Naveed Anwar~~Michael Holick~~William Perrone~~Omar Kanjwal~~Jeannine McSweeney~~Hannah Daniels~~Jonathan Goldstein~~Eli Isak~~Dorothy Hector~~Krista McManus~~Dennis Loiacono
January 23, 2026
First Student to Acquire Apple Bus Company

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- Simpson Thacher is advising First Student, a portfolio company of EQT, on its proposed acquisition of Apple Bus Company, a Missouri-based provider of student and charter transportation services
- The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals
- First Student, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the largest student transportation service provider in North America, serving approximately 1,000 school districts and facilitating over 900 million student journeys annually.
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).
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Naveed Anwar~~Michael Holick~~William Perrone~~Omar Kanjwal~~Jeannine McSweeney~~Hannah Daniels~~Jonathan Goldstein~~Eli Isak~~Dorothy Hector~~Krista McManus~~Dennis Loiacono
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