M&A Deal Summary

CSL Acquires CSL Vifor

On December 14, 2021, CSL acquired life science company CSL Vifor for 10.9B CHF

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CSL’s 3rd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is CSL’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CSL’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2021-12-14
Target CSL Vifor
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) CSL
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 10.9B CHF
Advisor(s) Centerview Partners (Financial)

Target

CSL Vifor

Glattbrugg, Switzerland
CSL Vifor is a global pharmaceuticals company. The company is a partner of choice for pharmaceuticals and innovative patient-focused solutions. CSL Vifor was founded in 1927 and is based in Glattbrugg, Switzerland.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CSL

Melobourne, Australia

Category Company
Founded 1916
Sector Life Science
Employees29,904
Revenue 15.4B AUD (2025)
DESCRIPTION

CSL is a manufacturer and marketer of pharmaceutical and diagnostic products, cell culture media and human plasma fractions. CSL was founded in 1916 and is based in Melbourne, Australia.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: Life Science M&A 3 of 4
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 2 of 3
Country: Switzerland M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2021 M&A 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-06-13 Wuhan Biological Products Research Institute Co.

Wuhan, China

Wuhan Biological Products Research Institute Co. Ltd. develops, manufactures and commercialises plasma-derived products for the Chinese domestic market. This includes albumin, immunoglobulin (Ig) for IV injection, as well as several hyperimmune Ig products. The company also has an advanced pipeline of multiple coagulation factor products that it plans to launch in the coming years, including plasma-derived Factor VIII. In addition, Ruide owns four plasma collection centres and one manufacturing facility in Wuhan, Central China.

Buy $352M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2025-09-19 VarmX

Leiden, Netherlands

VarmX is a biotech company focusing on the development of innovative approaches for the reversal of anticoagulation. VarmX was founded in 2016 and is based in Leiden, Netherlands.

Buy $2.2B