Most of us working around North American utilities and industry feel the need to be informed of major merger and acquisition (M&A) activities.   Being ahead of this data can create new opportunities.  On the other hand, there is great risk in being surprised.  

This month, the momentum around large deal activity continues.

In October, FirmoGraphs tracked over 220 M&A actions which involved almost 200 companies across 15 different industries. As with recent months, the oil industry dominated our focus on M&A headlines.

By now, if you are in the water industry, you’ve heard about the America’s Water Infrastructure Act (The Act) signed into law October 23rd by President Donald Trump. This was discussed in multiple meeting venues at the recent American Water Works Association (AWWA) Water Infrastructure Conference in Atlanta.  The AWWA played an influential role in shaping The Act.