FirstGroup to acquire Ensign Bus.

FirstGroup, a British multi-national transport group, agreed to acquire Ensign Bus, a bus and coach operator and bus dealer. Financial terms were not disclosed. “The acquisition of Ensignbus, a long-established, high-performing business, will allow us to not only grow our B2B offering, but to also enhance our operational footprint in Essex, and we look forward to welcoming Ensignbus employees to the Group. This is a strategically and financially accretive growth opportunity for us, and one that is fully aligned to our balanced capital allocation policy,” Graham Sutherland, FirstGroup CEO.