SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The Law Firm of Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Announces Investigation into Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of Duff & Phelps in Connection with a Proposed Going Private Transaction

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Duff & Phelps (“Duff & Phelps” or the “Company”) (NYSE: DUF) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with a going private proposal from a consortium that includes The Carlyle Group, Stone Point Capital LLC, Pictet & Cie and Edmond de Rothschild Group.

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Under the terms of the proposed transaction, the consortium would acquire the outstanding shares of Duff & Phelps it does not currently own for a value of $15.55 per share. The transaction has a total approximate value of $665.5 million. The investigation concerns, among other things, whether the proposed consideration to be paid to Duff & Phelps shareholders is unfair, inadequate, and substantially below the fair or inherent value of Duff & Phelps. In particular, at least one analyst set a price target for Duff & Phelps stock at $24 per share.

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