AmTrust Shareholders Approve Buyout Deal to Take Company Private

An increased price per share was enough to convince AmTrust Financial Services Inc. shareholders to accept a buyout offer that will take the company private. Shareholders voted during a special meeting on Thursday to approve the transaction, in which they will receive $14.75 per share of common stock, AmTrust said in a news release. The amount was an increase from an earlier offer of $13.50 per share. The offer came from Evergreen Parent LP, an entity consisting of members of AmTrust’s founding family — including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Barry Zyskind, George Ka...