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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

US private equity firm KKR drops bid to buy troubled British utility Thames Water

British water and sewage utility Thames Water said Tuesday that a U.S. investment firm has dropped a rescue bid for the debt-burdened company.

Thames Water said private equity company KKR decided not to make a bid and its status as preferred bidder had lapsed. The utility said it is talking to “senior creditors” about an alternative money-raising plan.

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