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LOGISTEC’s ALTRA Poised for Growth after Latest Take-Private Water Deal 

On 16 October 2023, Montreal, Canada-based LOGISTEC Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity (PE) firm Blue Wolf Capital Partners and infrastructure investment firm Stonepeak. The acquisition, one of seven ‘take-private’ water deals tracked this year, highlights the increasing role of PE in water.

Are Take-Private Water Deals on the Rise? 

Two Montreal-based firms have been recently taken private. On 2 October 2023, Ember Infrastructure announced it would acquire H2O Innovation Inc., a Canadian water solutions provider. A few weeks late...

Commercial Due Diligence 

Commercial Due Diligence Acquisition strategies in the water sector demand specialized insight into each segment’s regulatory, technological, and financial dynamics. Bluefield supports companies thr...

Custom Research 

Our team of water market experts offers companies custom guidance to address targeted opportunities and challenges in water. Custom guidance to address targeted opportunities and challenges in water B...

Global Water Deal Flow: A Look at 2023 Water M&A, Leading Companies, and Market Outlook for 2024 

In this client presentation, Bluefield water experts shared their analysis of notable acquisitions, M&A market trends, company strategies to expand market share, and provided insight on what’s to come in 2024.

A new era of water reuse and reclamation: opportunities and challenges 

Navigating Change through Advanced Asset Management 

Water and wastewater utilities are facing another paradigm shift. Traditional drivers, like aging infrastructure and affordability, as well as new challenges and trends, like environmental justice, social equity and climate change, are requiring the industry to shift.

Nijhuis Saur Expands European Industrial Mobile Water Treatment via M&A 

On 12 September 2023, Nijhuis Saur Industries announced the acquisition of Pall Aria containerized units, a subsegment of Pall Water’s European mobile water business. Founded in 1904, Nijhuis Industries, an advanced industrial water and wastewater solutions company based in the Netherlands, was acquired by Saur in 2020.

AWS’s Approach to Water with Will Hewes 

Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Global Lead for Water Sustainability, Will Hewes, provides an insightful look at AWS’s approach to water and discusses AWS’s Water Positive program that strives to ret...

Private Equity Takes Wheel of H2O Innovation 

On 2 October 2023, Ember Infrastructure Management LP announced its intention to acquire H2O Innovation Inc., a Canadian water solutions provider. H2O reported revenues of CAD$253 million (US$186 million) for fiscal year 2023. Currently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, the acquiring consortium plans to delist H2O and make it a private company.