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How Private Equity Is Buying Up Funeral Homes
Lucas and Luna dig into the quiet consolidation of the funeral industry. With 20,000 independently owned funeral homes in the US and the largest operator, Service Corporation International, owning barely 8% of the market, private equity sees a fragmented, recession-resistant target. They discuss the math: margins above 20%, predictable death rates, and the roll-up play pioneered by SCI in the 1960s. Lucas breaks down how modern firms like StoneMor and Foundation Partners Group are using the same playbook — buying family-run homes, adding centralized cremation facilities, and cross-selling…
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