Lawsuit Overview
May 12, 2017 (Shareholders Foundation) - An investor, who currently holds shares of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIOX), filed a lawsuit in effort to halt the proposed takeover of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. by an affiliate of private equity investment firm H.I.G for $5.75 per share.
The plaintiff alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties owed to NASDAQ:LIOX stockholders by agreeing to sell Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. cheaply via an unfair process to an affiliate of private equity investment firm H.I.G.
On Dec. 12, 2016, Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIOX) announced that it has signed an agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity investment firm H.I.G.. Under the terms of the agreement, Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIOX)stockholders will receive $5.75 per share in cash for each share.
However, plaintiff claims that the proposed consideration NASDAQ:LIOX shareholders will receive is grossly inadequate and undervalues Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. Indeed, at least one analyst has set the high target price for NASDAQ:LIOX at $7.00 per share. Furthermore, Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. reported that its annual Total Revenue rose from $490.61 million in 2014 to $559.98 million in 2015 and that its respective Net Income rose from $8.11 million to $14.24 million. In addition, the plaintiff alleges that the process is also unfair NASDAQ:LIOX stockholders.
Shares of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LIOX) closed on May 9, 2017, at $5.87 per share.