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Advent International 收购Culligan
\; l9 r$ E( W* T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。 ! \; u) \' @9 z' [, f
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* U8 s) Y' [) m2 G% m RAdvent 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 $900 million, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.) H" J. v5 ^+ |8 `
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Advent prevailed in an auction for Culligan that attracted the interest of other private equity firms, as well as pump manufacturer Pentair Plc PNR.N, the people said on Tuesday.+ Z& ?8 h/ m8 E+ }' M
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A deal could be announced as early as this week, the people said, cautioning that an agreement has not been finalized and the outcome could still change. f; `4 w+ t7 P
' P- m- [4 L, o* g1 OThe sources asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential. Culligan, Advent, Centerbridge and Pentair did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Based in Rosemont, Illinois, Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions and drinking water systems.
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4 f, p$ s2 P* x- m. zKnown 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.3 V( T, a9 f& }$ l' M) }+ S
9 b) G$ w; o) q" u8 _# v: ?Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby
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