Advent International 收购Culligan 3 G$ z: V! i! @( `
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。 ! y: u {" \) ` h; ?
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Advent International nears deal to acquire Culligan: sources( g. o9 V& I& s- d2 ~ D7 `. _' c
# D* K" ^. L2 H( a+ D9 ?, P: ~) P(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 $900 million, including debt, people familiar with the matter said." A: T- c0 G4 H- E* F
4 {5 N) \4 B0 R1 v8 G7 cAdvent prevailed in an auction for Culligan that attracted the interest of other private equity firms, as well as pump manufacturer Pentair Plc PNR.N, the people said on Tuesday.( @( ]. U+ k$ M% V k
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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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3 v6 S3 t0 `- g) yThe sources asked not to be identified because the negotiations are confidential. Culligan, Advent, Centerbridge and Pentair did not immediately respond to requests for comment.! ?& u4 h3 b3 h% K% z5 a- y* V
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Based in Rosemont, Illinois, Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions and drinking water systems.4 I+ E/ ]* F. K' i; S$ W2 |# p
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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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7 e$ ^- t/ f8 C% q% S& ZReporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby* z, s h/ X% ~& X% m' A, t0 [6 I
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