Bull & Lifshitz, LLP Announces Investigation Of The Acquisition Of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. By Stifel Financial Corp.

Bull & Lifshitz, LLP announces an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with the proposed purchase of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWPG - News) (referred to as "Thomas Weisel" or the “Company”) by Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF - News) (referred to as “Stifel”) in a transaction valued at approximately $300 Million.

The Merger Agreement provides that Stifel will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Thomas Weisel Partners common stock in a stock-for-stock merger (the "Merger") using a fixed exchange ratio of 0.1364 shares of Stifel common stock for each share of Thomas Weisel Partners common stock.

Bull & Lifshitz, LLP's investigation is focused on whether the proposed deal provides adequate value to the Company’s shareholders.

If you are a holder of Thomas Weisel stock and want to discuss your legal rights, you may e-mail or call Bull & Lifshitz, LLP who will, without obligation or cost to you, attempt to answer your questions.

If you are a shareholder of Thomas Weisel and would like more information about our investigation, please contact Joshua M. Lifshitz, Esq. by telephone at [phone] or by sending an e-mail including your contact information to: [e-mail]. All e-mail correspondence should make reference to Thomas Weisel.

Bull & Lifshitz, LLP is a New York City-based law firm with significant experience representing investors in merger-related shareholder class actions, shareholder derivative actions, and securities fraud class actions. For more information about the firm, please visit our website at www.nyclasslaw.com.

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