Park Lawn Corporation Acquires Carolina-Whitley Businesses and Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funerals & Cremations

Park Lawn Corporation Acquires Wages & Sons Funeral Homes and Related Cremation Businesses in Georgia

October 7, 2025

Healthcare Services

Park Lawn Corporation acquired substantially all of the assets of Atlanta Crematory, Cremation Society of Georgia, Wages & Sons Funeral Home (Stone Mountain), Wages & Sons Funeral Home Gwinnett Chapel (Lawrenceville) and Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel Crematory. The deal expands Park Lawn's presence in the greater Atlanta, Georgia market by adding two stand-alone funeral homes and cremation-focused operations.

Park Lawn Acquires Callaway-Jones Funeral Homes & Cemetery in Texas

November 4, 2024

Healthcare Services

Park Lawn Corporation acquired substantially all assets of Callaway-Jones, including two funeral homes, a College Station funeral planning office and Rest-Ever Memorial Park cemetery (and Cozart Funeral Home) in Bryan/College Station and Normangee, Texas. The acquisition expands Park Lawn’s footprint in Texas and adds local funeral, cremation and cemetery operations to its North American portfolio.

Carriage Services Acquires Greenlawn Funeral Homes, Cemeteries & Wood Family Funeral Service

March 22, 2023

Professional Services

Carriage Services, Inc. has acquired substantially all assets of Greenlawn Funeral Homes, Cemeteries and Cremations and Wood Family Funeral Service, including three funeral homes, two cemeteries and a cremation business in the Bakersfield, California market. The deal provides a succession solution for Greenlawn's leadership while expanding Carriage's local footprint in a market where Greenlawn holds approximately a 40% share.

Wolter Inc. Acquires Carson Industries to Expand Into the Carolinas

November 20, 2025

Industrial Services

Wolter Inc., a Brookfield, Wisconsin-based material handling solutions provider, has acquired Carson Industries, Inc. and its operating units (Carson Material Handling, Carson Dock and Door, J&J Forklift Services and Pinnacle Lift Systems), expanding Wolter’s footprint with four locations across North and South Carolina. The deal enhances Wolter’s regional service capacity for forklifts, dock & door systems, rentals, parts and planned maintenance, enabling broader product access and improved service for local manufacturers, logistics providers and distribution centers in the Southeast.

Yard Alliance / YardWorks Acquire Palmetto Landscapes and Recapitalize Per-Fect-A-Lawn

January 19, 2024

Professional Services

Yard Alliance announced the recapitalization of Per-Fect-A-Lawn (Norcross, GA) and the acquisition of Palmetto Landscapes (Charleston, SC), expanding its residential landscaping platform into the Atlanta market and increasing scale in Charleston through its YardWorks business. The transactions are part of Yard Alliance's platform build, which is backed by Charlotte-based private investment firm WSC | Heritage.

Wilbert Funeral Services Acquires Continental Casket Company

October 15, 2021

Logistics & Distribution

Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. (Overland Park, Kansas) has acquired certain assets of Continental Casket Company, a Watseka, Illinois–based regional distributor of metal and wood caskets that operates three warehouses serving Illinois and parts of Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky and Missouri. The asset purchase expands Wilbert's Casket Division and adds regional warehousing and distribution capabilities to support funeral professionals across the Midwest.