Dignity acquires 36 funerals locations in £38m deal

13th Jul 2015 11:20

(ShareCast News) - Funeral services provider Dignity has completed the acquisition of more than 30 funeral locations from Laurel Funerals.The £38m deal, which will see the FTSE 250 group acquire 36 of the 83 locations operated by Laurel Funerals, had originally been announced on 16 June and it has now been officially completed, Dignity said in a brief statement.Dignity shares were up 1.47% to 2,340.00p at 10:27 on Monday.

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