Episode #21 — 09 March 2021 Special Episode: Big Acquisitions in Water Are a Big Deal
with Keith HaysIn response to three recent billion-dollar water deals, Bluefield is releasing a special episode of The Future of Water—to help our listeners break down what this growing interest in water means.
Bluefield’s Reese Tisdale and Keith Hays discuss what has fundamentally changed in the market that makes water more attractive for investment now, characteristics of the recent megadeals, and what these transactions might mean for the water sector going forward.
- New Mountain Capital acquired Aegion Corporation for $963 million
- Quikrete is buying pipe supplier Forterra, Inc. for $2.74 billion
Related:
- Innovyze to be acquired by Autodesk
- Quikrete is buying Irving’s Forterra for $2.74 billion and taking it private
- Aegion Enters Into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Affiliates of New Mountain Capital
- Idiots or geniuses? It’s Autodesk’s choice
Reese Tisdale
President
Bluefield Research
Keith Hays
Vice President, Consulting
Bluefield Research
The Future of Water podcast series is where Bluefield water experts talk about all the ways in which companies, utilities, and people are addressing the challenges and opportunities in water.
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