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How Private Equity Is Buying Up Pet Cremation Services
Lucas and Luna examine the rapid consolidation of pet cremation and aquamation services across the US. With 70 percent of households now owning a pet, end-of-life care has become a nine-billion-dollar industry. Private equity firms like Shore Capital Partners and Alpine Investors have acquired dozens of independent operators, rolling them up into regional platforms such as Eternal Paws and True Spirit Pet. Lucas breaks down the unit economics: a single private cremation runs 150 to 400 dollars, with 60 percent gross margins, but consolidation can cut overhead by 20 percent through centralized…
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