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Thames Water's future in doubt after investor pulls out
The setback increases the possibility that the company will collapse into a government-supervised administration.
Thames Water Needs £10 Billion Under Elliott, Silver Point Plan
Funds including Silver Point Capital and Elliott Management are working on a rescue plan for British utility Thames Water that would total more than £10 billion ($13.5 billion), according to people ...
Sustainable Switch Climate Focus: Europe boosts water preservation efforts
The Swiss government on Friday proposed stricter rules for UBS following its takeover of Credit Suisse, which could make it ...
Thames Water rescue takeover collapses after private equity firm KKR drops out
Thames Water rescue takeover collapses after private equity firm KKR drops out - The troubled utility is taking forward talks ...
How Labour attacks and a record fine drove Thames Water to the brink
A week later, Ofwat, the industry regulator, announced it was hitting Thames with a record £123m in fines for sewage spills ...
US private equity firm KKR drops bid to buy troubled British utility Thames Water
British utility Thames Water says a U.S. investment firm has dropped a rescue bid for the debt-burdened company.
Thames Water faces weeks of uncertainty as watchdog reviews £4bn creditor plan
Senior bondholders propose injecting equity to match KKR’s defunct bid but plan needs approval from Ofwat and courts ...
'Contemptible' Thames Water accused of 'telling lies to the British public' in dividends row
Crisis-hit Thames Water was branded “contemptible” and accused in Parliament of “telling lies to the British public” in a ...
Homeowner receives £30 compensation after repeated sewage floods from Thames Water site
A homeowner in Hawley, near Gatwick, says he’s been left frustrated and disheartened after receiving just £30 in compensation ...
Thames Water creditors see a 'short and closing window' to rescue company
Thames Water's senior creditors said there was a "short and closing window" for a market-led rescue of the water company ...