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6 Nov 2025

Scale Is the Strategy: American, Essential Set Benchmark for Water Investor-Owned Utilities 
The American–Essential merger marks a major transformation in the U.S. regulated water sector, significantly augmenting American Water’s status as the largest and most geographically diverse water utility in the country.

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U.S. Investor-Owned Utilities M&A Update, 2013-2015 

Investor-owned utilities (IOUs) completed 33 water deals in 2015, representing more than US$297 million of IOU acquisitions. This is slightly ahead of the 32 deals...
13 Mar. 2016
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U.S. EPA Combined Sewer Compliance: Judicial Consent Decree Trends and Planned Investment 

Municipal sewer systems are facing increasing enforcement action and Clean Water Act violations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce discharges of raw sewage...
8 Mar. 2016
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India Policies Refocus Efforts for Water PPP Progress 

India has seen mixed results developing water infrastructure through public-private partnerships (PPPs), despite increasing its policy commitments to address its massive infrastructure gap. Continued growth in...
24 Feb. 2016
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Public-Private Partnerships in Water, 2016-2020 

New report analyzing public-private partnerships in the global water industry -- available for online purchase and immediate download.
18 Feb. 2016
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Global Desalination Ownership Rankings, Year-End 2015 

Global Desalination Ownership Rankings: Bluefield's Top 25
3 Feb. 2016
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China’s Municipal Wastewater Sector: Market Analysis & Trends, 2016-2020 

In China, increasing regulation and openness to private sector investment are fundamental drivers for municipal wastewater project development.  In this Market Insight, our water experts...
28 Jan. 2016
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Public-Private Partnerships in Water: Latin America Market Analysis 

Now available is Bluefield’s Market Insight, Public-Private Partnerships in Water: Latin America Market Analysis. This Market Insight analyzes Latin America’s scaling PPP market across key countries including Brazil, Peru, Mexico, and...
6 Jan. 2016
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Public-Private Partnerships in Water: Asia Pacific Market Analysis 

Now available is Bluefield’s Market Insight, Public-Private Partnerships in Water: Asia Pacific Market Analysis. This Market Insight analyzes wastewater treatment and desalination capacity additions in the Asia Pacific...
6 Jan. 2016
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