Global Private Sector Participation in Water Market Report: Opportunities for Investment and Expertise

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Apr 17, 2015, 11:32 ET

DUBLIN, Apr. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Research and Markets

(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/h5msw4/_private_sector) has announced the addition of the " Private Sector Participation in Water: Opportunities for Investment and Expertise" report to their offering.

The global water industry is on the verge of significant structural change. Driven by the need to improve performance and changes in the financing environment, the clear lines between the public and private sector will become increasingly blurred over the next decade. It will create a flood of opportunity for both investors and water service companies.

Private Sector Participation in Water documents these emerging opportunities both for those looking to deploy capital in the sector and those interested in new business models for selling their expertise into the sector. It lays out all the information you will need to develop a dynamically successful strategy to make the most of the new paradigm for water service delivery.

This report represents a complete analysis of the current status of public private partnerships in water globally as well as a forecast of future activity based on in-depth analysis of current market drivers and restraints. It includes a comprehensive database of private water projects since 2000, as well as a full listing of future opportunities. Its publication is timed to coincide with a global turning point in the market, presenting readers with crucial insight into the emerging trends which will drive the success of their business in the decade to come.

Five Factors are Driving the Change:

- Public Sector Finances
- New Business Models
- Low Interest Rates and the Pensions Crisis
- Growing Water Challenges
- Accessing Technologies

Recent deals that illustrate that change is in the air include:

- Sydney Water's long term lease of its Kurnell desalination plant at a A$300 million profit to infrastructure investors in a deal which had a positive impact on the utility's rate payers
- New York City's performance contract with a consortium of McKinsey and Veolia which delivered more than $100 million of savings with no loss of control
- Abengoa's $3.4 billion privately financed water pipeline bringing fresh water to the San Antonio Water System

Key Topics Covered:

1. The new water outsourcing market

2. Asset procurement

3. Utility outsourcing

4. Country profiles

5. Company profiles