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Water M&A, Recent Deals, Trends, and Outlook  

The Bluefield team talks mergers and acquisition trends across the global water sector, providing insight into the slow down of deal flow activity. Reese Tisdale and Steph Aldock discusses the impacts...

Tetra Tech, WSP Vie to Grow Water Footprints 

On 23 September 2022, U.S. engineering firm, Tetra Tech, made an unsolicited offer to acquire U.K.-based RPS Group for US$691 million, outflanking a WSP Global’s prior, competing bid of US$641 million. WSP’s purchase offer for RPS follows a string of large acquisitions. As such, global water sector opportunities for growth are playing a role in the recent flurry of deal flow.

Decoupling Water Rates on California Agenda 

As California doubles down on investments in water supply infrastructure with Governor Gavin Newsom’s new Water Supply Strategy, SB 1469 represents another path to boosting water conservation efforts in the water-stressed state.

Green hydrogen revolution risks dying of thirst 

Localized Water Infrastructure with Melissa Kelly and Caroline Koch 

Melissa Kelly, Staff Director and Attorney for the Center for Land, Environment, and Natural Resources at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, and Caroline Koch, Water Policy Director f...

Danaher Sets Leading Water Business Free 

On 14 September 2022, Danaher Corporation announced its intention to spin off its environmental & applied solutions business unit as an independent, publicly traded company. The initial public offering, which is expected to close in Q4 2023, sets in motion the potential remaking of Danaher’s water business.

Engineering the Digital Water Future: EPC Firms’ Evolving Market Strategies 

To compete with established digital water vendors, EPCs must rethink their conventional billable hour business models, products, and go-to-market strategies, adopting elements of software and IT businesses. EPC approaches to resolving these conflicts have varied widely, from developing fully integrated offerings to spinning out standalone digital business units.

Data Centers: Water Management Trends and Corporate Sustainability Strategies 

Water conservation goals of hyperscale data center companies range from aiming for water positivity—Google, Microsoft, Meta—to year-to-year set reduction targets to no set conservation targets. Variations in water goals highlight the fragmentation of water conservation in the data center sector.

Who’s messin’ with Texas Water Utilities 

The Bluefield team discusses their take on private participation in water, breaking down the where and who is leading the way. The discussion builds off of Bluefield’s analysis of investor...

Water for Energy: Trends, Conditions, Forward Looking, Q3 2022 

This year, the energy spotlight has centered on European electric and gas markets because of the associated impacts of the Russia-Ukraine war. According to Nasdaq, natural gas prices at the Netherlands Title Transfer Facility (the largest liquid natural gas market in Europe) have risen 179% over the last 12 months. The collateral impacts include higher energy prices for water and wastewater utilities operations, higher prices for treatment chemicals, and the potential for electric blackouts during high-demand periods.