Water mergers: what are the prospects going forward?
Historically, the merger regime in the England and Wales water sector has restricted merger activity in order to protect comparative competition. However, recent developments suggest that comparative competition in water is now less important than it once was. Mergers are therefore more likely to be facilitated in future.
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