May 2021
Amane Advisors Partner Bill Malarkey Joins Ocean Exchange Board of Governors
Leading global advisory firm supports mission of advancing innovation and sustainability
Read more
News
April 2021
amane currents Spring 2021 Issue
This issue starts our coverage of the Circular Economy in water and what is needed to fulfill its potential. We also explore the importance of Strategic and Commercial Due Diligence, developments in project finance and sustainable investing, implications of the increasing diversity and growth in the Residential & Commercial water market – and much more.
Read more
April 2021
WaterWorld Webinar: Disinfection Challenges and Opportunities (April 6, 2021)
Bill will cover trends in applications of disinfection and oxidation technologies in water reuse and drinking and industrial water treatment, and in addressing the problem of micropollutants.
Read more
March 2021
Amane Advisors Welcomes Bastien Simeon as Its Newest Partner
Leading water industry advisory firm strengthens offering in project finance, public-private partnerships and M&A advisory services as it continues its high global growth trajectory
Read more
March 2021
What does Amane look for in a New Hire?
Bill Malarkey explains how we approach hiring as a small, fast-growing firm serving a niche sector
Read more
January 2021
amane currents Winter 2021 Issue
In this issue, our Partners examine developments that shaped the water industry in 2020 globally and regionally and offer thoughts about what 2021 might hold. We also explore opportunities in the stormwater sector as well as in APAC’s growing Residential & Commercial water market, and invite you to learn more about our growing team and the global staffing principle that is a core tenet of how we do business.
Read more
January 2021
Amane Advisors Welcomes New Partner Mathieu de Kervenoael
Mathieu’s exceptional experience adds exciting new dimensions to our expanding capabilities – particularly on impact investments and the circular economy where we believe water has a larger role to play.
Read more
January 2021
Amane Advisors Successfully Supports LANXESS Through Completion of Sale of Its Reverse Osmosis Membrane Business to SUEZ
Amane is very proud to have acted as exclusive sell-side advisor in this transaction, the completion of which was announced on 1 January 2021.
Read more
December 2020
Amane Advisors Announces the Appointment of Malcolm Higham as Finance Director
Latest addition to executive team reflects continued growth as leading consultancy for global water industry
Read more
November 2020
Amane Advisors at EU Business Avenues Southeast Asia
Pravi Bansal, Amane Advisors Partner in Southeast Asia, shares insights on opportunities in Malaysia’s water market
Read more
October 2020
amane currents Fall 2020 Issue
This quarter, we deep dive into the profitability landscape of the global water industry, examine the increasing emphasis on sustainable investing and steps our industry can take to take advantage of this opportunity, and address trends we are seeing in the growing, but fragmented, residential and commercial water market
Read more
October 2020
AMANE CO-HOSTS “THE FUTURE OF WATER” VIRTUAL INVESTOR CONFERENCE
After the restrictions from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced us to cancel plans for this year’s in-person event in London, an audience of over 130 participants representing a range of institutional and private equity investors logged in for a half-day of panel discussions covering some of the most pressing issues and challenges facing the water industry.
Read more July 2020
Amane Advisors Supports LANXESS in Sale of its Reverse Osmosis Membrane Business to SUEZ
We were delighted to bring Amane’s extensive knowledge and networks in the global water industry, along with specific transaction expertise, to help LANXESS and SUEZ – two major water companies – to further their growth plans
Read more
July 2020
amane currents Summer 2020 Issue
Welcome to the inaugural issue of amane currents, our quarterly newsletter.
Read more
June 2020
AMANE ADVISORS AWARDED CONTRACT BY KING SALMAN ENERGY PARK (SPARK) TO PROVIDE WATER ADVISORY SERVICES
Services Include Helping Define Strategy for Developing and Operating SPARK’s Entire Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
Read more
April 2020
Amane Advisors Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
We are committed to doing our part to limit the spread of the virus and to ensure the health and well-being of our employees, and remain fully open for business and fully committed to continuing to support our clients.
Read more
February 2020
Creating true value from mergers & acquisitions in the water industry
In 2019 alone, we advised clients on six successful water-related M&A transactions, in addition to conducting a range of due diligence analyses for financial and strategic investors.
