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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces Investigation of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. a" TRH


Published on 2011-06-15 13:10:48 - Market Wire
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NEW YORK--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating and monitoring the conduct of the Board of Directors of Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (aTransatlantica or the aCompanya) (NYSE: TRH) in relation to the sale of the Company to Allied World Assurance Company Holdings Ltd. (aAllied Worlda) (NYSE: AWH) for about $3.2 billion. The proposed transaction offers Transatlantic shareholders 0.88 of Allied World common stock for each share they own. The transaction values Transatlantic stock at approximately $51.10 per share based on prior closing prices, while Transatlantic reported a book value of $64.49 for the most recent quarter and at least one analyst has set a price target for Transatlantic stock at $60.00 per share.

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Whether the Board of Directors of Transatlantic breached their fiduciary duties to Transatlantic stockholders by failing to conduct an adequate and fair sales process to sell the Company prior to agreeing to this proposed transaction, whether the proposed transaction undervalues Transatlantic shares and by how much this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of Transatlantic shareholders are the key focus of this investigation.

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If you own common stock in Transatlantic and wish to obtain additional information, please visit us at [ www.faruqilaw.com/TRH ] or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at [ jmonteverde@faruqilaw.com ] or by telephone at (877) 247-4292 or (212) 983-9330.

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