Veolia’s holding reaches 86.22 per cent of Suez shares at the end of friendly offer period

US investment firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP) is prepared to pay a price of £4.10 per share for Biffa, the UK’s second largest waste management company. According to a joint statement issued by the companies, the acquisition price, together with the final dividend to be paid to shareholders, would value Biffa’s...

French environmental services concern Suez is reacquiring its former waste management operations in the UK, which operate as Suez R&R UK, from rival Veolia. The transaction was announced by both companies in September. Veolia is obligated to sell the business as part of commitments it took towards the British...

The British Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed its initial findings that the French environmental group Veolia must divest the entire UK waste management business it acquired from its competitor Suez to prevent a substantial lessening of competition on the British market. In its final report on...