Read more
January 2020
Amane Advisors expands presence in Southeast Asia and India with addition of new Managing Partner in Singapore
Pravi Bansal Brings More Than 22 Years of Experience and Deep Regional Knowledge to the Amane Advisors Team
Read more
November 2019
Amane Advisors advises Saur in its acquisition of UK smart water technology start-up Riventa
The 51% acquisition strengthens Saur’s competitive edge and improves energy savings across its operations
Read more
November 2019
Warmth in Wintry Houston
Amane North America held an invite-only dinner reception for friends and clients today on the eve of the American Water Summit in Houston, Texas. It’s always a joy to catch up with friends and partners, and we hope everyone enjoyed themselves.
Read more
October 2019
See you at the IDA World Congress 2019
Join Thierry and Alex as they share their insights on important topics that will shape the future of the desalination industry
Read more
October 2019
Amane Advisors has successfully supported Chilean EPC company and systems integrator Ecopreneur in its sale to German family office Skion GmbH
We are thrilled with the outcome which delivers value for Ecopreneur shareholders and has a strong strategic rationale for Skion
Read more
October 2019
Three Takeaways from WEFTEC 2019
“The major trend to report this year is probably – that there really was no major new trend to report,” comments Bill Malarkey, Managing Partner USA, as digital solutions become a familiar part of the WEFTEC landscape
Read more
October 2019
Trends in Domestic Water Treatment Solutions in France at the UAE Congress
Insights from our survey of 600 French homeowners will be presented by Thierry Noel
Read more
September 2019
Amane Advisors has successfully supported a UV water treatment system company, BIO-UV Group in the acquisition of Triogen Holdings Limited, a SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions company
Amane Advisors is proud to have carried out and managed the transaction process for BIO-UV through to completion
Read more
July 2019
Amane Advisors has successfully supported Typhon in securing financial backing from Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
Amane Advisors has successfully supported innovative water treatment equipment company Typhon Treatment Systems to secure critical financial backing from Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV), the corporate venturing subsidiary of Aramco, the world’s largest integrated energy company.
Read more
July 2019
Facing Up to Water Risk
Managing Partner Bill Malarkey was delighted to participate in the Water Council’s Water Leaders Summit that took place in Milwaukee last month. Here, Bill shares his take on water risk management and the current mismatch between company awareness of risk versus the level of action being undertaken to address it.
Read more
June 2019
Excited to be a Corporate Supporter at the IDA 2019 World Congress
Amane Advisors is proud to be a Corporate Supporter at the IDA 2019 World Congress “Crossroads to Sustainability”! IDA’s flagship event will be held October 20-24 in Dubai World Trade Centre.
Read more
May 2019
Amane Advisors hosts financial session as part of the China Membrane Industry Summit Conference
Amane Advisors’ China Partner Alex Zhang hosted a financial session as part of the China Membrane Association Annual Conference in Ningbo, China. Many industrial leaders including Asian Investment Bank, Deloitte, Agricultural Bank, Shengang Securities, Huayi Group, Ningbo Jingyuan Environmental Protection attended to share their insights on financing opportunities in the opportunistic, rapidly expanding Chinese membrane industry.
Read more
April 2019
Join us at Global Water Summit 2019
Amane Advisors is once again excited to be a Bronze Sponsor at this year’s Global Water Summit. Join Thierry Noel, Bill Malarkey, Christophe Guillet, Geoff Gage, and Alex Zhang as they share their insights on investment trends and opportunities across the industry.
Read more
March 2019
Growing Our Impact on the Water Industry: 2018 Year in Review
It has been an excellent year for Amane Advisors with growth seen across our projects delivered, clients served and experts within our network.
Read more
March 2019
Proud to Serve the Leaders in the Water Industry
Eight of our clients have been nominated for the coveted Global Water Awards 2019, including Typhon Treatment for Breakthrough technology company of the year
Read more
March 2019
A Glimpse into The Future of Water
Bill Malarkey shares insightful headlines from our first ever investor day
Read more
February 2019
Announcing our inaugural “The Future of Water” Conference (27 February, 2019)
This invitation-only event by Amane Advisors and RBC Capital Markets aims to help investors understand the biggest themes and trends in the global water sector
Read more
January 2019
Thierry Noel to speak at World Future Energy Summit 2019
Founding Partner Thierry Noel will be speaking at this year’s World Future Engery Summit (WFES) held in Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE.
