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Flurry of M&A Puts Spotlight on Large Water IOUs
California Water Service Group (CWSG) has made three attempts to acquire San Jose Water (SJW), but SJW’s Board of Directors has rejected all three offers. Most recently, on 26 April 2018, CWSG made its proposals public, forcing shareholder review. The strategic rationale behind SJW’s acquisition of Connecticut Water will now face scrutiny in the public sphere.
This deal, pending regulatory review, reinforces the trend we are seeing of privately-owned IOUs as acquisition targets. In this Research Note, Bluefield water experts analyze the transaction landscape and competitive positioning of these two San Jose-based companies and their peers.
State Conflicts over Water Supply
Burke Griggs provides a riveting discussion on the state of water law, including some history and procedure involving interstate water disputes and a rundown on current Supreme Court of the United Sta...Water In Humanitarian Emergencies: Water Infrastructure & Investments
First presented by Bluefield President Reese Tisdale at the Water Systems Science and Society (WSSS) Symposium at Tufts University in Boston. This presentation covers the following:
- Global Water Supply is under pressure
- Water Demand is on the rise
- U.S. Billion Dollar Disasters: Who is impacted?
- Segmenting U.S. Water and Wastewater Systems
- Sizing the Market (Municipal Water and Wastewater Outlook)
- Potable Reuse Moves Beyond the Pilot Stage
- Green Infrastructure CAPEX, 2018-2027
- Timeline for Emergency Management
