Lignetics Acquires Great Lakes Renewable Energy
March 31, 2021
Lignetics, a portfolio company of Taglich Private Equity, acquired Great Lakes Renewable Energy (GLRE), a Hayward, Wisconsin-based wood pellet manufacturer, in a transaction that closed March 31, 2021. The deal adds GLRE's Lumber Jack Grilling Pellets brand and unique round-log 5.5mm pellet capacity to Lignetics' portfolio, expanding its grilling and consumer pellet offerings.
- Buyers
- Lignetics, Inc., Taglich Private Equity, LLC
- Targets
- Great Lakes Renewable Energy, Inc.
- Sellers
- Shareholders of Great Lakes Renewable Energy, Inc.
- Platforms
- Lignetics, Inc.
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Wisconsin, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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