Read more
December 2018
Wishing you a fruitful 2019 from Amane
A big thank you to our clients and friends for your support for 2018. Merry Christmas and a Fruitful New Year from the team at Amane!
Read more
November 2018
Thierry and Bill speak at American Water Summit 2018
It was a fruitful American Water Summit filled with discussion on innovation in the water industry. North America is an exciting place for us to be, to serve the regions ever-changing needs, be it in going digital or succeeding in M&A, two topics covered by Thierry Noel and Bill Malarkey during the summit.
Read more
October 2018
Amane Advisors hosts American Water Summit pre-conference dinner
Our North American office was so excited that this year’s American Water Summit was happening in our hometown Philadelphia, that we kicked it off early with a cozy pre-conference dinner, catching up with movers and shakers of the water industry over pretzels and German beer.
October 2018
Amane Advisors signed a Framework Consulting Agreement with International Aramoon, the leading Non-Revenue Water EPC contractor in Saudi Arabia
Amane will support Aramoon in the definition of their growth strategy and to facilitate partnerships with international developers interested in PPP opportunities in the Saudi water sector.
Read more
October 2018
Catch us at American Water Summit 2018
Join Bill Malarkey and Thierry Noel at this year’s American Water Summit as they share about navigating the ever shifting landscape of M&A in water and what the North American water sector must learn from the rest of the world.
Read more
October 2018
Accelerating our client’s sales: Orège secured its first sales in the UK with Anglian Water and Wessex Water, working with Amane Advisors’ Commercialization team
“It is always an exciting moment when one of our clients closes their first sales with our help in a new market. It is a long and arduous road for innovative companies to reach these first milestones and this demonstrates how our Commercialization teams can bring great value.”
Read more
July 2018
Lighthouse Cases of Success at Singapore International Water Week
At Singapore International Water Week (SIWW), Geoff Gage moderated a discussion as part of the TechXchange programme between two giants of the water industry who had each sold companies to the former GE Water & Process Technologies for upwards of $600m.
Read more
June 2018
Global water industry trends: Bill Malarkey gives his expert opinion in an interview with U Penn
Under the leadership of Howard Neukrug, PE, the former Commissioner and CEO of Philadelphia Water, The Water Center at Penn has the vision of becoming the preeminent center for the advancement of innovative urban water strategies that create integrative real-world solutions for our shared water problems.
Read more
June 2018
Reflections on Horizon 2020
The biggest EU Research and Innovation programme “Horizon 2020” has borne some great projects and innovations in the water sector and beyond, but our Founding Partner Thierry Noel raises a question: “Are there any early stage investors in water left?” What do you think?
Read more
May 2018
Alex Zhang presents innovation technology opportunities in China
Amane’s China team actively showed its support for the 17 international water technology companies participating in Imagine H2O’s Smart Water Hub Forum.
Read more
May 2018
Amane Advisors China to deliver keynote at Imagine H2O’s Smart Water Hub Forum in Shanghai (31 May to 2 June, 2018)
Amane Advisors Chairman and Managing Partner in China Alex Zhang will shed light on the challenges and opportunities international companies could have for deployment in the Chinese market.
Read more
May 2018
Growing our talent
Amane Advisors is pleased to announce the continued growth of our firm with the promotion of our colleagues Dorothee Chabredier and Victor Ollivier to Senior Project Manager in our Paris office.
Read more
February 2018
Accessing the Chinese market with Amane Advisors
With our new Managing Partner in China, Amane Advisors is opening doors for our clients to reach the largest water market in the world. Alex Zhang brings to the team his years of hands-on experience in bringing innovative technologies to China, as well as a deep understanding of the local Chinese market and what it takes to succeed there.
Read more
November 2017
Exploring Digitization and a New Intelligent Era of Opportunity at World Water Tech
We explored the role of digital strategy, staff culture, and the use of collecting KPIs to accelerate digital transformation in water. Cecil McMaster of New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP), Verna Arnette of Greater Cincinnati Water Works, and Geoff Riggs of IBM shared success stories and key challenges that the water sector has to overcome. What has your digital journey been like?
October 2017
Strengthening Our Foothold in North America
With the latest addition to the team this month, Amane Advisors can serve clients even better in the region. Bill adds to our wealth of expertise his over 20 years’ experience in international water and infrastructure markets, having held senior management positions in at Severn Trent – North America and American Water, among others.
Read more
