Global Infrastructure SherpaEQT acquires 42% stake in Kelda Holdings, parent company of Yorkshire Water
EQT Active Core Infrastructure has agreed to acquire a 42 percent shareholding in Kelda Holdings, the parent company of Yorkshire Water, which provides essential water and wastewater services to approximately 5.5 million customers in the Yorkshire region. This acquisition positions EQT to play a leadership role in driving progress and sustainable operational improvements for Yorkshire Water, as the U.K. water sector enters a new phase of investment following the latest regulatory price review.
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- 42% stake acquired by EQT Active Core Infrastructure
- Yorkshire Water serves 5.5 million customers
- Deal announced March 9, 2026
- Value of acquisition not disclosed
Source Intelligence
EQT Active Core Infrastructure strategy has agreed to acquire a 42 percent shareholding in Kelda Holdings. Yorkshire Water provides essential water and wastewater services to approximately 5.5 million individual customers, serving more than 2 million homes and 140,000 businesses. The transaction takes place as the U.K. water sector enters a new phase of investment, following the latest regulatory price review. Yorkshire Water operates nearly 700 treatment works, 120 reservoirs and more than 83,000 kilometers (51,600 miles) of mains across the Yorkshire region.
"EQT has announced that the EQT Active Core Infrastructure strategy has agreed to acquire a 42 percent shareholding in Kelda Holdings"
"Kelda Holdings, the parent company of Yorkshire Water"
"the parent company of Yorkshire Water. Yorkshire Water provides essential water and wastewater services"
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