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First Student, Inc.-Acquisition of Control-Autumn Transportation Inc. and Ambassador Wheelchair Services, Inc.

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On August 4, 2026, First Student, Inc. (First Student), a noncarrier, filed an application seeking Board approval to acquire control of Autumn Transportation Inc. (Autumn) and Ambassador Wheelchair Services, Inc. (Ambassador) (collectively, the Target Carriers), through First Student's acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each entity. On September 23, 2026, EQT Infrastructure V Collect EUR SCSp and EQT Infrastructure V Collect USD SCSp, each a noncarrier acting by its manager EQT Fund Management S.[agrave] r.l., (collectively, EQT or the EQT Entities), filed a supplement to join First Student's application (EQT Supplement). First Student and EQT will be collectively referred to as Applicants. Also on September 23, 2026, First Student filed a supplement addressing the competitive conditions in the geographic area served by the Target Carriers (Competition Supplement). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the proposed acquisition of control. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action.

Directly affected

  • EQT Eqt

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • IEZ ISHARES U.S. OIL EQUIPMENT & SERVICES ETF

    GA selected IEZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: services. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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On August 4, 2026, First Student, Inc. (First Student), a noncarrier, filed an application seeking Board approval to acquire control of Autumn Transportation Inc. (Autumn) and Ambassador Wheelchair Services, Inc. (Ambassador) (collectively…

Source: Federal Register

How far Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) has moved since 8 Oct 2026

Since the first closing price after “First Student, Inc.-Acquisition of Control-Autumn Transportation Inc. and Ambassador Wheelchair Services, Inc.,” Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is -1.35%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.53% over the same days, a +0.18% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ)

Companies tied to this story

  • IEZ Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf

    In “First Student, Inc.-Acquisition of Control-Autumn Transportation Inc. and Ambassador Wheelchair Services, Inc.,” Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected IEZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: services. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ)

“First Student, Inc.-Acquisition of Control-Autumn Transportation Inc. and Ambassador Wheelchair Services, Inc.” (8 Oct 2026) reaches Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ) through this story.

For Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ), the reason on file says GA selected IEZ as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: services. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ)

IEZ traded between 25.75 and 28.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 26.76.

A simple score for Ishares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services Etf (IEZ)

22 out of 100

“First Student, Inc.-Acquisition of Control-Autumn Transportation Inc. and Ambassador Wheelchair Services, Inc.” scores 22 out of 100. The score uses 2 sources, and 1 linked companies.