TherapeuticsMD Finds New Exit With Mayne Pharma Licensing Pact

After failure to close of a potential $177m buyout by EW Pharma, TherapeuticsMD will resolve its debt by selling its three-product women’s health portfolio to Mayne.

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TherapeuticsMD finds a buyer for its women's health portfolio • Source: Shutterstock

Despite missing out on a proposed acquisition priced at about four times its share price at the time of offer, TherapeuticsMD Inc. has found an exit for its shareholders by selling off its women’s health care portfolio to Australia’s Mayne Pharma International Pty. Ltd. at terms that come close to what the unsuccessful tender offer by EW Healthcare would have brought, along with earn-out potential that means the new deal could be an improvement on the failed buyout’s valuation.

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