{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"177882","rtpr_id":"nGNXbjQTNM-20261022","ticker":"CCC","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CCC","PAG","VRNS","QIA"],"title":"BRODSKY & SMITH SHAREHOLDER UPDATE: Notifying Investors of the Following Investigations: QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE – QGEN), Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq – VRNS), CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq – CCC), Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE – PAG)","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-22T21:03:00.102Z","article_body":"BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brodsky & Smith reminds\ninvestors of the following investigations. If you own shares and wish to\ndiscuss the investigation, contact Jason Brodsky (jbrodsky@brodskysmith.com)\nor Marc Ackerman (mackerman@brodskysmith.com) at 855-576-4847. There is no\ncost or financial obligation to you.\n\nQIAGEN N.V. (NYSE – QGEN)\n\nUnder the terms of the Merger Agreement, QIAGEN will be acquired by EQT\nPrivate Equity, for €46.50 (@$52.22 at current exchange rates) per share in\ncash. The transaction values QIAGEN at approximately $12.1 billion in\nenterprise value at current exchange rates, including approximately $1.1\nbillion of net debt. The investigation concerns whether the QIAGEN Boards\nbreached their fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair\nprocess, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to\nshareholders of the Company.\n\nAdditional information can be found at\nhttps://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/qiagen-n-v-nyse-qgen-2/.\n\nVaronis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq – VRNS)\n\nUnder the terms of the Merger Agreement, Varonis will be acquired by\nProofpoint, Inc., a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, for $49.75 per share in\ncash. The investigation concerns whether the Varonis Board breached its\nfiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process,\nincluding whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to\nshareholders of the Company.\n\nAdditional information can be found at\nhttps://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/varonis-systems-inc-nasdaq-vrns/.\n\nCCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq – CCC)\n\nUnder the terms of the Merger Agreement, CCC Intelligent Solutions will be\nacquired by a consortium led by GTCR and including Elliott Investment\nManagement for $7.75 per share in cash in a transaction valuing the Company at\napproximately $6.1 billion. The investigation concerns whether the CCC\nIntelligent Solutions Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by\nfailing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction\nis paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.\n\nAdditional information can be found at\nhttps://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/ccc-intelligent-solutions-holdings-inc-nasdaq-ccc/.\n\nPenske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE – PAG)\n\nUnder the terms of the Merger Agreement, Penske will be acquired by Motown\nAcquisition Corp., an entity owned by Penske Corporation and Mitsui & Co.,\nLtd., for $212.00 per share in cash to shareholders outside the acquiring\ngroup and valuing Penske at approximately $16.3 billion in enterprise value.\nThe investigation concerns whether the Penske Automotive Group Board breached\nits fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process,\nincluding whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to\nshareholders of the Company.\n\nAdditional information can be found at\nhttps://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/penske-automotive-group-inc-nyse-pag/.\n\nBrodsky & Smith is a litigation law firm with extensive expertise representing\nshareholders throughout the nation in securities and class action lawsuits.\nThe attorneys at Brodsky & Smith have been appointed by numerous courts\nthroughout the country to serve as lead counsel in class actions and have\nsuccessfully recovered millions of dollars for our clients and shareholders.\nAttorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/aeea7200-7231-49dd-b4ba-ec680464b28c)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXbjQTNM-20261022","title":"BRODSKY & SMITH SHAREHOLDER UPDATE: Notifying Investors of the Following Investigations: QIAGEN N.V. (NYSE – QGEN), Varonis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq – VRNS), CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq – CCC), Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE – PAG)","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"CCC","created":"2026-10-22T21:03:00.102Z","tickers":["CCC","PAG","VRNS","QIA"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Oct. 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brodsky & Smith reminds\ninvestors of the following investigations. If you own shares and wish to\ndiscuss the investigation, contact Jason Brodsky (jbrodsky@brodskysmith.com)\nor Marc Ackerman (mackerman@brodskysmith.com) at 855-576-4847. There is no\ncost or financial obligation to you.\n\nQIAGEN N.V. (NYSE – QGEN)\n\nUnder the terms of the Merger Agreement, QIAGEN will be acquired by EQT\nPrivate Equity, for €46.50 (@$52.22 at current exchange rates) per share in\ncash. The transaction values QIAGEN at approximately $12.1 billion in\nenterprise value at current exchange rates, including approximately $1.1\nbillion of net debt. The investigation concerns whether the QIAGEN Boards\nbreached their fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair\nprocess, including whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to\nshareholders of the Company.\n\nAdditional information can be found at\nhttps://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/qiagen-n-v-nyse-qgen-2/.\n\nVaronis Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq – VRNS)\n\nUnder the terms of the Merger Agreement, Varonis will be acquired by\nProofpoint, Inc., a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, for $49.75 per share in\ncash. The investigation concerns whether the Varonis Board breached its\nfiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process,\nincluding whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to\nshareholders of the Company.\n\nAdditional information can be found at\nhttps://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/varonis-systems-inc-nasdaq-vrns/.\n\nCCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq – CCC)\n\nUnder the terms of the Merger Agreement, CCC Intelligent Solutions will be\nacquired by a consortium led by GTCR and including Elliott Investment\nManagement for $7.75 per share in cash in a transaction valuing the Company at\napproximately $6.1 billion. The investigation concerns whether the CCC\nIntelligent Solutions Board breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders by\nfailing to conduct a fair process, including whether the proposed transaction\nis paying fair value to shareholders of the Company.\n\nAdditional information can be found at\nhttps://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/ccc-intelligent-solutions-holdings-inc-nasdaq-ccc/.\n\nPenske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE – PAG)\n\nUnder the terms of the Merger Agreement, Penske will be acquired by Motown\nAcquisition Corp., an entity owned by Penske Corporation and Mitsui & Co.,\nLtd., for $212.00 per share in cash to shareholders outside the acquiring\ngroup and valuing Penske at approximately $16.3 billion in enterprise value.\nThe investigation concerns whether the Penske Automotive Group Board breached\nits fiduciary duties to shareholders by failing to conduct a fair process,\nincluding whether the proposed transaction is paying fair value to\nshareholders of the Company.\n\nAdditional information can be found at\nhttps://www.brodskysmith.com/cases/penske-automotive-group-inc-nyse-pag/.\n\nBrodsky & Smith is a litigation law firm with extensive expertise representing\nshareholders throughout the nation in securities and class action lawsuits.\nThe attorneys at Brodsky & Smith have been appointed by numerous courts\nthroughout the country to serve as lead counsel in class actions and have\nsuccessfully recovered millions of dollars for our clients and shareholders.\nAttorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/aeea7200-7231-49dd-b4ba-ec680464b28c)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-22T21:03:00.144733589Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792702980144},"received_at":"2026-10-22T21:03:00.206Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"165813","press_release_id":"177882","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Software","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"legal_litigation","narrative":"Plaintiff law firm Brodsky & Smith issued a shareholder solicitation reminding investors of investigations into several pending mergers, including CCC Intelligent Solutions' $7.75-per-share take-private by a GTCR-led consortium with Elliott Investment Management.\n\nThe CCC probe concerns whether its board breached fiduciary duties in the process; no lawsuit or court action is new here — the release solicits shareholders to contact the firm at no cost.\n\nThe notice is law-firm marketing, not an issuer disclosure; CCC's underlying deal terms are unchanged. 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