Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Answers Questions Regarding the Acquisition of AboveNet, Inc.

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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of AboveNet, Inc. (“AboveNet” or the “Company”) ABVT for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with their conduct related to the sale of the Company to Zayo Group, LLC in a transaction valued at about $2.2 billion. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, AboveNet shareholders will receive $84.00 in cash for each share of AboveNet common stock they own, while according to Yahoo! Finance, at least one financial analyst has set a price target of $86.00 for AboveNet.

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Whether AboveNet's Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties to the Company's stockholders by failing to conduct an adequate and fair sales process prior to agreeing to this proposed transaction, whether the proposed transaction undervalues AboveNet's shares and by how much this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of AboveNet's shareholders are the key focus of this investigation.

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If you own common stock in AboveNet and wish to obtain additional information and protect your investment free of charge, please visit us at www.faruqilaw.com/ABVT or contact Juan E. Monteverde, Esq. either via e-mail at jmonteverde@faruqilaw.com or by telephone at (877) 247-4292 or (212) 983-9330.

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