Advent International 收购Culligan / j3 t% R# h8 ?9 Z5 U. d
据路透社(Reuters)报道,Advent International以9亿美元从中桥投资合伙公司收购伊利诺伊州罗斯蒙特的水处理公司Culligan的交易,已经进入后期谈判阶段。
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! h: p! l& V) ?8 P' z6 I. RAdvent International nears deal to acquire Culligan: sources, P' b$ f! q) z. ~
0 H8 p; L: y& B, B, n(Reuters) - Private equity firm Advent International Corp is nearing a deal to acquire U.S. water treatment company Culligan International from buyout firm Centerbridge Partners LP for more than $900 million, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.
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& O/ z' x6 g3 AAdvent prevailed in an auction for Culligan that attracted the interest of other private equity firms, as well as pump manufacturer Pentair Plc PNR.N, the people said on Tuesday.) Z# a; \8 `. K0 e+ j& v6 F
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A deal could be announced as early as this week, the people said, cautioning that an agreement has not been finalized and the outcome could still change.) o. @/ D1 N0 \; H, q
6 ~! T5 i( T/ G, X. I$ H) |The sources asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential. Culligan, Advent, Centerbridge and Pentair did not immediately respond to requests for comment.% c% n& ~; n; ~% v& M
* K- T; @0 Z; ]# {+ F% PBased in Rosemont, Illinois, Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions and drinking water systems.
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Known for its advertisements starting in the 1950s that featured a cartoon housewife beckoning “Hey Culligan man!”, Culligan was acquired by Centerbridge in 2012 in an out-of-court debt restructuring. Its previous owner was buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC.
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. B: f9 f) H4 w7 \* {Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby. [- G# C% `" C' t' |: w4 C
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