NEW YORK, March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Eminence
Capital, LLC commends The Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank on
reaching the merger agreement announced today. Ricky Sandler, Chief Executive Officer of
Eminence Capital, issued the following statement congratulating
both companies:
"Eminence Capital is happy to see these two great companies
coming together, and we congratulate both The Men's Wearhouse and
Jos. A. Bank on the merger agreement announced today. In
addition, as a result of the announced merger agreement we are
withdrawing our nominees for Board seats of Jos. A. Bank."
About Eminence Capital, LLC
Eminence Capital, LLC is
an asset management firm founded in 1998 that currently manages
approximately $5.2 billion on behalf
of institutions and individuals. The firm employs a
bottom-up, research-driven investment strategy that utilizes a
combination of industry research, rigorous financial analysis and
dialog with company management to execute its investment
process.
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Scott Tagliarino/Samantha Leon
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(203) 992-1230
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