Cahill’s Private Credit Group Represents Direct Lenders on Unitranche Financing for Sereni’s Acquisition of and Merger with Funeral Partners

August 17, 2026

Cahill’s Private Credit Group represented the direct lenders on a unitranche financing provided to Sereni, a portfolio company backed by Netley Capital, Around Partners, Vermeer NV and All Seas Capital, in connection with Sereni’s acquisition of and merger with Funeral Partners.

Sereni is a Belgium headquartered funeral services platform operating across Belgium, Germany and Poland. Founded in 2016, the company has grown through the acquisition of independent funeral service providers and, prior to its combination with Funeral Partners, supported approximately 45,000 funerals annually across more than 450 locations.

Funeral Partners is one of the UK’s largest funeral providers, operating approximately 300 funeral homes with almost 1,300 employees and supporting around 30,000 funerals annually.

Together, Sereni and Funeral Partners form one of Europe’s largest funeral groups, operating across Belgium, the UK, Germany and Poland and supporting more than 75,000 funerals annually.

The Cahill private credit team was co-led by London-based partners Jeremy Duffy and Nikolas Rodriguez, with support from associates Tim Ying Lam and Caroline Reilly.