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U.S. & Canada Municipal Water: Key Trends, Deals, and Policy in Water Management, Q3 2025 

Roughly half of all water-related deals recorded in the U.S. and Canada this year have targeted companies offering treatment and filtration or distribution services. Most of these buyers are well established in the treatment segment, diversified firms, or investor groups seeking to expand their treatment offerings and bolster their market presence.
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TAQA’s US$1.2 Billion Move: What Does GS Inima Bring to the Global Water Market? 

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA is acquiring Spain-based GS Inima for US$1.2 billion, creating one of the most interesting moves in the global water sector this year. TAQA has long been known as a power and desali...

Digital Water: Key Trends, Project Activity, and Market Outlook, Q3 2025 

In the age of artificial intelligence, digital water companies are looking to spark innovation faster through multiple channels. This quarter, Grundfos, Veolia, and Siemens announced partnerships to enhance the integration of AI into their products.

Europe Municipal Water: Key Trends, Policy Activity, and Market Outlook, Q3 2025 

The summer drought of 2025 in Northern Germany led to historically low water levels along the Rhine and Elbe shipping lanes. This event underscores that areas once considered water secure are now facing challenges related to water scarcity.

Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends and Deal Flow, Q3 2025 

With fewer than 166 deals recorded year-to-date, the M&A water-sector is constrained in 2025. This broad-based pullback is most pronounced in digital water, which saw only one transaction in the third quarter with Endress+Hauser Group’s acquisition of Germany-based CodeWrights, GmbH, versus double-digit annual deal counts during the 2019 to 2022 surge.

Industrial Water Market Opportunities: How Water Strategy Is Reshaping Europe’s Food & Pharma Sectors 

In this client webcast, Bluefield’s water experts presented on the regional regulations and frameworks impacting Europe's food & beverage and pharmaceutical water markets, as well as evolving water management strategies emerging in response to shifting market dynamics.

TAQA Expands Strategic Footprint Through GS Inima 

Despite GS Inima’s strong position in the global water market, the company’s risk profile attracted a narrower field considering its scale. Veolia, Aqualia, and Canada’s La Caisse were reportedly interested. However, a key challenge was GS Inima’s concentration in Brazil, which represented nearly half of its revenues and close to two-thirds of its project backlog in 2024.