UNITED UTILITIES

BY KEITH NUTHALLA COMBINED investment of around Euro 50 million in United Utilities Europe (UUE) by the United Utilities group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will allow the subsidiary to increase its ownership of three eastern European water and wastewater companies. These are SV Sofia, of Bulgaria, ASTV Tallinn, in Estonia and Aqua Bielsko-Biala, Poland. United Utilities Europe is to acquire shares in the companies from its former partner in the region International Water Ltd. The EBRD will now command a 50 per cent equity stake ...


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