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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jasper Jolly

UK government contacts potential administrators for Thames Water

Thames Water vans
Thames Water has been teetering on the edge of collapse for months. Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

The UK government has reportedly approached multiple restructuring advisers for the role of special administrator for Thames Water if the troubled utility falls into bankruptcy.

Teneo, Interpath and EY are among the companies contacted by the government as it prepares contingency plans should Britain’s largest water company be forced into nationalisation, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the process.

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