Simpson Thacher is representing First Student, a portfolio company of EQT, in connection with its proposed acquisition of Apple Bus Company, a Missouri-based provider of student and charter transportation services. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.~~Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, First Student is the largest student transportation service provider in North America, providing more than 900 million student journeys a year to approximately 1,000 school districts.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Naveed Anwar, Michael T. Holick, William Perrone, Sydney Mark and Omar Kanjwal (M&A); Jeannine McSweeney and Hannah Daniels (Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits); Jonathan Goldstein and Scott Grundei (Tax); Eli Isak and Dorothy Anne Hector (Credit); Genevieve Dorment and Bobbie Burrows (Intellectual Property); and Krista McManus and Dennis Loiacono (Real Estate).