Advent International 收购Culligan

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Advent International 收购Culligan

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
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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.
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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.

' b% h5 Q& A) g+ r9 F6 M$ {5 yA 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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0 M  g  W# F# i7 ?- `9 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.

8 d! Y3 l/ Q: p+ h7 Q! QBased in Rosemont, Illinois, Culligan offers water softeners, filtration systems, industrial water treatment solutions and drinking water systems.
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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.

Reporting by Greg Roumeliotis in New York; Editing by Alan Crosby
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