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Our Insight Reports provide deep-dive analyses into global topics, including water infrastructure, industrial water management, digital solutions, and more. Available for online purchase, buyers receive immediate access to the reports.
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Investor-Owned Utilities: Market Overview and Company Rankings
The U.S. water and wastewater utility landscape is heavily fragmented across 48,587 community water systems serving 313 million people and 23,481 wastewater treatment facilities serving an estimated 267 million people. But within this landscape, an evolving roster of investor-owned utilities is reshaping the market by carving out regional and national positions—regulated and non-regulated—through M&A and organic growth.
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Private Water Utilities: Global Rankings & Company Strategies
Global Rankings of the top Private Water Utilities: Available for online purchase and immediate download
8 Jun. 2015
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U.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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Brexit: UK Water Sector Players Brace for Impact
Brexit has injected another level of uncertainty into the municipal water sector, requiring all foreign investors to reassess their UK portfolios. What are the implications?
1 Jul. 2016
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Water 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
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Europe Municipal Water Infrastructure: Utility Strategies & CAPEX Forecasts, 2016-2025
CAPEX forecasts broken out into water and wastewater segments, including pipes, plants and pumps. Includes analysis of 15 European countries and 26 leading utilities.
25 Sep. 2016
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Smart Water Meters in Europe: Utility Strategies Drive Adoption, 2016-2020
Market insight analyzing utility strategies to drive smart water meter adoption. Available for purchase and immediate download European water utilities are deploying new strategies to become more...
27 Oct. 2016
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Europe Smart Water: Market Forecasts and Utility Strategies, 2017-2025
Europe’s water industry is on pace to lead the world toward smarter municipal supply networks. With a focus on metering, leakage management, and energy efficiency
28 Jan. 2017
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Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2024
AI-based solutions gain traction in digital water. Recent utility projects (e.g., Sutton and East Surrey Water) and product launches (e.g., FIDO Tech) leverage artificial intelligence...
21 Mar. 2024
Quarterly Review + DataAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events. Data access available to Data Navigator seat holders.
Global Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity, and Market Outlook, Q2 2021
The second quarter of 2021 was marked by severe climate events directly affecting water supplies for residents and businesses, regional funding rollouts for developing and...
14 Jun. 2021
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2020
This Quarterly Insight highlights key trends in project development, M&A, and venture funding activity in digital water, globally. Notable market events that occurred in digital...
14 Feb. 2020
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.