WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Andrews & Springer LLC, a boutique securities class action law firm focused on representing shareholders nationwide, is investigating potential breach of fiduciary duty claims against the Board of Directors of Epiq Systems, Inc. (“Epiq” or the “Company”) relating to the sale of the Company to OMERS Private Equity (“OMERS”). On July 27, 2016, the two parties announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which OMERS will acquire Epiq in a merger in a deal worth $1 billion. As a result of the merger, Epiq shareholders are only anticipated to receive $16.50 per share in cash in exchange for each share of Epiq.
Our investigation so far has revealed that the consideration Epiq shareholders are expected to receive is inadequate. While the Company claims that shareholders will receive a significant premium for their shares, the Company recently traded as high as $15.33 as of June 6, 2016, which represents only a 7.6% premium to the merger consideration. Our investigation has also revealed that the process leading up to the announcement of the merger appears to have significant conflicts of interest with Epiq management, thus making the process and consideration unfair.
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