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The Growing Role of Private Equity in the Water Industry
Author(s) -
Maxwell Steve
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2006.tb07555.x
Subject(s) - private equity , private equity firm , business , private equity fund , equity (law) , club deal , investment (military) , water industry , finance , natural resource economics , economics , water supply , political science , engineering , environmental engineering , politics , law
This article discusses the expanding strategic and investment interest in the water industry and how it has created growing interest in an ownership role on the part of the private equity (PE) community. The article discusses the PE community in more detail, along with the pros and cons of greater PE involvement in the water industry.