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Advent International 收购Culligan
: [) n9 d; k3 B+ u5 L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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Advent International nears deal to acquire Culligan: sources( e! W' X5 T# {- W, X+ {( p: ?4 `0 f
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(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 $900 million, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.! S3 X8 J' s6 W( d0 H8 s6 T# K
; M0 t. h. v& v9 G; f: nAdvent prevailed in an auction for Culligan that attracted the interest of other private equity firms, as well as pump manufacturer Pentair Plc PNR.N, the people said on Tuesday.
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# A4 P' Z. R1 C& m% CA deal could be announced as early as this week, the people said, cautioning that an agreement has not been finalized and the outcome could still change.
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% g1 P/ D8 O- G# z( uThe sources asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential. Culligan, Advent, Centerbridge and Pentair did not immediately respond to requests for comment.+ {. S2 x. F1 a8 X
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Based in Rosemont, Illinois, Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions and drinking water systems.
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9 ~8 P& {5 q2 ?# d+ S; ^Known for its advertisements starting in the 1950s that featured a cartoon housewife beckoning “Hey Culligan man!”, Culligan was acquired by Centerbridge in 2012 in an out-of-court debt restructuring. Its previous owner was buyout firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC.( I8 O1 P: ~% b
3 ^$ `7 L% J# l+ i! H: ]Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby6 Z0 d% r2 }( V, l# @" Y
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