Is it illegal for Calix to acquire Occam?

September 19, 2010 News, About optical access equipment manufacturers, Calix drafted acquisition of optical fiber network device manufacturer Occam, U.S. law firm Robbins Umeda yesterday announced investigation of Occam's possible illegal actions in the merger. .

According to an agreement reached between the two companies, Occam's shareholders can receive $3.83 in cash and 0.2925 shares of Calix common stock at a value of $7.75 per share. This merger was originally expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2011.

Robbins Umeda's investigation focused on whether the Occam board of directors adopted a fair process to guarantee the rights and interests of all shareholders, that is, whether they had correctly submitted the offer to the acquirer. Before this, at least one securities analyst thinks Occam's share price is worth at least 8 dollars per share. Sales of Occam in the second quarter of 2010 were 23.8 million US dollars, an increase of 13% from a year ago.

In addition to Robbins Umeda, there are two or three law firms that have also investigated the legality of this merger.