NWG move baffles analysts

A reported bid for Northumbrian Water has left industry analysts puzzled.

The reported £1.7 billion bid that the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is preparing to make for Northumbrian Water – which sent shares in all four of the remaining listed UK water groups soaring at the end of January – has mystified industry analysts.

Given that OTPP already owns 27% of Northumbrian, they struggle to see how any potential gains from a ...

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