Environmental Water Treatment Systems sector
Strategic acquirers, private equity (buyout funds and growth funds) firms, and valuation benchmarks for Environmental Water Treatment Systems
1.1 - About Environmental Water Treatment Systems sector
Companies in the Environmental Water Treatment Systems category design, engineer, and integrate equipment and turnkey plants that purify, recycle, and manage water and wastewater for municipal, industrial, and commercial users. They deliver compliant effluent quality, higher water recovery, and lower lifecycle costs through advanced treatment trains and automation, reducing operational risk while strengthening regulatory alignment and sustainability performance.
Offerings typically span membrane filtration—ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis—paired with ion exchange and coagulation/clarification for contaminant removal; biological processes such as MBR or MBBR for secondary treatment; UV or ozone disinfection and advanced oxidation for pathogens and micro‑pollutants; PFAS-targeted media; desalination and high-recovery RO skids; sludge dewatering and thickening; integrated chemical dosing, controls, and SCADA with remote monitoring; plus modular, containerized systems for rapid deployment.
Primary customers include municipal water and wastewater utilities, industrial manufacturers in sectors such as food and beverage or chemicals, and commercial facilities with substantial process water needs. Outcomes include meeting discharge permits and drinking water standards, increasing reuse to cut freshwater intake, reducing energy and chemical consumption, and improving uptime and resilience through automation and remote monitoring, supporting ESG reporting and long-term cost predictability.
2. Buyers in the Environmental Water Treatment Systems sector
2.1 Top strategic acquirers of Environmental Water Treatment Systems companies
Xylem
- Description: Provider of water and wastewater solutions that leverage a broad portfolio of pumps, filtration, biological treatment, disinfection and oxidation technologies to deliver customized, energy-efficient, low life-cycle-cost systems for municipal, commercial and industrial applications.
- Key Products:
- Municipal Wastewater Solutions: Evaluates plant needs and supplies systems that harness air, microbes, gravity and light to cleanse water, delivering low life-cycle-cost wastewater treatment
- Municipal Potable Water Innovations: Provides energy-efficient, reliable, easy-to-operate processes and equipment helping utilities conserve energy, maximize every drop and meet stricter quality standards
- Food & Beverage Water Cycle Solutions: Integrates Flygt pumps
- Leopold filtration
- Sanitaire biological treatment and Wedeco disinfection/oxidation to move, treat and reuse water across production facilities, reducing water footprint
- Pharmaceutical Water Treatment Processes: Delivers treatment schemes meeting PW
- HPW and WFI grades, enabling safe, sustainable water practices from feedwater through manufacture to final discharge.
- Company type: Publicly traded
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- Enterprise value: $●●●●m
- Cash & ST investments: $●●●●m
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2.2 - Strategic buyer groups for Environmental Water Treatment Systems sector
M&A buyer group 1: Water and Wastewater Management Tech
Xylem
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- Description: Provider of water and wastewater solutions that leverage a broad portfolio of pumps, filtration, biological treatment, disinfection and oxidation technologies to deliver customized, energy-efficient, low life-cycle-cost systems for municipal, commercial and industrial applications.
- Key Products:
- Municipal Wastewater Solutions: Evaluates plant needs and supplies systems that harness air, microbes, gravity and light to cleanse water, delivering low life-cycle-cost wastewater treatment
- Municipal Potable Water Innovations: Provides energy-efficient, reliable, easy-to-operate processes and equipment helping utilities conserve energy, maximize every drop and meet stricter quality standards
- Food & Beverage Water Cycle Solutions: Integrates Flygt pumps
- Leopold filtration
- Sanitaire biological treatment and Wedeco disinfection/oxidation to move, treat and reuse water across production facilities, reducing water footprint
- Pharmaceutical Water Treatment Processes: Delivers treatment schemes meeting PW
- HPW and WFI grades, enabling safe, sustainable water practices from feedwater through manufacture to final discharge.
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3.1 - Buyout funds in the Environmental Water Treatment Systems sector
2.2 - Strategic buyer groups for Environmental Water Treatment Systems sector
4 - Top valuation comps for Environmental Water Treatment Systems companies
4.2 - Public trading comparable groups for Environmental Water Treatment Systems sector
Valuation benchmark group 1: Industrial Process Equipment Manufacturers
Siemens Energy
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- Description: Provider of energy technology solutions, specializing in power and heat generation, renewable energy, grid technology, and industrial electrification. The company supports companies and countries in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy systems.
- Key Products:
- Gas Turbines: Flexible and efficient technology for power generation
- Electrical Solutions: Comprehensive solutions for electrification and grid stability
- Industrial Heat Pumps: High-temperature heat pumps for industrial applications
- Renewable Energy Systems: Solutions for integration and optimization of renewable energy sources
- Power Plant Services: Maintenance and optimization services for power plants.