TREVOSE, Pa., Jan. 03, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StoneMor Partners L.P. (NYSE:STON)announced that on December 30, 2016, StoneMor GP Holdings LLC, the sole member and owner of the general partner of the Partnership, acquired 2,332,878 common units representing limited partner interests of the Partnership in a private placement for $20.0 million, or a twenty-day, volume-weighted average price of approximately $8.5731 per unit. The proceeds were initially used to pay down borrowings under the Partnership’s senior credit facility. The additional borrowing capacity has been earmarked for cash accretive acquisitions that the Partnership anticipates will close in the near future, and may also be used for other general partnership purposes.

About StoneMor Partners L.P.

StoneMor Partners L.P., headquartered in Trevose, Pennsylvania, is an owner and operator of cemeteries and funeral homes in the United States, with 317 cemeteries and 105 funeral homes in 28 states and Puerto Rico.

StoneMor is the only publicly traded death care company structured as a partnership. StoneMor’s cemetery products and services, which are sold on both a pre-need (before death) and at-need (at death) basis, include: burial lots, lawn and mausoleum crypts, burial vaults, caskets, memorials, and all services which provide for the installation of this merchandise. For additional information about StoneMor Partners L.P., please visit StoneMor’s website, and the investors section, at http://www.stonemor.com.