Harwood Feffer LLP Announces Investigation of Renaissance Learning Inc.
05 10월 2011 - 6:04AM
Business Wire
Harwood Feffer LLP (www.hfesq.com)
is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of
Renaissance Learning, Inc. ("Renaissance Learning" or the
"Company") (NASDAQ: RLRN) concerning the rejection of a takeover
bid from Plato Learning Inc. (“Plato”) after agreeing to be
acquired by Permira Advisers LLP (“Permira”).
On September 27, 2011, Renaissance Learning agreed to sell
itself to Permira. Under the terms of the agreement, Renaissance
Learning’s minority stockholders will receive $16.60 in cash for
each share of Company stock held. However, the next day, September
28, 2011, Plato proposed to acquire the Company in a deal under
which minority shareholders would receive $18.00 per share in cash.
Although the Plato bid was higher, the Renaissance board of
directors rejected it in favor of the lower Permira offer.
Renaissance is controlled by the Company’s founders, the Paul
family, who own 69% of the outstanding shares. According to Alfred
Scialabba, an analyst at GFI Group quoted in Business Week,
“minority shareholders are getting less than they could because the
Pauls refuse to take the higher offer.” The Pauls have not
disclosed whether under the Permira deal they will have a role in
the post-acquisition operation of the Company and the New York
Times has reported that Permira agreed to indemnify the Pauls for
any litigation costs arising from their rejection of any other
takeover proposal.
Our investigation concerns whether the board of directors has
breached its fiduciary duties by failing to adequately consider
Plato’s bid, whether the board adequately disclosed the reasons for
its rejection of the higher bid, and whether the board undertook a
fair process and obtained fair consideration for Renaissance
Learning stockholders.
Harwood Feffer has been representing individual and
institutional investors for many years, serving as lead counsel in
numerous cases in federal and state courts. Please visit the
Harwood Feffer LLP website (http://www.hfesq.com) for more
information about the firm.
If you own Renaissance Learning shares and wish to discuss this
matter with us, or have any questions concerning your rights and
interests with regard to this matter, please contact:
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