Acquiring Company
Crematoria
Acquired Company
Farewill
Sutton ColdfieldLondonFinanceArtificial IntelligenceDescription
Dignity, a prominent funeral service provider in the U.K., has acquired Farewill, a digital-native end-of-life services startup, in an all-shares deal valued at $16.8 million. The acquisition is aimed at enabling Dignity to enhance its digital transformation and expand its market presence in the death care services sector.
M&A Insights
Based on deal dataIntegration timeline
70% of M&A integrations take 12-24 months to complete
Tech stack consolidation
83% of merged companies consolidate technology vendors within first year
Post-acquisition investment
Companies increase IT spending by 23% on average after acquisitions
Success factor
M&A deals with strong technology integration plans are 2.5x more likely to succeed