Meridiam offers a position for the Managing Director of Suez

The Meridiam fund, associated with Veolia in the Suez takeover project, is increasingly ambitious.

It has reached an agreement with Veolia to buy Suez's water activities in France if the Suez takeover bid is successful.

Stakeholders in these discussions are beginning to envision a broader resumption of activity in order to maintain some unity in the company.

This does not frighten the fund specializing in infrastructure, headed by Thierry Déau.

a spokesperson for the investment fund.

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What, moreover, respond to those who accuse the fund of not having the expertise and the men to effectively operate the resumed activities.

But Meridiam proposes to go even further since, the fund

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Two types of activities could be taken up, in addition to water in France.

First, certain waste treatment activities in France.

Antoine Frérot, CEO of Veolia, believes that there are enough competitors in this area, such as Paprec or Derichebourg, to conduct proper negotiations.

But some Suez employees might want to remain independent.

Meridiam could be a solution.

But it is also possible to consider associating certain activities in the international water sector, in order to maintain this activity on a global scale.