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KAR Auction Services Inc Announces Agreement to Acquire OPENLANE

KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE:KAR) announced today that its subsidiary, ADESA, Inc., has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the equity of OPENLANE, Inc., a leading Internet-based business-to-business automotive remarketing company. Peter Kelly will continue as OPENLANE’s CEO and will report directly to KAR’s CEO, Jim Hallett. OPENLANE will be acquired for $210 million in cash, plus an increase for excess cash on OPENLANE’s balance sheet at closing. The transaction’s closing is subject to certain regulatory and other closing conditions. The Company expects to finance the transaction with available cash and proceeds from its revolving credit facility.

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