Vifor Pharma's shares surged more than 15% in early trading on Monday after the Swiss drugmaker and Australia's CSL both confirmed they were talking about a potential merger.
Australian media reports have suggested a bid by biopharmaceutical giant CSL for Vifor could result in a A$10 billion deal.
"Until then, Vifor does not comment on these discussions," said the company which works on iron deficiency, nephrology and cardio-renal therapies. A successful deal would be CSL's biggest acquisition and give it access to Vifor's treatments for iron deficiency, kidney and cardio-renal diseases, as well as its production sites in Switzerland and Portugal, analysts said.
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