NEW YORK, March 6, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky is investigating breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by the board of directors of Gevity HR, Inc. (Nasdaq:GVHR) arising out of their agreement to sell the Company to TriNet Group, Inc. for about $98 million in cash.
On March 5, 2009, Gevity announced that it had agreed to be taken private by TriNet for only $4 per share. TriNet is predominantly owned and controlled by General Atlantic LLC, a Connecticut-based equity fund that owns approximately 2.2 million shares of Gevity, or approximately 9.5% of the Company. The transaction appears to be unfair, given that, among other things, the Company's shares traded above $8.00 per share as recently as September 2008, and have been trading between $20 to $30 per share for several years prior to 2007.
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