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SECTION 1.2

Description of the concentration

1.1. The Commission has received notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (the “EUMR”). On 26 April 2022, CSL Limited (“CSL”) notified its intention to acquire sole control of Vifor Pharma Ltd. (“Vifor Pharma”) by way of a public tender offer pursuant to a transaction agreement entered into by CSL and Vifor Pharma on 14 December 2021.

2.2. The areas of activities of the undertakings concerned by the notified concentration are as follows:

a) CSL is an Australian-based biotechnology company with a portfolio of life-saving medicines, including those that treat hemophilia and immune deficiencies (through CSL Behring), as well as vaccines to prevent influenza (through Seqirus). In addition, CSL Plasma, a division of CSL Behring, operates a plasma collection network.

b) Vifor Pharma is a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company active worldwide in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of iron deficiency, nephrology (kidney care), and cardio-renal therapies.

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