The Aphria and Tilray Merger Finally Closes

Say hello to what has become, at a stroke, a dramatically larger marijuana company: the new version of Tilray (NASDAQ: TLRY). On Monday, Tilray announced that its "business combination" with peer Aphria (NASDAQ: APHA) had been completed, and the two are now one. The news comes one business day after shareholders of the previous version of Tilray voted in favor of the deal.

In reality, this is Aphria taking over Tilray. In an all-stock deal agreed to last December, each Aphria share held as of April 30 was swapped for 0.8381 of a Tilray share. Aphria's CEO Irwin Simon is taking over that role with the reconstituted Tilray, and has also become the chairman of the new company's board of directors. To mark the new phase of its existence, Tilray has also changed its corporate logo.

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