Langlois is proud to have assisted Victoriaville & Co. Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of wooden caskets and distributors of funeral products in North America, in its acquisition of certain assets of U.S.-based Haven Line Industries.
Langlois’ Mergers & Acquisitions team, who oversaw all aspects of this strategic cross-border transaction, was led by Félix Bernard and included Olivier Scheffer and Joannie Leclerc-Côté for the transactional and corporate law aspects, as well as Stéphanie-Ann Morgan for the real estate law aspects.
This transaction underscores our client’s strategic commitment to geographical expansion and diversification, as well as our firm’s expertise in navigating complex business operations.
For more information about the transaction, read the official press release.
ABOUT VICTORIAVILLE & CO.
Founded in 1907 and committed exclusively to the funeral profession since 1948, Victoriaville & Co. is a fourth-generation family business that employs hundreds of people in Canada, the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Victoriaville & Co. has become the third-largest manufacturer of hardwood caskets in North America and one of the most important distributors of funeral and commemorative products.
ABOUT HAVEN LINE INDUSTRIES
Schuylkill Haven Casket Company manufactured quality wood caskets from 1919 until 2016 when the operations switched from a casket manufacturing facility to a distributor of wood & veneer caskets. In 1975, the directors of Schuylkill Haven Casket Company saw an increasing interest in metal caskets and Columbia Caskets Corp. was established as a metal & cloth covered casket distributor. Haven Line Industries is a fourth-generation family-operated business, well established in five states, and is known as a leading distributor of quality products and services.
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