Kelda joins the private equity party

The unsuccessful Southern Water bidders have bagged a bigger prize – with no rivals to unseat them this time.

Yet another UK water group will disappear from the stock market at the year end and move to a highly geared financing model, after Kelda’s management agreed on 26 November to recommend an offer from a consortium of financial investors.

The Saltaire Water consortium, whose members comprise Citigroup Alternative Investments, HSBC, GIC Special Investments – the private equity arm of ...

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