Investigation Overview
February 13, 2015 (Shareholders Foundation) - An investigation on behalf of investors, who currently hold shares of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW), was announced concerning whether the takeover of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.. by Expedia, Inc is unfair to NYSE:OWW stockholders.
The investigation by a law firm concerns whether certain officers and directors of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. breached their fiduciary duties owed to NYSE:OWW investors in connection with the proposed acquisition.
On February 12, 2015, Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq:EXPE) announced it has entered into an agreement under which it will acquire Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:OWW), including all of Orbitz Worldwide'sbrands, for $12.00 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion.
However, the investigation concerns whether the offer is unfair to NYSE:OWW stockholders. More specifically, the investigation concerns whether the Orbitz Worldwide Board of Directors undertook an adequate sales process, adequately shopped the company before entering into the transaction, maximized shareholder value by negotiating the best price, and acted in the shareholders' best interests in connection with the proposed sale.
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. reported that its annual Total Revenue rose from $778.80 million in 2012 to $847.00 million in 2013 and that its Net Loss of $301.74 million in 2012 turned into a Net Income of $165.09 million in 2013.