Electrolux s.a., the $14.6 bil-lion (1999 sales) appliance maker, is rolling across America. That may mean a big acquisition. "If we can find a good fit, we will pursue it," says Michael Treschow, 57, chief executive of the Stockholm-based company. "I would prefer to grow organically, but sometimes you don't have that luxury." The betting among industry insiders is that Electrolux will try to acquire Maytag Corp. of Newton, Iowa. Treschow is mum on the subject-and on reports that an Electrolux jet was spotted recently in Newton, and that some of his guys were visiting Maytag's Hoover operations in Ohio.
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