Transaction Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Merger Sample Contracts

TRANSACTION AGREEMENT and AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, by and among COWEN GROUP, INC., LEXINGTONPARK PARENT CORP., LEXINGTON MERGER CORP., PARK EXCHANGE LLC, and RAMIUS LLC

Transaction Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Merger • June 5th, 2009 • Cowen Group, Inc. • Security brokers, dealers & flotation companies • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Transaction Agreement and Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  June 5th, 2009
• Company
  Cowen Group, Inc.
• Industry
  Security brokers, dealers & flotation companies
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

TRANSACTION AGREEMENT AND AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of June 3, 2009 (this “Agreement”), by and among COWEN GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Cowen”), LEXINGTONPARK PARENT CORP., a Delaware corporation (“New Parent”), LEXINGTON MERGER CORP., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of New Parent (“Merger Sub”), PARK EXCHANGE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct wholly owned subsidiary of New Parent (“Exchange Sub”), and RAMIUS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ramius”).