TORONTO, July 2, 2019 /CNW/ – Park Lawn Corporation (TSX: PLC) (“PLC” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of all the outstanding equity of Horan & McConaty Funeral Services (“Horan”). Horan, formerly owned by John Horan, operates two cemeteries and eleven funeral homes (including two on sites) in the high growth Denver Metropolitan Area.
“The acquisition of Horan is a unique and extremely exciting opportunity for Park Lawn. Horan is a preeminent funeral home and cemetery business in the U.S., which has served the Denver area for generations. I am delighted that John Horan and his team are joining PLC and will remain involved in the business,” said Andrew Clark, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of PLC.
About Park Lawn Corporation
PLC provides goods and services associated with the disposition and memorialization of human remains. Products and services are sold on a pre-planned basis (pre-need) or at the time of a death (at-need). PLC and its subsidiaries own and operate businesses including cemeteries, crematoria, funeral homes, chapels, planning offices and a transfer service. PLC has a North American wide platform with operations in five Canadian provinces and fourteen US States.
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Contact Information:
Andrew Clark
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
(416) 231-1462
Joseph Leeder
Chief Financial Officer & Director
(416) 231-1462
Suzanne Cowan
VP, Business Development & Corporate Affairs
(416) 231- 1462