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Fair Market Value: Key Policies, Acquisition Trends, and Companies
Bluefield has tracked approximately 1,200 water deals submitted for regulatory approval since 2015, with only 8% having been executed using FMV. The legislation has historically played a relatively small role in IOU M&A, but increased utilization is having a ripple effect across states with active policies. As pressure builds to consolidate struggling utilities, more states are likely to employ incentives like FMV to support acquisitions.
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Industrial Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q2 2022
Increasing demand for renewable energy generation, as climate-focused initiatives become more prevalent, requires critical raw materials: lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper. Mining for these materials...
25 May. 2022
Quarterly Review
Reviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insights
Reviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insightsGlobal Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity, Market Outlook, Q1 2022
Latin America governments seek realization of universal waste & sewer coverage. Policy changes to address needed infrastructure development and universal coverage in the region are...
14 Feb. 2022
Quarterly ReviewReviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insights
Reviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insightsDomestic Water: Drivers and Emerging Trends for Advanced Water Management in the Home, U.S., U.K., Australia
The convergence of climate, technology, and business models underlies a transformation of water usage and management within the household. Often overlooked because of total volumes...
17 Dec. 2021
Insight ReportDeep dive research reports on comprehensive topics
Deep dive research reports on comprehensive topicsWater Mergers & Acquisitions: Key Trends in a Changing Global Landscape
Water related M&A activity has been robust over the last three years, surpassing US$57 billion, globally, since the start of 2014. Intensifying concerns over water...
29 Apr. 2017
Insight ReportDeep dive research reports on comprehensive topics
Deep dive research reports on comprehensive topicsPrevailing Desal Trends Spur IDE Divestment
Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL) announced on 11 November 2014 that it is placing its 50% stake in IDE Technologies up for sale. The remaining 50%...
4 Dec. 2014
Research NoteBrief research summaries on single topic or recent event
Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventHitachi Builds Water Presence with Veolia
On 11 June 2014, Hitachi Ltd. announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Veolia Water subsidiary OTV to partner on municipal water treatment and sewage,...
25 Jun. 2014
Research NoteBrief research summaries on single topic or recent event
Brief research summaries on single topic or recent event