Shareholder Rights Attorneys Scrutinize AmTrust Proposal

Shareholder rights attorneys at Robbins Arroyo LLP are investigating the proposed privatization of AmTrust Financial Services Inc., with an eye toward whether the proposal is what’s best for AmTrust and its shareholders. Under the proposal, announced on Jan. 9, private equity firm Stone Point Capital LLC, together with AmTrust Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Barry Zyskind and directors George and Leah Karfunkel, would acquire all outstanding shares of common stock that the Karfunkel-Zyskind family does not already own. AmTrust shareholders would receive $12.25 for each share of AmT...