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Our Industry Insights provide deep-dive analyses into global water topics, including water infrastructure, industrial water management, digital solutions, and more. Reports are available for purchase (through our Report Store) or with a Corporate Subscription.

 
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10 Dec 2025

Fair Market Value: Benchmarking a Decade of Water Utility Acquisitions 
Since 2015, Bluefield has tracked 138 fair market value deals totaling over US$1.9 billion, involving more than 347,900 connections changing hands. These transactions account for 14.5% of all connections transferred in regulated utility M&A since 2015.

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Water M&A: Trends and Deal Flow, Q2 2022 

Global water M&A have fallen off the feverish pace of the prior year, during which Bluefield recorded a combined 508 transactions. To date this year,...
20 Jun. 2022
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY Global Water Competitive Landscape

Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2022 

2021 was a positive year for the global digital water market, with robust growth opportunities expected for the year ahead. Continued economic recovery from the...
25 Mar. 2022
Quarterly ReviewAnalysis and insights of previous quarter water market activity, trends, and events.
CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY CORPORATE SUBSCRIPTION ONLY Digital Water Landscape