Thames Water, KKR

Thames Water gets $9 billion bid from CK Infrastructure, FT reports
Thames Water has received a preliminary 7 billion pound ($8.86 billion) bid from Hong Kong's CK Infrastructure for a majority stake, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
U.S. fund KKR makes £4 billion management-buyout bid for UK's Thames Water
Private equity fund KKR is offering £4 billion to take control of struggling utility Thames Water in the UK, according to a person familiar with the matter.
U.S. Fund KKR Proposes £4 Billion Lifeline to Revive Thames Water
Global investment firm KKR (KKR) is reportedly looking to pump £4 billion ($5 billion) into Thames Water, the UK’s biggest water supplier,
UK's Thames Water says liquidity lifeline effective
Britain's Thames Water said the court-approved debt lifeline of 3 billion pounds would come into effect on Friday, warding off a collapse of the country's biggest water supplier.
Thames Water secures £3bn lifeline after court ruling
Thames Water has won a crucial High Court battle to secure a £3bn rescue loan, staving off the prospect of the debt-laden company coming under government control. The UK's largest water and waste company was set to run out of cash by the end of March and would have likely been placed into temporary nationalisation to keep services running.
KKR offers $5B for majority stake in Thames Water, Bloomberg says
KKR (KKR) offered to inject $5B into Thames Water for a majority stake, Priscila Azevedo Rocha, Dinesh Nair and Giulia Morpurgo of Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the matter. KKR does not plan to sell any assets of Thames Water or to make structural changes if it gets control of the business,
UK's Thames Water wins approval for 3 billion pound debt lifeline
Britain's Thames Water secured court approval for a 3 billion pound ($3.8 billion) debt lifeline on Tuesday, warding off the collapse and state rescue of the country's biggest water supplier. The government had been on standby to put Thames Water,
Thames Water: KKR makes £4bn offer for majority stake
KKR has made a £4bn equity bid for Thames Water, the embattled utility facing a major funding crisis, according to Bloomberg.
Thames Water receives £7bn bid from Hong Kong’s CK Infrastructure
Hong Kong’s CK Infrastructure has made a preliminary £7bn bid to take a majority stake in Thames Water, while indicating that it would require the troubled utility’s bondholders to take significant haircuts.
KKR offers UK's Thames Water $5 billion for majority stake, Bloomberg News reports
U.S. private equity group KKR has offered nearly 4 billion pounds ($5 billion) to Britain's Thames Water for a majority stake in the utility, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
KKR weighs £4B equity investment in Thames Water - Bloomberg
Asset manager KKR (NYSE:KKR) has offered nearly £4B (~$5B) for a majority stake in struggling U.K. utility Thames Water in a management-led buyout, Bloomberg reported earlier Wednesday. KKR (NYSE:KKR),
Judge blasts Thames Water as financial cliff-edge deadline looms
Campaigners protesting against the Thames Water bail-out at the High Court (REUTERS) Thames Water has been criticised by a ...
What's happening with Thames Water, why's it in court and could it be nationalised?
Effective nationalisation of Thames Water through special administration would have been more likely if the utility firm ...
Thames Water: Customer's complaint about struggling firm
A woman left without water for more than three days has criticised Thames Water's "greedy" plan to increase charges.
Thames Water say action must be taken to stop 400 home plan overloading sewers
Developer Thakeham's application for the large housing developmen t has caused concerns among residents. They fear the area, ...
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Thames Water creditors lose alternative restructure plan bid
An alternative plan to restructure Thames Water cannot be put to creditors for approval, a High Court judge has ruled.
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Campaigners blast court decision to approve £3 billion Thames Water loan
Campaigners have called Thames Water’s £3 billion bailout, approved by the courts yesterday, a “massive injustice”. Thames ...
Judge approves emergency plan to keep Britain’s largest water company afloat
A judge has approved an emergency plan to keep Britain’s largest water company afloat and averted a possible temporary ...
Six UK water companies lodge appeals against regulator's pricing regime
British water regulator Ofwat said on Tuesday six water utilities have appealed its pricing regime, highlighting the tension ...