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Advent International 收购Culligan " w/ l& J& G5 ~: }- o
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。 $ {) d7 s# H2 w" Q1 v* c
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6 F% j U- J8 }0 w% P+ Z5 E* GAdvent International nears deal to acquire Culligan: sources
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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 $900 million, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.
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Advent prevailed in an auction for Culligan that attracted the interest of other private equity firms, as well as pump manufacturer Pentair Plc PNR.N, the people said on Tuesday.0 h* G0 T. c8 N W4 v5 e2 ]% z
7 t! ^4 S& X; ]" [6 R; L. nA deal could be announced as early as this week, the people said, cautioning that an agreement has not been finalized and the outcome could still change.
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% z+ r9 n, d% x5 n8 pThe sources asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential. Culligan, Advent, Centerbridge and Pentair did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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/ M6 M$ L4 E9 }8 s3 O( {Based in Rosemont, Illinois, Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions and drinking water systems.8 a( V, r: T) p3 J
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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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. I: r' L3 ?; t9 y0 ^; [Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby
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