S&C represents the Board of Directors of Rent-A-Center, Inc. in connection with Rent-A-Center’s definitive agreement with Vintage Rodeo Parent, LLC, an affiliate of Vintage Capital Management, LLC, pursuant to which Vintage Rodeo will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Rent-A-Center common stock for a total consideration of approximately $1.365 billion. The S&C team on the transaction was led by Alison Ressler, along with Scott Campbell and Oliver Lane. Ari Blaut advised on financing matters and Jeannette Bander advised on executive compensation and benefits matters.