FIRST SECURITY GROUP, INC. SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Former SEC Attorney Willie Briscoe & Powers Taylor LLP Believe the Acquisition ...

Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie Briscoe and the securities litigation firm of Powers Taylor LLP are investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of First Security Group, Inc. (“First Security”) (NASDAQ: FSGI) concerning the acquisition by Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, valued at approximately $160 million, First Security shareholders may elect to receive cash equal to $2.35 per share, stock based on a fixed exchange rate of 0.1888 shares of Atlantic Capital stock, or any combination thereof for each First Security stock held. The consideration is significantly lower than at least one analyst’s estimated value of $2.50.

If you are an affected investor, and you want to learn more about the investigation or if you have information that you believe would be helpful to our investigation of the fairness of the proposed transaction, contact Willie Briscoe at The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC via email at [e-mail], Patrick Powers at Powers Taylor LLP via e-mail at [e-mail], or by calling toll free at [phone]. There is no cost or fee to you.

The investigation centers on whether First Security’s Board of Directors is acting in the shareholders’ best interests, whether the board considered alternatives to the acquisition, and whether the board has employed an adequate process to review and act on the proposed transaction. Notably, at least one analyst with Raymond James set a target price for First Security at $2.50 per share.

The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC is a full service business litigation and shareholder rights advocacy firm with more than 20 years of experience in complex litigation and transactional matters.

Powers Taylor LLP is a boutique litigation law firm that handles a variety of complex business litigation matters, including claims of investor and stockholder fraud, shareholder oppression, shareholder derivative suits, and security class actions.

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