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Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends and Deal Flow, Q4 2025 

As of 1 December 2025, Bluefield has tracked a total of 274 water M&A deals to date in 2025, representing a nearly 25% decline compared to the 359 deals recorded during the same period in 2024.

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.

What Does a Decade of Fair Market Deals Tell Us About Water’s Future? 

Fair Market Value (FMV) has become a critical—yet often misunderstood—tool for addressing fragmentation across the U.S. water sector. Designed to give municipalities a clearer path and a cleaner v...

Canada Water for Resource Extraction: Market Trends, Opportunities, and Forecasts, 2025–2030 

Resource extraction accounts for 5.4% of Canada’s gross domestic product, but it is increasingly affected by regional scarcity and climate-driven volatility. Drought conditions and tightening regulations are elevating water from a background cost to a boardroom concern.

K-water Builds Global Momentum with AI-Powered Solutions 

As a digital stormwater solutions provider, K-water wields a unique advantage: a fully implemented national reference system that spans South Korea. The utility’s Digital Garam+ platform integrates live hydrological data, satellite imagery, rainfall radar, groundwater tracking, and a network of over 8,000 river closed-circuit televisions.

How Data Center Water Secrecy Impacts Local Community and the Industry 

U.S. Utilities Face US$4.8 Billion Biosolids Challenge Amid Rising Costs 

The Five Questions that Defined Water in 2025 with Reese Tisdale 

Bluefield Research President & CEO Reese Tisdale deftly answers the questions that defined water in 2025. He provides insights on what happened in the water sector this year and uses that context ...

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U.S. Water Utility Ownership & Strategies: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook, Q4 2025 

U.S. utility M&A regained momentum in Q3 2025, signaling renewed consolidation pressures across the sector. Bluefield tracked 32 deals, the highest quarterly count since Q3 2023.