Consumer water giant Culligan has identified more than 5,000 potential acquisition targets as it looks to continue the selective buy-and-build strategy which has helped it quadruple in size over the last five years. The group - which announced a new owner last month (see main story, facing page), has completed more than 90 acquisitions in Europe and North America since its last ownership change in 2017, chiefly focused on broadening its market access and its product portfolio. "This is not a roll-up strategy," asserts CEO Scott Clawson. "We're not just buying any company related to water. Everything must fit with our strategy to be the leading consumer water service company for drinking water and softening," he told GWI this month.
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机译：消费者水巨头Culligan已确定超过5,000个潜在的收购目标，因为它希望继续选择性的购买和构建策略，该策略在过去五年中有所帮助。 本集团上个月宣布新所有者（参见主要故事，面向页面），自2017年最后一流的所有权发生自2017年以来，欧洲和北美已完成超过90份收购，主要侧重于扩大其市场访问及其产品组合。 “这不是一个汇总的策略，”CEO Scott Clawson断言。 “我们不仅仅是购买与水有关的公司。一切都必须符合我们的战略，成为饮用水和软化的领先消费水服务公司，”他本月告诉GWI。
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