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Water Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends and Deal Flow, Q1 2022 

The 2021 year was marked by key factors shaping M&A across the global water landscape: a broader economic lift created by vaccine deployments, a mounting focus on Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance (ESG), including water, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. These factors, in addition to strong corporate balance sheets, are making water and wastewater management investment opportunities more attractive.

Rethinking Water in the Home: Trends, Opportunities, and Strategies 

Our team of water experts recently presented on key drivers and trends shaping household water use, emerging technologies, and competitive shifts which are transforming the market for domestic water management.

Utilities to Spend US$104B on Hardware, Equipment by 2030 

Looming Energy Crisis to Squeeze Water & Wastewater Utilities 

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine (and the world) will have cascading effects on international energy markets, particularly those more heavily reliant on natural gas, let alone Russian natural g...

Pairing Water Tech with Economic Development with Cleveland Water Alliance’s Bryan Stubbs 

Bryan Stubbs, the President and Executive Director of the Cleveland Water Alliance, provides a compelling case for the water tech model that embraces economic development while nestled along the shore...

U.S. Private Water: Key Trends, M&A Activity, and Market Outlook, Q1 2022 

2021 will go down as the most active year for utility acquisitions in Bluefield’s U.S. private water market records to date. The number of approved transactions surpassed 205, far outpacing the 2020 record of 151 transactions.

Spotlight on Infrastructure Drives US$104 Billion Water and Sewer Pipe Forecast over Next Decade 

28 February 2022, Boston, Massachusetts: Heightened awareness and newly available sources of funding for municipal water and sewer infrastructure have set the stage for over US$104 billion of hardware...

U.S. Water & Sewer Pipe Network Infrastructure: Market Trends and Forecasts, 2022–2030 

Municipal utilities in the U.S. have set the stage for over US$236.3 billion of capital expenditures for underground network asset expansions and improvements. Influenced by inflation, supply chain constraints, and underlying demographic shifts, critical hardware and equipment segments (i.e., pipes, valves, manholes, fittings) are forecasted to total a combined US$104 billion this decade.

CDM Smith, EPCs Carve Out Digital Water Positions 

On 12 January 2022, CDM Smith launched a new, wholly owned digital solutions subsidiary called Trinnex. CDM Smith is a global engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm with over 5,000 employees and annual revenues of approximately US$1.4 billion. The Trinnex launch is the latest in a series of recent moves by leading engineering firms looking to capitalize on growth opportunities in the digital water market.

Decoding the Dump: Wastewater Data Offers Insights into Our Public Health 

Wastewater epidemiology, not exactly a household term, has moved into the mainstream media throughout the pandemic. Just last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention touted wastewate...