September 2015: Origin Merchant Partners Advises Information Services Corp. on the Acquisition of ESC Corporate Services

September 2015: Origin Merchant Partners Advises Information Services Corp. on the Acquisition of ESC Corporate Services

By Charlie Osler

All Transactions, Mergers & Acquisitions

September 14, 2015

Origin Merchant Partners is pleased to announce that Information Services Corporation (“ISC”) has acquired ESC Corporate Services Ltd. (“ESC”) in a transaction valued at approximately C$28 million.

Origin Merchant Partners acted as exclusive financial advisor to ISC with respect to this transaction.

Information Services Corporation is the exclusive provider of Land Titles Registry, Land Surveys Directory, Personal Property Registry and Corporate Registry in Saskatchewan. ISC is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX-ISV).

ESC Corporate Services Ltd. is a privately-held corporation providing full-service, bilingual, online corporate services including due diligence, filing and incorporation services across Canada and around the world. ESC was founded in 2009 with offices in Toronto and Montreal and has over 4,500 clients, including law firms, corporations and financial institutions.

Origin Senior Leads: Andrew Muirhead, Mario Di Pietro