On January 31, 2020, Lignetics Inc. completed the acquisition of Energex Corporation, which operates a wood pellet manufacturing plant in Lac-Megantic, Quebec. Fasken acted as legal counsel to Lignetics, the largest residential wood pellet manufacturing company in the U.S. Lignetics is owned by Taglich Private Equity, LLC, a New York-based, value-oriented financial sponsor that is focused on investing in the lower middle-market.
A Fasken team including Caitlin Rose, Marie-Christine Valois, Ralph Aziz, Pierre-Olivier Charlebois, Jean-Philippe Therriault, David Rimock, Svetlana Samochkine, Terry Kyle Lapierre, Marie-Andrée Thibault, Ryan Rabinovitch, Jean-Philippe Mikus, Jessica Morlon and Michael Gardiner acted for Lignectics Inc. in connection with this acquisition.