Lawsuit Overview
January 13, 2015 (Shareholders Foundation) - An investor, who currently holds shares of Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE:MIG), filed a lawsuit in effort to halt the proposed takeover of Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. by Fosun International Limited for $8.65 per share.
The plaintiff alleges that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties owed to NYSE:MIG stockholders by agreeing to sell Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc too cheaply via an unfair process to Fosun International Limited.
On December 30, 2014, Fosun International Limited (HKEx stock code: 00656, together with its subsidiaries, Fosun ) and Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: MIG) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Fosun will acquire Meadowbrook for US$8.65 per share in cash, representing an aggregate transaction value of approximately US$433 million.
However, the plaintiff claims that the offer is too low and undervalues Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. Indeed, NYSE:MIG shares traded in July 2013 as high as $8.68 per share and that at least one analyst has set the high target price for NYSE:MIG shares at $8.00 per share. In addition, the plaintiff claims that the process is also unfair to NYSE:MIG stockholders.