Mount Snow, VT Investor Files Federal Lawsuit to Prevent Vail Resorts Acquiring Peak Resorts

An investor in Vermont resort Mount Snow’s parent company, Peak Resorts, wants to stop a vote on whether to merge with Vail Resorts unless more information is disclosed.

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The Brattleboro Reformer reports that the lawsuit accuses Peaks Resorts executives and directors of violating securities rules for required statements while soliciting shareholder votes. It seeks to stop the $463.6 million transaction, which is anticipated to close this fall.

In July, Peak Resorts announced it entered a merger agreement for Vail Resorts to acquire all 17 of their resorts.

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The federal suit was filed Thursday in federal court in Missouri, where Peak Resorts has executive offices in Wildwood. The company has not yet filed a response in court.