Veolia to Sell Suez Recycling and Recovery UK Group to Macquarie for €2.4bn

Macquarie Asset Management Acquires Beauparc Utilities

June 1, 2021

Environmental Services

Macquarie Asset Management, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6, has agreed to acquire Beauparc Utilities from founder Eamon Waters and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund. Beauparc is a leading waste-to-resource and recycling business operating across Ireland, the UK and the Netherlands, with more than 2,300 employees and a portfolio of about 40 waste facilities; Macquarie intends to invest to grow its circular-economy capabilities.

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK Acquires DCW (Devon Contract Waste)

October 2, 2023

Environmental Services

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK has acquired DCW (Devon Contract Waste), a regional recycling and waste management company serving Devon, Cornwall and Somerset. The deal brings DCW's 86 staff, 37-truck fleet, three depots and an Exeter transfer/sorting operation into SUEZ's UK operations, expanding the group's collection and recycling capabilities in the south west of England.

Veolia (Seureca) Acquires MRC Consultants & Transaction Advisers

May 21, 2024

Energy

Veolia, through its consulting engineering division Seureca, has acquired MRC Consultants & Transaction Advisers, an energy consulting firm with operations in Spain and the United Kingdom active across more than 30 countries. The deal strengthens Seureca's energy capabilities — adding expertise in decarbonization, energy planning, system design, project structuring and financing — and brings Seureca's energy division to a workforce of over 70 people.

Veolia Environnement Merges Vigie (Formerly Suez) Into Veolia

October 6, 2022

Infrastructure

Veolia announced that it has signed a merger agreement to merge Vigie SA (formerly Suez SA) into Veolia as part of a legal-structure simplification. Following Veolia’s successful cash tender offer and mandatory squeeze-out, Veolia holds (and will hold until completion) all shares of Vigie, with final merger completion scheduled for October 31, 2022.

Macquarie Asset Management Acquires Majority Stake in Southern Water

August 9, 2021

Utilities

Macquarie Asset Management has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Southern Water Services Limited and will invest over £1 billion of new equity to recapitalise the business. The capital will strengthen Southern Water’s balance sheet and fund a multi-year £2 billion investment programme to reduce leaks and pollution incidents, improve customer service, and boost financial resilience.

Veolia Acquires Multiple Hazardous Waste Firms to Expand Global Treatment Capacity

June 26, 2025

Environmental Services

Veolia (via its Veolia North America unit) announced the acquisition of three U.S. hazardous-waste companies—New England Disposal Technologies, New England MedWaste and Ingenium—alongside additional tuck-ins in Japan (Zeeklite Co. LTD) and Brazil (Alagoas Ambiental). The deals form part of a broader GreenUp strategy to add 530,000 tonnes of hazardous waste treatment capacity by 2030 (100,000 tonnes already in operation) and represent roughly €300 million of targeted acquisitions to expand regional coverage and technical capabilities.