Block & Leviton LLP Investigates AboveNet, Inc.'s Board of Directors for Possible Breaches of Fiduciary Duty

BOSTON, March 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Block & Leviton LLP (www.blockesq.com), a Boston-based law firm representing investors nationwide, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duties by the Board of Directors of AboveNet, Inc. ("AboveNet" or the "Company") (NYSE: ABVT) concerning the proposed acquisition of the Company by privately held competitor Zayo Group LLC ("Zayo") for $84.00 per share.  The deal is valued at approximately $2.2 billion.

Block & Leviton's investigation seeks to determine, among other things, whether AboveNet's Directors breached their fiduciary duties by failing to maximize shareholder value in the proposed transaction.  Zayo's offer price represents a 13 percent premium over the Company's closing stock price on March 16, 2012 and a 21 percent premium over the average closing stock price for the past 60 days.  At least one industry analyst recently set a target price of $86.00 per share for the Company's stock.

If you have any information relevant to this investigation, or have questions about your legal rights, please contact Scott Mays of Block & Leviton LLP at (617) 398-5640 or email him at [email protected].

Block & Leviton is a Boston-based law firm representing investors for violations of securities laws.  The firm's lawyers have collectively been prosecuting securities cases on behalf of investors for over 50 years.

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Contact:
BLOCK & LEVITON LLP
Scott Mays, Esq.
(617) 398-5640
[email protected]

Jason M. Leviton, Esq. 
(617) 398-5620  
[email protected]

SOURCE Block & Leviton LLP

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