A group led by Doma Perpetual Capital Management and investor Pedro Escudero has acquired nearly 2.7 million shares, or about 5.7% of Pacira Biosciences (PCRX), according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
The filing said that the purpose of the share purchases is to influence Pacira's decision-making, but there is currently no intention to take full control or initiate a merger, reorganization, or changes to management. However, the reporting parties said in the filing they reserve the right to consider such actions if the stock underperforms.
Shares of Pacira Biosciences rose past 3% in recent trading activity.
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