Montagu-backed Waystone, a provider of institutional governance, risk and compliance services, agreed to acquire KB Associates, a firm that specializes in the provision of management company, from ECI Partners, a private equity group. Financial terms were not disclosed. “An ability to address complex regulatory and governance issues across multiple jurisdictions is increasingly important to our international client base. Becoming a member of the Waystone Group, which has offices in fourteen locations across Europe, North America and Asia, allows us to deliver a single global solution," Mike Kirby, KBA Founder and Managing Principal.