NEW YORK, May 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Juan Monteverde, founder and managing partner at Monteverde & Associates PC, a boutique securities class action firm headquartered at the Empire State Building in New York City, is investigating  Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG ("Allied" or the "Company") (NYSE: AWH)  and its Board of Directors for potential securities laws violations and/or breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the sale of the Company to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited ("Fairfax") (TSX: FFH). The Company's stockholders will receive a combination of cash and stock subject to certain conditions.

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The investigation focuses on whether Allied and its Board of Directors violated securities laws and/or breached their fiduciary duties to the Company's stockholders by 1) failing to conduct a fair process 2) whether and by how much this proposed transaction undervalues the Company by and 3) failing to disclose all material financial information in connection with the proposed transaction.

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If you own common stock in Allied and wish to obtain additional information and protect your investments free of charge, please visit us at www.monteverdelaw.com/investigations/m-a/  or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone at (212) 971-1341.

Contact:
Juan E. Monteverde, Esq.
MONTEVERDE & ASSOCIATES PC
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave. Suite 4405
New York, NY 10118
United States of America
[email protected] 
Tel: (212) 971-1341

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