M&A Deal Summary

Ancala Partners Acquires Ancala Water Services

On March 16, 2018, infrastructure investor Ancala Partners acquired utilities company Ancala Water Services from Kelda Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Ancala Partners’ 2nd transaction in the Utilities sector.
  • This is Ancala Partners’ 4th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-03-16
Target Ancala Water Services
Sector Utilities
Buyer(s) Ancala Partners
Sellers(s) Kelda Group
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Ancala Water Services

South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Ancala Water Services provides water, wastewater, fire system maintenance and specialist estate management services to the MoD and customers in the MoD Estate, across more than 1,100 sites across England and Wales. Ancala Water Services was founded in 2002 and is based in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

DESCRIPTION

Ancala Partners is an infrastructure investment firm specializing in critical, mid-market infrastructure across Europe, North America, Asia, and Oceania. Specific areas of interest include renewable energy, utilities, transport, waste management, and digital infrastructure. Ancala Partners was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 15
Sector: Utilities M&A 2 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 4 of 8
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-02-19 Portsmouth Water

Havant, United Kingdom

Portsmouth Water is an independent provider of high quality public water supplies to a domestic population of over 700,000, and wholesale water supplies to a wide range of industrial and commercial customers. Portsmouth Water was founded in 1857 and is based in Havant, United Kingdom.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-23 HS Orka

Grindavik, Iceland

HS Orka has been producing 100% renewable energy for 43 years and owns and operates two geothermal plants, Svartsengi and Reykjanes, with a combined capacity of 174MW. The company also has a 10MW hydropower plant. The company has also developed the Resource Park, a concept where companies are able to locate in proximity to HS Orka’s plants and benefit from the electricity generated as well as byproducts of the geothermal process, including water, heat, geothermal fluids and gases. HS Orka was founded in 1974 and is based in Grindavik, Iceland.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Kelda Group

Bradford, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1989
Sector Infrastructure
Employees3,800
DESCRIPTION

Kelda Group Ltd. is a provider of water and sewerage services to domestic and business customers across the UK.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 2
Sector: Utilities M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 2
Year: 2018 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-12-01 ALcontrol UK

Deeside, United Kingdom

ALcontrol UK Ltd. is a network of testing laboratories with a low-cost, high-margin approach. ALcontrol was founded in 1989 and is based in Deeside, United Kingdom.

Sell £72M