Southern Water news
- From: Vol 3, Issue 12 (December 2002)
- Category: Companies
- Region: Europe
- Country: United Kingdom
- Related Companies: Folkestone & Dover Water Services, South Staffordshire Group, Southern Water, Tendring Hundred Water, Three Valleys Water and Veolia Environnement (formerly Vivendi Environnement)
Thwarted. For the moment.
Meanwhile, the UK authorities have imposed a temporary block on VE’s proposed acquisition of Southern Water. Competition minister Melanie Johnson has asked the directors-general of fair trading and water
services to advise on the public interest aspects of the deal following disagreement over the extent of divestment required by VE.
The minister said she accepted the Competition Commission’s ...
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