TORONTO, ON/November 29, 2021/ACCESSWIRE/ – Park Lawn Corporation (TSX: PLC) (“PLC”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (the “Ingram” business), a stand-alone funeral home located in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia. The transaction is anticipated to close in mid-December following the satisfaction of regulatory requirements.
“We are pleased to continue to grow our footprint in the southern U.S. by strategically entering into a new high growth market in Georgia. The Ingram business is highly regarded within our profession and will be a foundation for growth in a new state for PLC. We are excited to have Jack Allen and his team join PLC as they align perfectly with PLC’s culture and values,” stated J. Bradley Green, CEO of PLC.
Highlights of the Ingram transaction include:
– The addition of one (1) stand-alone funeral home.
– The transaction represents approximately 800 calls per year and is expected to be financed with funds from PLC’s credit facility and available cash on hand.
– Following the closing and integration of the business, the Ingram business is expected to add approximately US$1.9 million in EBITDA.
– The agreed upon purchase price multiple for the transaction is within PLC’s publicly-stated targeted EBITDA multiple range for transactions of this size and nature.
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 operates in three Canadian provinces and fifteen U.S. states.
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Daniel Millett
Chief Financial Officer
(416) 231-1462, ext. 221