Wilbert Acquires Carrera Manufacturing
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of certain assets of Carrera Manufacturing, also doing business as W&M Manufacturing and Pier-Mac Plastics. Based in Portland, Indiana, Carrera is a molding and finishing manufacturer who produces casket hardware, automotive/transportation components, and other consumer products.
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Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Alleghany Corporation
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway announced Monday that Berkshire intends to acquire Alleghany Corporation (NYSE:Y) for $11.6 billion. In 2017, a subsidiary of Alleghany, Alleghany Capital Corporation (ACC), acquired a minority interest in Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc; and then in 2020 ACC finalized the purchase in Wilbert.
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Wilbert and Memorial Monuments & Vaults Announce Merger
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc. (“Wilbert”), a leading provider of products and services for the funeral and cemetery industries and precast concrete markets, merged operations with Memorial Monuments & Vaults, Inc. (“Memorial Monuments” or “MMV”), a rapidly growing provider of monuments and related funeral services to retail, funeral home and cemetery customers, effective December 27, 2021.
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