Genstar to buy ISS from Vestar for $720 mln

Genstar Capital has agreed to acquire Institutional Shareholder Services Inc, a provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions to investors, for $720 million. The seller is Vestar Capital. The deal is expected to close in the early fourth quarter of this year. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP provided legal advice to ISS and Vestar Capital Partners on the transaction while Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP served as legal counsel to Genstar Capital.

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