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Consolidation Shapes French Water Concessions
On 17 July 2023, Veolia France SA won the 12-year, €650 million (US$730 million) concession contract from Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole in France against its main competitors, SUEZ and Saur.
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Ofwat Challenges UK Water Utilities to Evolve
On 21 November 2017, the outgoing head of UK water sector regulator Ofwat provided an update on price review 19 (PR19), which underscored its outcome-focused...
4 Dec. 2017
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent event
Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventRegulatory Review: ‘Beast From The East’ Exposes Vulnerabilities Of U.K. Water Companies
On 19 June 2018, U.K. water sector regulator Ofwat released a review of water company performance during the ‘Beast from the East’, a freeze thaw...
16 Jul. 2018
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventU.K. Municipal Water: Market Performance and Outlook for 2020-2025
2019 is a pivotal year for the privatized water and wastewater services companies in the U.K. They are all currently with regulator Ofwat on price...
19 Feb. 2019
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Deep dive research reports on comprehensive topicsDigital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q4 2020
After driving significant declines in project, M&A, and venture capital activity in Q2 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had more mixed impacts on the global digital...
29 Dec. 2020
Quarterly ReviewReviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insights
Reviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insightsPure Synergy for Xylem Smart Water Acquisitions
On 11 December 2017, water technology and solutions firm Xylem Inc. announced an agreement to acquire Canadian pipe diagnostics and analytics firm Pure Technologies. Xylem...
14 Dec. 2017
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventEurope Water Sector Looks Past Pandemic with Net Zero Emissions in Sights
In November 2020, the UK water sector announced the first sector-wide collaboration to reduce emissions, a “Net Zero 2030 Routemap”. The announcement parallels more wide-sweeping...
28 Dec. 2020
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventGlobal Headwinds Set Black & Veatch Water on New Course
Black & Veatch’s recent organizational changes in water highlight underlying market shifts that are influencing engineering firms’ strategies, globally. For instance, utility service providers in...
9 Feb. 2021
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventCan the Water Sector Benefit From Global Institutional Investors?
Given the growing demand for project finance and increasing pension fund interest in infrastructure investments, the water sector is expected to benefit from institutional investor’s...
10 Jun. 2022
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventOldcastle Cements Digital Water Strategy via Partnerships and M&A
On 1 August 2023, Oldcastle Infrastructure and FIDO Tech announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the U.S. market entry of FIDO’s artificial intelligence-powered leak detection...
5 Sep. 2023
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Brief research summaries on single topic or recent eventDigital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity and Market Outlook, Q3 2019
The first half of 2019 continues expansion in the global digital water market. Though project activity year-to-date is trending downward relative to 2018, M&A activity...
26 Jul. 2019
Quarterly ReviewReviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insights
Reviews of the research of the past quarter, trends and insights