Advent International 收购Culligan

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Advent International 收购Culligan

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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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. ?# @# f) j- L- PAdvent International nears deal to acquire Culligan: sources

(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 $900 million, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.
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+ f2 u& j4 [$ O* c- z9 B/ p2 CAdvent 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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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.

3 \" r: n0 A3 j) `+ ?" X4 K- l+ TBased in Rosemont, Illinois, Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions and drinking water systems.

( M/ C. M  p3 ]: _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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/ e& L8 s2 W4 `/ n1 i8 a" {/ Y9 ]Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby
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$ M: V2 h7 Y6 m" Y1 T' |Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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