NEW YORK -- (Business Wire)

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Cogdell Spencer Inc. (“Cogdell” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CSA) for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with their conduct related to the sale of the Company to Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) in an all-cash deal valued at about $635.49 million. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Cogdell stockholders will receive $4.25 in cash for each share of Cogdell common stock they own, while according to Yahoo! Finance, at least one financial analyst has set a price target of $6.00 for Cogdell.

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Whether Cogdell’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 Cogdell’s shares and by how much this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of Cogdell’s shareholders are the key focus of this investigation.

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If you own common stock in Cogdell and wish to obtain additional information, please visit us at www.faruqilaw.com/CSA 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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