Advent International 收购Culligan 4 r6 U. E& b3 u% N; a
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。 : V( h7 ]# g3 K( F# w5 K+ z
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& \+ n9 ~3 x. a$ |2 mAdvent International nears deal to acquire Culligan: sources
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& J# W7 f8 k+ _3 p- z5 g; r$ P3 ^(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 $900 million, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.
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Advent prevailed in an auction for Culligan that attracted the interest of other private equity firms, as well as pump manufacturer Pentair Plc PNR.N, the people said on Tuesday.
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A deal could be announced as early as this week, the people said, cautioning that an agreement has not been finalized and the outcome could still change.* e" `3 U8 D) @( l
5 r9 v' D" F# p2 G- EThe sources asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential. Culligan, Advent, Centerbridge and Pentair did not immediately respond to requests for comment.& h: u% x1 Q$ @' {
; U6 X& [$ `" P/ j+ ^# I! s; U/ vBased in Rosemont, Illinois, Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions and drinking water systems.
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% X3 t8 \ O5 o. c* m8 LKnown 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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$ ^4 H+ x, [: @' PReporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby7 `7 l& T9 K7 O. s1 J+ o$ L
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