On November 26, 2019, Canopy Rivers Inc. announced that Thirty Five Ventures, the business owned by NBA star Kevin Durant and sports business executive Rich Kleiman, is joining Canopy Rivers in an advisory capacity.
Thirty Five Ventures will collaborate with Canopy Rivers as it continues to strengthen its global portfolio of cannabis companies and Canopy Rivers will seek co-investment opportunities with Thirty Five Ventures on cannabis-related deals.
Cassels acted for Canopy Rivers with a team that included Jonathan Sherman and Miriam El Ofir (Business and Cannabis) and Caitlin Russell (Employment).