Pounds 400m US Splash Lands South Staffs Water; UTILITIES
Byline: By Duncan Tift Business Staff
Midland utility South Staffordshire Water has been sold in a deal worth around pounds 400 million.
There had been speculation late last week that a deal was in the offing although the destination of the company was uncertain.
The speculation ended yesterday when Arcapita Bank, which acquired the Walsallbased business in 2004, announced it had sold the water company to the Alinda Infrastructure Fund, a pounds 1.5 billion institutional fund managed by New York-based Alinda Capital Partners.
The sale price has not been publicly disclosed, but South Staffordshire's evaluated price was pounds 400 million before the …
The rest of this article is only available to active members of Questia
Sign up now for a free, 1-day trial and receive full access to:
- Questia's entire collection
- Automatic bibliography creation
- More helpful research tools like notes, citations, and highlights
- Ad-free environment
Already a member? Log in now.
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information:
Article title: Pounds 400m US Splash Lands South Staffs Water; UTILITIES.
Contributors: Not available.
Newspaper title: The Birmingham Post (England).
Publication date: October 30, 2007.
Page number: 17.
© 2009 Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd.
COPYRIGHT 2007 Gale Group.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.
One moment ...
- Georgia
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- Courier/monospaced
Reset