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How Private Equity Is Buying Up Cremation Services
Episode 98 of The Buyout Show explores a consolidating corner of the death care industry: cremation services. Lucas and Luna break down how private equity firms have been rolling up funeral homes and crematoriums, with a focus on the largest player in the space, Service Corporation International (SCI), which owns over 1,500 funeral homes and 450 cemeteries. They discuss the economics of pre-need contracts, the shift from burial to cremation (now over 60% in the US), and how PE firms like Aterian Investment Partners and the publicly traded Carriage Services are capitalizing on the trend. The…
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