Funeral Home Owner Expands Operations with Sale Leaseback
Funeral Home Owner Expands Operations with Sale Leaseback Big Sky
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Funeral industry real estate is fundamentally unique – we understand its special nature.
At Big Sky Capital Partners (“Big Sky”), our mission is simple: be exceptional partners by creating long-term, real estate solutions that allow funeral home owners and operators to unlock value and focus on what matters most – serving and caring for their community.
Why Big Sky?
Owning and operating funeral industry real estate is a significant responsibility that requires trust and an understanding of the needs of the business itself.
The founders of Big Sky are a combination of experienced executives from within the funeral industry and real estate professionals. Given our deep industry experience, we understand the needs of funeral home owners, and have developed custom solutions tailored to suit their needs.
Whether you’re a funeral home owner evaluating ways to partially monetize your real estate in order to ensure the stability of your business for generations to come, or simply interested in selling the real estate in tandem with your business, Big Sky is here to partner with you from start to finish.
Target Markets
Big Sky acquires funeral industry real estate that exhibits favorable market characteristics in select urban and suburban markets throughout the United States.
Our ideal properties are modern facilities which adhere to funeral home best practices, with operators that have developed deep roots in their communities.
Investment
Criteria
Big Sky offers a host of flexible real estate solutions, including the structuring of long-term sale leaseback transactions, which allow for succession planning and stability.
Big Sky Capital Partners works directly with owners and operators of funeral homes to help with liquidity and succession planning. We purchase real estate assets in locations and markets where demographic trends indicate a sustainable market. We will quickly complete and share a market and pricing analysis on the value of the underlying real estate.
Industry
Bridging family care and technology, Sympathy Brands’ offers a full suite of services including a proprietary platform to enhance support and streamline processes. Designed specifically for the funeral and burial industries, the centralized connection point provides a holistic experience for families from pre-planning to at-need and continued aftercare. Provide families with support services including Viewneral®, FuneralPlan™, automated aftercare and more.
eCondolence.com helps families and friends, navigating end-of-life matters. The detailed library offers a wealth of information for those seeking guidance on appropriately expressing condolences, grieving, and planning. eCondolence provides support tools, including FuneralPlan™ and virtual gatherings, maintains a trusted marketplace of bereavement platters and baskets, designed to comfort and nourish, and offers commemorative items to honor the deceased.
Cemetery.com educates and provides trusted funeral, burial, and ongoing care services for interment planners of all faiths. Understand the different end-of-life options. Learn more about cemeteries, the property selection process, memorialization, and additional end-of-life planning and services. Find and connect with a cemetery and funeral home that meets your family’s needs.
Shiva.com carefully blends centuries-old traditions with modern-day customs. Jewish families planning in advance, Jewish mourners, and their supporters, can learn about rituals with shiva.com’s extensive resource library, organize gatherings with ShivaPlan™, and choose from curated product selections, including Yahrzeit reminders and candles, Jerusalem stones, and same-day shiva platters available nationwide.
Jewish Funeral Group and each of its local divisions provides families with education, resources, and connections for the observance of rituals and customs. This leadership group is dedicated to ensuring communities have an understanding of, and access to, Jewish funeral traditions. Jewish Funeral Group believes in strengthening the community through education, marketing, and technology.
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Our team is an integrated group of skilled real estate professionals and executives with experience throughout the funeral industry.
DUSTIN CAHAN
T: +1.312.951.1602
E: dustin@bigskycapitalpartners.com
MICHAEL CRANDALL
T: +1.312.375.4511
E: michaelc@bigskycapitalpartners.com
JUSTIN VANBLARICOM
T: +1.612.840.1088
E: jvb@bigskycapitalpartners.com
BRIAN SEMEL
T: +1.773.710.4650
E: brian@bigskycapitalpartners.com
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