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Terrance McGuire, a director at Tectonic Therapeutic, Inc. (NASDAQ:TECX), recently sold 500,000 shares of the company's common stock. The shares were sold at a price of $17.10 each, totaling $8.55 million. The sale comes amid significant market pressure, with the stock down nearly 12% in the past week and trading at $15.53, significantly below McGuire's sale price. According to InvestingPro analysis, the company currently maintains a strong balance sheet with more cash than debt. Following this transaction, McGuire holds 573,062 shares indirectly through Polaris (NYSE:PII) Partners IX, L.P., as noted in a recent SEC filing.
The transaction reflects McGuire's indirect ownership through various Polaris entities, as detailed in the filing's footnotes. The report also indicates that McGuire has additional indirect holdings of 20,262 shares and 64,652 shares through Polaris Founders Capital I, LP and Polaris Founders Capital II, LP, respectively.
In other recent news, Tectonic Therapeutic, Inc. has secured approximately $185 million through a private investment in public equity (PIPE) financing. The funds will be used to advance the clinical development of its treatments, TX45 and TX2100, as well as to support other corporate needs. Meanwhile, Tectonic announced positive interim data from a Phase 1b trial for TX45 in patients with Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension in Heart Failure with preserved Ejection Fraction. The treatment showed significant improvements in left ventricular function and pulmonary hemodynamics, with no serious adverse events reported. However, concerns have been raised following the termination of a similar drug trial by Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), which targeted the same receptor as Tectonic's TX45. This has led to investor apprehension regarding the potential success of TX45. Despite these concerns, Leerink maintains an 'outperform' rating on Tectonic, albeit acknowledging the market's unease. Investors remain attentive to Tectonic's developments as they await further results from ongoing trials.
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