 SAN DIEGO, March 15, 2021 PRNewswire -- Shareholder rights law firm Johnson Fistel, LLP has launched an investigation into whether the board members of Extended Stay America, Inc., NASDAQ: STAY breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed sale of the Company to Blackstone Real Estate Partners Blackstone and Starwood Capital Group Starwood Capital. On March 15, 2021, Extended Stay announced that it had entered into a definitive merger agreement with Blackstone and Starwood Capital. 