LAKE FOREST, Ill., Nov. 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acquired Sales Corp. today announced that it has signed a letter of intent to purchase 19.99% of the ownership of CBD-infused beverage maker Ablis, LLC, and of craft distillers Bendistillery Inc. d/b/a Crater Lake Spirits and Bend Spirits, Bend, Oregon for a total of $7,596,200 in cash.
Founded in 1996, Bendistillery is a craft distillery, producing Crater Lake Spirits brands including vodkas, gins, whiskeys, and white label brands offered through Bend Spirits. Ablis is involved in the CBD-infused beverage industry. Ablis' non-alcoholic, lemon ginger, cranberry blood orange, and zero-calorie lemon water beverages target the mainstream health market and contain no THC.
Closing of the purchase is subject to a number of conditions, including the completion of mutually acceptable due diligence, completion of a capital raise of at least $8.5 million, execution of definitive merger documents, obtaining necessary third party approvals, and completion of all necessary securities filings.
Gerard M. Jacobs, CEO of Acquired Sales Corp., said, "We plan to purchase ownership interests in a number of select, growing companies in the exploding CBD industry. Our first transaction is the purchase of 19.99% of three companies led by visionary beverage entrepreneur Jim Bendis, who is sometimes referred to as the 'father' of craft distilling."
Jim Bendis, founder and owner of Ablis, Crater Lake Spirits and Bend Spirits, said, "This transaction will make capital available for additional equipment and expanded off-line and online advertising for both Crater Lake Spirits and Ablis. Ablis' beverages are now being distributed in ten states and online throughout the country, and we have an agreement signed for distribution in Mexico. Also, Ablis has recently received state approval to co-brand with a local brewery to produce Oregon's first hemp CBD-infused draft beer. We look forward to growing our brands significantly during the next few years."
The management teams of Ablis, Crater Lake Spirits and Bend Spirits will continue to lead their respective companies following the closing of the transaction, and Gerard M. Jacobs, CEO of Acquired Sales Corp., will join the board of directors of each company.
