HFA Icon

Elliott: Riverbed Technology's Board Has 'Failed Shareholders'

Michelle headshot
Michelle deBoer-Jones
Published on
Updated on
Sign up for our E-mail List and Get FREE Access to Exclusive Investment E-books and More!

Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD) spurned Elliott Management's offer to buy all of its outstanding shares for $21 apiece in cash, and Elliott already has a response for the company. The firm says Riverbed's board of directors has failed the company's shareholders—again.

Riverbed Technology

Elliott raised bid for Riverbed

This week, Elliott Management increased its bid for Riverbed Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:RVBD) from $19 a share, which Riverbed also rejected. After that first rejection, Elliott continued to discuss buyout options and speak with shareholders, but apparently, it didn't do much good. Here's the statement released by Elliott:

"Riverbed's Board has again failed shareholders. By rejecting our offer of $21 per share without so much...

Login required to continue reading.

Setup a free account to get access to this article (no credit card required).

View Full Article
Already a member? Log in here
Michelle headshot

Michelle deBoer-Jones is editor-in-chief of Hedge Fund Alpha. She also writes comparative analyses of stocks for TipRanks and runs Providence Writing Services. Previously, she was a television news producer for eight years, producing the morning news programs for NBC affiliates in Evansville, Indiana and Huntsville, Alabama and spending a short time at the CBS affiliate in Huntsville.