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Advent International 收购Culligan
8 H6 q1 T* i% L- t% W1 q2 h: n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。 & B& E9 m! k9 V/ ^
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Advent International nears deal to acquire Culligan: sources1 H" g( M5 t. X5 C+ P' c
8 g9 y1 M3 O8 U8 U: }& c+ 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.1 w5 P& O0 O4 y( i7 r- H
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Advent 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.1 m# C: @8 l. u) |
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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.
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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.( [+ Z) i. E* @* _
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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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. K3 X5 `- A& y% {7 A7 hKnown 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./ }1 f' ^6 A* Z M' Q
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Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby& {" s9 s( q0 @
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