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Carriage Services Acquires Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home

On May 15, 2014, Carriage Services acquired consumer services company Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home from SCI

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Carriage Services’ 28th transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Carriage Services’ 29th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Carriage Services’ 4th transaction in Louisiana.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-05-15
Target Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Carriage Services
Sellers(s) SCI
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home

Metairie, Louisiana, United States
Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home is a provider of carriage services.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Carriage Services

Houston, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Consumer Services
Employees1,174
Revenue 383M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Carriage Services is a provider of deathcare services and merchandise in the US. It operates 170+ funeral homes in 29 states and 30+ cemeteries in 11 states. Carriage Services was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 29 of 41
Sector (Consumer Services) 28 of 40
Type (Divestiture) 6 of 6
State (Louisiana) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 29 of 41
Year (2014) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-15 Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home is a provider of carriage services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-02-25 Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home

Clarksville, Tennessee, United States

Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home is a provider of funeral services in US.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

SCI

Houston, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1962
Sector Consumer Services
Employees17,685
Revenue 4.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Service Corporation International's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.
Entrance to Service Corporation International's corporate headquarters in Houston, Texas.

SCI is a provider of deathcare products and services. SCI was founded in 1962 and is based in Houston, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 8
Sector (Consumer Services) 7 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 8 of 8
State (Louisiana) 4 of 4
Country (United States) 7 of 7
Year (2014) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-15 Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home is a provider of carriage services.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-14 Weerts Funeral Home

Davenport, Iowa, United States

Weerts Funeral Home, Inc. is a provider of cremation services in US.

Buy -
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