Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces Investigation of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation

Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation (“Sonesta” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SNSTA) for potential breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with their conduct related to the sale of the Company to Sonesta Acquisition Corporation, an affiliate of Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT) of Newton, MA, in an all-cash deal valued at about $174 million, including assumed indebtedness and other liabilities. Under the terms of the proposed transaction, Sonesta stockholders will receive $31.00 in cash for each share of Sonesta common stock they own.

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

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