors, risks and uncertainties discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in AFC’s most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and subsequent filings, could cause actual results and performance to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements.
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