- The shares of the women’s healthcare company TherapeuticsMD ( NASDAQ: TXMD ) surged ~12% on Tuesday after one of its leading institutional holders Rubric Capital Management announced the purchase of approximately 82.6K of company shares.
- The hedge fund which had over 10% of company ownership has bought the shares on Friday and Monday at $5.56 and $6.03 apiece. The transactions valued at $467.4K has increased its holding by ~4%.
- The Tuesday’s disclosure on the insider transaction comes days after TherapeuticsMD ( TXMD ) terminated its merger agreement with Athene Merger, an affiliate of the private equity firm EW Healthcare Partners.
- The deal fell apart after Athene failed to acquire the required number of TXMD shares during tender offer which the private equity firm previously extended noting that TherapeuticsMD ( TXMD ) risked bankruptcy without the closure of the deal.
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TherapeuticsMD jumps 12% as top investor discloses insider purchase