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Advent International 收购Culligan
4 A/ _! L9 W Q) r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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Advent International nears deal to acquire Culligan: sources, @6 _+ r5 Y% N- T- S+ X5 a% Q
+ P' ~" i: B8 ]3 ](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 $900 million, including debt, people familiar with the matter said.6 \& |2 O; G! P9 |8 u( ^ I
* Y4 t3 u# m) Y' N# M& N$ H+ A& nAdvent 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- |5 @3 t! @, T; J! ^) TA 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.7 ~7 f# A" ?3 y1 t$ N, A
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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.9 P; x- K* \0 q5 F( O. ^$ w
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Based in Rosemont, Illinois, Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions and drinking water systems.9 N. ^& v# f4 P! T& X3 q
# J2 B6 [; Z& L1 Y! S# UKnown 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.0 ^% _( k! B" F9 d/ m7 d
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