BUYERS’ BAZAAR

* Singapore’s Sinomem, which has contracts for 18 wastewater treatment plants in China, saw its shares rise 30% this month after a Chinese private equity fund made a US$276 million bid for the company.

The acquisition vehicle, Clean Water Investment, is managed by CDH Water, which in turn is controlled by CDH China Holdings Management, based in Beijing.

 
* Elsewhere on the mainland, other Chinese companies are preparing their international strategies (see story p32). It seems that the government is pushing stateowned water businesses like General Water overseas, whereas private companies like InterChina Water find ...

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