S1E12 - Behind the Scenes of the VEOLIA/SUEZ Bomb: Will It Really Happen? | (don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World

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with Sebastien MOURET - Europe and CIS Editor @ Global Water Intelligence

🎙️ Sebastien Mouret is Europe and CIS editor at Global Water Intelligence, the leading publisher and events organizer serving the international water industry.

In this very special episode, we made a 360° round view of the VEOLIA attempt to acquire SUEZ, which could - or could not - be closing today. Thanks to Sebastien's expertise, we addressed:

🍏 How the two last months might have reshaped the water industry as we know it.

🍏 How SUEZ and VEOLIA quarrel from Press Release to Media Appearance and why you should not believe all of their assertions.

🍏 How SUEZ might struggle to bring a white knight into play.

🍏 Why the Merger's ability to create a more vigorous champion at all is questionable

🍏 Meridiam's role, hypothetical synergies, shareholder cajoling, unions entering a game that was thoughtfully prepared by Veolia... and so much more!

🔥 ... and of course, we concluded with the 𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙙 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 🔥

Resources:

https://www.gwiwaterdata.com/

https://www.globalwaterintel.com/

➡️ Send your warm regards to Sebastien Mouret on his LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/s%C3%A9bastien-mouret-5a636259/

➡️ Get the Full Story (including infographic and full transcript) here: https://dww.show/behind-the-scenes-of-the-veolia-suez-bomb-will-it-really-happen/

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